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New Saints center Unger seeing change in an optimistic light

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) -- Saints center Max Unger was never going to be happy about being traded away from Super Bowl-contending Seattle, where he'd made good friends and become an established leader during his first six NFL seasons.

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He's even used the word ''bummed'' to describe his reaction to the offseason phone call informing him he'd been shipped to New Orleans, along with the Seahawks' first-round draft choice, in exchanged for star tight end Jimmy Graham.

Yet Unger said it hasn't taken him long to appreciate how he could benefit personally and professionally from a new environment - particularly one that includes star quarterback Drew Brees.

''It was cool to get to move to a new part of the country and go to a franchise that's won a heck of a lot of games,'' Unger said.

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