Saints linebacker Michael Mauti impacted by New Orleans flooding
 

New Orleans Saints linebacker Michael Mauti has been busy the past two-plus weeks with training camp, but his off day this past week wasn't just a time to relax.

A Bayou St. John resident, Mauti returned home last Tuesday and saw much of his neighborhood affected by the flooding from last Saturday.

In addition to a little football talk, Mauti shared his story of how the flooding impacted him in this week's camp conversation.

Anything crazy happen in the last week?

MM: I'd say moment of the week, I was at Dots Diner at 3 a.m. the other night after we got home from Cleveland for the quick turnaround, 10 a.m. meetings, 10:30 meetings, but that was a fun little time.

Who were you with?

MM: "Me and (quarterback Ryan) Nassib. We had a nice little ham and egg omelet at 3 in the morning on the ride back."

Was that your idea?

MM: "Yeah. He's used to the New Jersey diners up north.

"We've had three hard days in a row here, and this was kind of a mental test for a lot of guys here. This is one of those character-building days where you've got to kind of just rally around your group and figure out who's going to step up and make some plays."

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Being in Bayou St. John, how did the flooding affect you?

MM: "Well, we lost a car. My wife's car got totaled. It was about 3 feet under water. My whole street was about 2 1/2 feet down. (The water) was right up to the doorstep there."

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Re: Saints linebacker Michael Mauti impacted by New Orleans flooding
 

Rotten luck.

Re: Saints linebacker Michael Mauti impacted by New Orleans flooding
 

As long as your safe, those things can and will be replaced.