2. Jahri Evans
When you have a star Quarterback like Drew Brees, you need help to stay upright. When Brees had Jahri Evans, he had a lot less to worry about.
3. Rickey Jackson
If you had the football, the chances were pretty good that Rickey Jackson was going to find you.
1. Drew Brees
Drew Brees played the first four years of his career with the San Diego Chargers, but after they drafted Philip Rivers, Brees became expendable. Brees was also coming off shoulder surgery, and many teams were a little gun shy about signing the former Purdue Boilermaker. He did, however, have offers, and he signed with the New Orleans Saints before the 2006 season. That decision turned out to be the best for both parties.
224. La'Roi Glover
From San Diego State, La’Roi Glover took a longer path to NFL stardom. He was a 5th-round pick in the Oakland Raiders draft, but they cut him a year later, and the New Orleans Saints picked him up. In New Orleans, he became a star, and in 2000 he would be named a First Team All-Pro, NFL Alumni Defensive Lineman of the Year, and the NFC Defensive Player of the Year. The ferocious pass-rusher had 17.5 Sacks would also lead the league.
Glover began a six-year Pro Bowl run that extended into his time with the Dallas Cowboys, with whom he signed in 2002. Glover would be named to the Second Team All-2000s roster. He retired with 83.5 Sacks over his career.
#15 Overall, Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints, Defensive End, #7 Defensive Lineman/Linebacker: Pass Rusher
2025 Pre-Season Rank #14, 2024 Pre-Season Rank #21, 2023 Pre-Season Rank #27, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #25, 2021 Pre-Season Rank #36, 2020 Pre-Season Rank #42. Peak Period: 2017-21
Cameron Jordan is one of the many players on this list whose second half seems to eclipse his first, and isn't that a stunning statement considering that he was a 2010s All-Decade Player? He had a six-year Pro Bowl streak snapped in 2022, but has eight in total, and a healthy number of career Sacks (132) and Tackles for Loss (175). His Hall of Fame case is also bolstered by his association with only one team, the New Orleans Saints, where he has been a leader on and off the field for over a decade.
Jordan begins the 2026 season and announced that this would be his last. A ninth Pro Bowl is possible, and if he gets that along with significant behind the line of scrimmage stats, his chances for Canton will rise, but despite the solid resume, bigger names in similar roles could overshadow him. How many times have we seen that before?
Reggie Bush & Marques Colston to the New Orleans Saints HOF
The New Orleans Saints have announced that former players, Reggie Bush and Marques Colston will be inducted into their franchise Hall of Fame.
Reggie Bush was drafted 2ndoverall in 2006 and the former USC Trojan was viewed by many as the savior of the franchise coming off the Saints return to exile following a season playing on the road after Hurricane Katrina. Bush may not have put forth the statistical impact that was expected, but he was a bona fide threat on every single play and opened up the offense in ways that few can do. Bush would be a key figure in the Saints Super Bowl XLIV Championship win and he would accumulate 4,968 All-Purpose Yards with 33 Touchdowns.
Marques Colston was also drafted in 2006, but he was chosen in the 7thRound from Hofstra. The Wide Receiver would play all 10 of his seasons with the Saints and he is the franchise’s all-time leader in Receptions (711), Receiving Yards (9,759) and Touchdowns (72).
The two former players are joined by former Louisiana Governor, Kathleen Blanco who worked to keep the Saints in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina and expediting the repair of the Superdome.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the newest members of the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame.
Lance Moore Retires. Saints HOF perhaps?
Five days after signing with the Atlanta Falcons, Wide Receiver, Lance Moore has announced his retirement from Professional Football.
Undrafted in 2005 out of the University of Toledo, Moore would sign on with the New Orleans Saints and made the active roster for six games in 2006. He would build himself up to the number three starter and worked his way up the starter, building himself up to be a part of why the Saints got to, and won Super Bowl 44. Moore would have 2 receptions for 21 Yards and a 2 Point Conversion in that big game.
In 2012, Moore would have his biggest season, catching 75 passes for 1,041 Yards and 6 Touchdowns. He would leave New Orleans and finish off his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions.
He retires with 389 Receptions with 4,816 Yards and 44 Touchdowns.
While we have no illusion that Lance Moore will be considered for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame is within his grasp and could be there in the next ten years.
Hall of Fame or not, we here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to thank Lance Moore for his gridiron memories and we wish him the best in the next stage of his life.
A look at Morten Andersen's PFHOF Snub
Now that the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2016 has announced their class has done the same. We were hopeful to do this prior to the announcement of the actual inductees, but life, as it often does simply got in the way!
Saying that, we felt it was worth our time to take a look at the 2016 Nominees and debate whether they should have gotten in (or not) and look to the future of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
76. Pat Swilling
The New Orleans Saints offense has been good for so long that people have forgotten that when they finally put decent teams together in the early ’90s, it was on the strength of their defense. Pat Swilling was a big part of those squads.
Pat Swilling was an excellent pass rusher who was brilliant at rushing the passer. As New Orleans’ resident sack superstar, he five times (and another with Detroit) achieved double-digit totals in that category. Swilling reached his high water mark in 1991, when he led the league in Sacks and captured the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award.
Pat Swilling was one of the most tenacious defenders of all time, but despite making the playoffs often, his respective teams never made it to the second game. Had he been able to extend more in the playoffs, it is very possible that he could have been at least a Hall of Fame Finalist at one point. Swilling might be among the most disrespected defensive players in football, and that includes his own fanbase.
Should Pat Swilling be in the Hall of Fame?
The New Orleans Saints add two more to their HOF
As such it is news to us that last night the New Orleans Saints inducted two new members into their Hall of Fame.
Kick/Punt Return Specialist, Tyrone Hughes played for the Saints from 1993 to 1996 and in each season he led the National Football League in a return category. Hughes was the Punt Return Yards leader in ’93 and in 1994 to 1996 he would be the league leader in Kick Return Yards. In total, Hughes accumulated 6,777 Return Yards and was named to the Pro Bowl in 1993.
Joining Hughes is Michael Lewis who played for the franchise from 2001 to 2006. Like Tyrone Hughes, Lewis was primarily a returner who in 2002 led the NFL in Punt Return Yards, Kick Return Yards and All-Purpose Yards and not surprisingly was named a First Team All Pro and Pro Bowl Selection that season. Overall as a Saint, would tally 7,955 All-Purpose Yards.
The addition of Hughes and Lewis to the Saints Hall of Fame is also noteworthy as both are natives of the Crescent City.
We here at Notinhallofame.com would like to congratulate the newest class to the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame.
200. Darren Sharper
Although he became more known for the sexual assault case in 2014 (which alleged that he was a serial rapist), Darren Sharper was known mostly on the gridiron for his defensive skills and for leading the National Football League in Interception Return Yards three times.
Sharper would also lead the NFL in picks twice, return Touchdowns three times, and was a five-time Pro Bowler who helped the New Orleans Saints win their first Super Bowl. Does this eliminate any issues that he had in his personal life? We were curious to find out, but we think we know the answer.
