>>>No, we have not won the Super Bowl for a second time; or the NFC Championship. Heck we're just 4 weeks in and our record is 3-1. But this organization is all Champion becuase they are all heart. From being active in post Katrina recovery, from helping with so many charities, to going to countless schools, shelters, camps, to their role in assisting in post oil spill recovery this team is all about being Champions. And today another amazing story.
Just a few weeks ago I wrote about the tragedy that befell Vanderbilt Catholic High School as they lost 4 bright, beautiful, wonderful young people in a horrible, tragic accident. The football team lost their starting QB. And of course, 4 families lost a son or daughter, brother or sister and so many lost dear friends.
Read below at the role the Saints played today for Vanderbilt Catholic High School:
Vandebilt Catholic players and families visit with New Orleans Saints
Published: Friday, October 08, 2010, 2:19 PM Updated: Friday, October 08, 2010, 2:34 PM
James Varney, The Times-Picayune
Still reeling from the loss of four students, two of them football players, in a car accident Sept. 26, the Terriers football team and their families were guests of the New Orleans Saints on Friday.
Coach Sean Payton, who wore a Terriers hat at his post-practice press conference, said the Houma, La., contingent watched some of practice and that he spoke with them for about 10 minutes. The team plays Belle Chase on the West Bank tonight.
"We thought it would be maybe somewhat conveninet if they came by here first and had a chance to visit with some of our players," Payton said. "I think more than anything else it's trying to help them go through a difficult time. It was great to see them and their team and certainly our prayers are with them. And yet they seemed in good spirits and ready for their game tonight."
The students were returning from the LSU v. West Virginia game when the accident occured early on a Sunday morning. James Cantrelle, 17; Megan Hitt, 17; Gabrielle Herbert, 17, and Ian Haydel, 15, all perished when Cantrelle's pickup went over a guardrail on La. 182 and plunged into a bayou.
Saints offensive lineman Zach Strief said the conversations Friday centered chiefly on football.
"We didn't get into...I'm sure that's a difficult topic for them still," Strief said. "That's got to be devastating. I can't imagine one, losing a friend, but also a teammate and a classmate and then that many, it's just tragic. Obviously we can't offer them...only your condolences. But if we can take their mind off of it for 20 minutes. There's no way to make people feel better about that, your heart breaks."
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