Sean Payton's drive home across the 24-mile Lake Pontchartrain causeway gave him a chance to reflect on the New Orleans Saints' early-round maneuvers in the NFL draft.

DeMario Pressley, DT, North Carolina State, 6-3, 301 Round 5, Pick 144 STANDOUT STATS: Pressley started 31 games at N.C. State, 28 of them at tackle and three at end.

Angelique S. Chengelis / The Detroit News For Mike Hart, Michigan's career leading rusher, the wait Sunday became a bit tedious.

Day 2 of this year's draft felt like a luxury for the Saints, who had already addressed their most pressing needs throughout the depth chart.

Jeremy Geathers watches the NFL draft on Saturday at his home in Andrews. The UNLV defensive standout did not get drafted, but signed a free agent contract with the Saints.

Adrian Arrington is pulled out of bounds after making a catch during this 2006 game against Iowa.

The NFL draft was the weekend, otherwise known as the Lions Super Bowl. But what had to be the best story was this one : an Army would have to go to Iraq if he didn't catch on with a team, and our favourite GM, ...

Saints sneak in one more -- WR Adrian Arrington Posted by Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune April 27, 2008 4:59PM Categories: Saints The Saints snuck back into this year's draft to select Michigan wide receiver ...

Posted by Ken Trahan, WGSO April 27, 2008 9:50PM Categories: Sports Commentary In spending months analyzing the 2008 collegiate player draft for the Saints, all signs pointed to finding a way to select a ...

AP Purdue tight end Dustin Keller, picked No. 30 in the first round by the Jets, saved the Big Ten from an even worse NFL Draft.