New Orleans Saints Usama Young Playing Beyond His Years

October 4, 2010   ·   Randy Savoie   ·   Jump to comments

It is the Spring of '09 and 24 year-old Usama Young listens as New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator tells his players what he values most in a player.
Brightness...Toughness... Ability...Versatility...that's what I'm looking for men!
On Sunday in the Superdome Young displayed all of those virtues and not very many vices in this predominately Catholic town.
Late in the fourth quarter Young made a game-saving tackle on Carolina Panthers RB DeAngelo Williams to preserve a 16-14 victory. It was last preseason when Sean Payton asked him to switch from cornerback to free safety.
Usually, a position switch is the proverbial kiss of death, but Young heard Williams say, "I like versatile players. Corners have to play safety. Safeties have to play corner," and then he went out and seized the day.
Carpe Diem! Carpe Diem! Carpe Diem, I tell ya!
With time ticking away and Carolina moving dangerously close to scoring the winning points...

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