Sean Payton Comments on Coby Fleener’s Speed, Role in Saints Offense

March 23, 2016   ·   Joe Pantorno   ·   Jump to comments

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton is high on new tight end Coby Fleener after watching every snap he played over the past two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. 
Payton gushed about his new offensive weapon to WWL-TV, via Christopher Dabe of NOLA.com:
He's got outstanding speed, so the one thing that jumps off the film is his ability to really run. He's a guy that's smart. He's someone who played in a system very similar to ours in college. 
Watching his skill set, I think for us as coaches, it's exciting because I see a number of ways where he's going to be able to help us in the passing game.
Fleener, whom Indianapolis drafted out of Stanford in 2012, signed a five-year, $36 million deal with the Saints on March 9 after New Orleans lost veteran tight end Benjamin Watson to the Baltimore Ravens. 
Over the past three seasons, Fleener's had at least 84 targets and 50 receptions, as his speed and versatility as a tight end are diffic...

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