Countdown To Kickoff - 2024 New Orleans Saints

Excerpts from two articles by John Sigler of Saints Wire on 7.8.24 as view at saintswire.usatoday.com​

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July 8th, 2024 - Lucas Patrick - Number 62​

Countdown to Kickoff: Lucas Patrick is the Saints Player of Day 62​

We’re counting down the days until the New Orleans Saints kick off their 2024 season by highlighting each of the players who wear the corresponding jersey number. And with 62 days left until Week 1, it’s time to discuss the current owner of the No. 62 jersey: Lucas Patrick.

• Name (Age): Lucas Patrick (30)
• Position: Offensive center/guard
• Height, weight: 6-foot-3, 313 pounds
• Relative Athletic Score: 9.30
• 2024 salary cap hit: $1,152,500
• College: Duke
• Drafted: Undrafted in 2016 (Green Bay Packers)
• NFL experience: 8 years

Patrick has a unique skill set as someone with experience at both guard and center. While he’s spent most of his career snapping the ball himself, the Saints also worked him in at left guard during minicamp. He’s been on the field for more than 3,900 snaps on offense in his career, 1,921 of them at center and 1,372 of them at right guard, with the rest at left guard, per Pro Football Focus charting.

Full Article In Link Below:
https://saintswire.usatoday.com/2024/07/08/nfl-countdown-lucas-patrick-saints-player-of-the-day-62/Some Saints players who have worn the #62 in the past include:

Jerry Fontenot (1997-2003)
Jay Hilgenberg (1993)
John Hill (1975-1984)


More Saints players who have worn the number 62 are included in the full article in the Link below:

62 days until Saints' season opener: Every player to wear No. 62​

https://saintswire.usatoday.com/lis...down-jersey-number-62-history-former-players/