An Unbreakable Bond: For the Saints and their fans, it’s about more than football

I can still remember being at my grandparents that first Sunday listening on the radio with all the relatives. We couldn’t believe it when Gilliam took it all the way we thought we were going all the way to the Super Bowl. My kids would be grown by the time we finally got there and won.

A couple of weeks ago my son sent me a clip of a young Jets fan calling in to a national radio show saying he’s never known a playoff game as a fan but staying with the team as a fan. I know him. I was him. I am him. Just in Black and Gold instead of Green and White. If it doesn’t happen for him as a kid maybe one day in the future his team hoists the trophy as an old man and he gets to hug his kids in that joyous moment. That’ll be great too.