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NOLA.com STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELDBy Herbie Teope | The Advocate / PicayuneSaints rookie center Erik McCoy admits to experiencing anxiety entering Friday night’s preseason opener against the Minnesota Vikings.It was McCoy’s first game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in front of an...

By John Sigler | Saints WireThe New Orleans Saints stand to field one of the best special teams units in the NFL, spearheaded by linebacker Craig Robertson. Robertson was a special teams captain in 2017 and 2018, and figures to lead the kickoff and punt coverage units again in 2019.One...

By John Sigler | SaintswireNew Orleans Saints left tackle Terron Armstead is one of the best offensive linemen in the NFL, being selected for both the Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro rosters in 2018. That’s quite an accomplishment for a 27-year old, but he’s attacking the offseason with...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneErik McCoy knows this is just an introduction.The New Orleans Saints hold their three-day rookie minicamp this weekend, but without pads and with most of the players being rookies, it’s hard for anyone to truly show what he could accomplish...

By John Sigler | SaintswireThe New Orleans Saints made a bold move in the 2019 NFL Draft to trade up and select Texas A&M Aggies center Erik McCoy. And by all accounts, the three-year starter will be a big asset for a Saints offensive line that lost longtime center Max Unger to retirement...

FILE - In this July 16, 2018, file photo, Texas A&M linebacker Erik McCoy is interviewed during NCAA college football SEC media days at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. McCoy is a prospect in the 2019 NFL Draft. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)Advocate StaffThe New Orleans Saints saw...

Advocate StaffErik McCoy broke down into tears after he received word Friday night that the New Orleans Saints snagged him in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft."This is a moment I've been waiting for my whole life," McCoy told reporters.The former Texas A&M offensive lineman watched...

Fansided | gigemgazette.comTexas A&M football’s Erik McCoy could not have asked for a better situation after the New Orleans Saints traded up to snag him in the second round.The NFL Draft is in full swing and there has been no shortage of stories to cover — good and bad. It started with...

Erik McCoy (Photo: Icon Sportswire, Getty)By Jeff Tarpley | 247 SportsTexas A&M junior center Erik McCoy was selected as the 48th pick overall in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday night by the New Orleans Saints.McCoy anchored a young interior as a redshirt freshman for the...

North center Erik McCoy of Texas A&M (78) during the second half of the Senior Bowl college football game, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints traded up 14 spots to select Texas A&M center Erik...