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Max Unger, the 'other' guy in the Jimmy Graham trade, is universally respected as 'a warrior' for Saints
By Joel Erickson -- Advocate
The man the New Orleans Saints received in exchange for one of the best players in franchise history started earning the respect of his new teammates from the moment he stepped onto the practice fields in Metairie.
Max Unger is the kind of man people want to follow.
Unger, according to anybody who has played with him or coached him, might be the perfect NFL teammate. He's a gifted offensive lineman who possesses all of the intangibles that can be hard for outside observers to appreciate but matter greatly to the men who line up alongside him.
"Some people walk in and have kind of an aura, a little bit, where you feel like they have that, and some guys, it takes a long time to build up that type of trust," Saints right tackle Zach Strief said. "One practice into OTAs, we're all like, 'Oh, OK. I see it.' "
Unger sprinted from drill to drill, hustling like an undrafted free agent. New to the Saints, he grabbed control of the huddle with the authority of somebody who had been in New Orleans his entire career.
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Max Unger, the 'other' guy in the Jimmy Graham trade, is universally respected as 'a warrior' for Saints
By Joel Erickson -- Advocate
The man the New Orleans Saints received in exchange for one of the best players in franchise history started earning the respect of his new teammates from the moment he stepped onto the practice fields in Metairie.
Max Unger is the kind of man people want to follow.
Unger, according to anybody who has played with him or coached him, might be the perfect NFL teammate. He's a gifted offensive lineman who possesses all of the intangibles that can be hard for outside observers to appreciate but matter greatly to the men who line up alongside him.
"Some people walk in and have kind of an aura, a little bit, where you feel like they have that, and some guys, it takes a long time to build up that type of trust," Saints right tackle Zach Strief said. "One practice into OTAs, we're all like, 'Oh, OK. I see it.' "
Unger sprinted from drill to drill, hustling like an undrafted free agent. New to the Saints, he grabbed control of the huddle with the authority of somebody who had been in New Orleans his entire career.
MORE -- Advocate