The Way We Hear It — draft edition (1 Viewer)

[Dan in Lafayette]

Saints explore options to land Ellis; Scouts sound off

Nolan Nawrocki / Pro Football Weekly

With less than 10 days to go before the 2008 NFL draft, the phone lines are beginning to ring in team headquarters, and trade scenarios are being discussed.

Typically, there are few teams looking to move up in the top 10, but the way we hear it, the Saints, who have been aggressive targeting players in the Sean Payton era, are expressing interest in moving up.

While they still have a pressing need to fill at cornerback, it is the DT position that they are looking to address early. New DL coach Ed Orgeron has been in attendance at many DT workouts this spring and has personally worked out Glenn Dorsey and Sedrick Ellis, whom he helped recruit to the Trojans. Full Story – Pro Football Weeklyhttp://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFLDraft/Draft+Extras/2008/wwhi041608.htm