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Saints' Payton, Brees feel 'attached' to inspiring ESPY winner Jarrius Robertson

METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints' first exposure to Jarrius Robertson remains one of the most memorable.

The teenager's boisterous personality was on full tilt when a group of players visited Ochsner Hospital for Children in December 2015. Robertson peppered them with coaching points and announced, "Tell Sean Payton you got a new defensive coordinator!"

The funny thing is -- Robertson did actually wind up becoming part of the team.

The inspirational 15-year-old has become a mainstay around Saints camp -- even over the last few weeks of OTAs and minicamp, barely a month removed from his second liver transplant.