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'He looked like he belonged -- and he did' - How underdog Sam Mills became a Hall of Famer

Silence.

That was Sam Mills III's initial reaction when asked if his dad, the late Sam Mills, would have chosen the New Orleans Saints or Carolina Panthers if the Pro Football Hall of Fame required him to be enshrined with one team in August.

"Man, that's tough,'' said Mills III, the defensive line coach for the Washington Commanders. "You can make an argument for the Saints because ... you're part of the wave that was changing the history and tradition of New Orleans, which had been traditionally bad.

"Then you go to Carolina and say you helped build this.