The New Orleans Saints secondary is filled with undrafted players. Starting cornerback Ken Crawley, cornerback Arthur Maulet, safety Chris Banjo, and today’s featured player: cornerback Justin Hardee. The extra motivation via not being called on draft night has played into the major success and turnaround of this Saints secondary.
For Hardee, the chip on his shoulder has grown since his high school career. He was a three-star prospect out of Ohio, and chose to play football for the Illinois Fighting Illini. Unfortunately, in 2013, Hardee’s mother passed away. It was during his redshirt sophomore year, and Hardee stepped his game up afterwards.