Accidental voicemail tipped cops to Ryan robbery

Former Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan was the potential target of an armed robbery plot last year in New Orleans that was foiled when a suspect mistakenly left a voicemail mentioning Ryan on the cellphone of a federal worker in the city, The New Orleans Advocate reported Tuesday.

The voicemail, which was left Aug. 30, 2015, led police to station a patrol car outside Ryan's house in the city and alert the coach of the possible threat.

Authorities eventually linked two men -- Jockquaren "Jock" Van Norman and Larry "Alz" Quinn" -- to the plot, which was part of a broader string of armed robberies in New Orleans last year. A grand jury indicted the two men and six others on armed robbery,…