Tre'Quan Smith is ready. He's also nervous.
He has learned so much in a couple months as a professional football player with the New Orleans Saints; he knows there is so much more to learn and it is going to take him some time to truly get comfortable.
The rookie receiver does not know what to expect when he plays in his first meaningful NFL game Sunday (Sept. 9) against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. He has been tested in the months leading up to this point -- by the playbook, by training camp, by the preseason games -- and he made the grade.