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In Williams, Saints have more than a familiar presence

The new guy needed little introduction.

His name already carries plenty of weight, particularly in a defensive line room full of young players who grew up watching him dominate the interior of the NFC North for so many years.

But Kevin Williams can’t help but wish, at least a little, that the Saints’ young defensive linemen didn’t have so many memories of him involving video games.

“The stories I got made me feel so old,” he said. “ ‘We used to play with you in Madden!’ and all that. I didn’t really have to do much introducing; the guys already knew who I was.