METAIRIE, La. – The chant started while players were on their way into the New Orleans Saints’ victorious postgame locker room last Sunday at New England:
“We’re going home! We’re going home!”
Then a few hours later, when the flight attendant announced, “Welcome back to New Orleans,” the team plane erupted in cheers.
The Saints (2-1) were away for 29 days after evacuating to the Dallas/Fort Worth area because of Hurricane Ida. Players have spent this week talking about how much they appreciate spending time with family, sleeping in their own beds and getting back into a normal routine.