Oh, what could have been?
Willie Snead quickly rose to stardom for New Orleans in 2015 when he finished the year with just under 1,000 receiving yards and 3 TDs. He backed that up in 2016 with 895 receiving yards and 4 TDs. In both of his first two seasons with the Saints, Snead had to compete for touches with Brandin Cooks. He also had Marques Colston in 2015 and Michael Thomas in 2016.
Colston retired. Cooks was traded away. Michael Thomas was entrenched as the new #1 WR for the Saints, but that meant the #2 role was firmly in the grasp of Willie Snead.