New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis has aggressively traded up in the first round of the NFL draft a handful of times, but for now, the team is planning to use its original pick at No. 27 on Thursday.
This could change, of course, depending on how the players come off the board ahead of the Saints, but both Loomis and coach Sean Payton discussed this week the thought process behind any potential scenarios that would lead the team to move up or down in the first round.
After the Saints' selection at No.