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The Cautionary Tale of Carl Nicks

I remember how bummed I was during the 2012 offseason when the Tampa Bay Bucs were able to lure the Super Bowl Champion and two-time All-Pro New Orleans Saints guard, Carl Nicks, away from the team who drafted him. The former fifth round pick, who supplanted a suspended Jamar Nesbit during his 2008 rookie season, had just signed the richest contract ever (5 years, $47.5 Million) for an offensive lineman.

Few things chap my black and gold ass more than when the Saints have let home-grown talent they drafted walk out of their building to another franchise.