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Undrafted Justin Hardee shows teams what they missed with blocked punt

NEW ORLEANS -- There's nothing quite like a blocked punt return for a touchdown in the Superdome -- a play made so famous by New Orleans Saints legend Steve Gleason when the Dome reopened after Hurricane Katrina that there is a statue of his block outside the building.

Rookie special-teamer Justin Hardee still has a ways to go before he gets his own statue. But his blocked punt and touchdown return in the first quarter Sunday set an exhilarating tone in the Saints' 30-10 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.