“That’s my boy,” smiled Gardner-Johnson when asked about their relationship. “I met him at the combine; so it’s kind of a coincidence how we ended up at the same place. We just have to look out for each other.”
A strength of this Saints team, that has been vital to their recent success, is the brotherhood formed between the players in the locker room that spills onto the field. It allows guys to talk freely without there being any worries that someones' feelings are going to get hurt. These two Saints draft picks seem like they are going to mesh well with the rest of the group when OTA’s open on the 21st.
“Being at safety, you have to communicate. It’s probably the biggest key,” replied Hampton. “We both love to compete. So, we’re both leaning from each other; picking each other’s brain and helping each other just communicate.”