Former Saints UDFA Erik Harris ‘stunning’ Jon Gruden

It seems like the New Orleans Saints import a standout defensive player from the Canadian Football League every year:Delvin Breaux http://www.thesaintsfootballauthentic.com/ken-crawley-jersey-authentic , Adam Bighill, and Erik Harris are the three most-recent signees.Sure, results vary - Breaux is still waiting to join a team ahead of next month’s training camp, Bighill returned to the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers after a year on New Orleans’ practice squad, and Harris is currently getting starter reps at safety after being nominated for last year’s Pro Bowl off of special teams play.Harris struggled to get on the field in New Orleans after a rough initial summer.He got turned around to take some bad angles in preseason games and didn’t look to have the range the Saints coveted, and later found in Marcus Williams.Relegated to special teams duties, Harris ended his rookie season with a torn ACL in practice following his interception of Drew Brees.Fortunately for Harris, things have turned up in a big way.He’s since joined the Oakland Raiders and earned unprompted praise from $100-million head coach Jon Gruden, then followed that up with some great practice reps in place of injured starter Marcus Gilchrist.While Harris didn’t make the roster in New Orleans - better players like Williams, Vonn Bell, and Chris Banjo leapfrogged him on the depth chart - it’s cool to see a former Saints hopeful find some success.Considering Harris’ close friendship to Breaux - they were teammates in the CFL Youth Michael Thomas Jersey , and the New Orleans native stood by in support of Harris at his 2016 Saints tryout - and the Raiders’ thin group at cornerback, it’s simple to connect some dots and wonder if Breaux could end up at the Silver and Black’s training camp next month.It’s a shame neither of them worked out long-term in New Orleans, but these guys remain easy to root for. Adam Thielen was putting together yet another stellar performance for the Minnesota Vikings, who were on the verge of extending a three-point lead late in the second quarter when Thielen plunged forward for extra yardage after a short first-down catch.New Orleans defenders P.J. Williams and Alex Anzalone converged and pried the ball loose at the 14, and Marshon Lattimore scooped up the fumble to start a 54-yard return . Two plays later, the Saints were in the end zone to complete that sharp momentum shift right before halftime in their 30-20 victory on Sunday night ."That's probably the biggest reason we lost the game," said Thielen, who had seven receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown. "When you have the momentum going into the half, you're going to score points and then you get a chance to get the ball in the second half, that's a huge play. It can't happen, and obviously I'm going to take ownership of it."In the third quarter http://www.thesaintsfootballauthentic.com/ted-ginn-jr-jersey-authentic , the other half of Minnesota's dominant wide receiver duo made a costly mistake, too. Stefon Diggs, who had his own standout game with 10 catches for 119 yards and a score, stopped a drag route too soon while an under-pressure Kirk Cousins tried to dump the ball off but had it intercepted by P.J. Williams for a 45-yard touchdown return ."It was all on me, and the guy got an easy pick," Diggs said. "Maybe if we could get that play back, things would be different."The last time the Vikings faced the Saints, Diggs famously turned a sideline catch into a 61-yard touchdown on the last play of their NFC divisional round playoff game to beat the Saints 29-24. The "Minneapolis Miracle," it was called.This time, for all the highlight-reel and chain-moving catches Thielen and Diggs made during this prime-time game, the moments that stood out the most were these twin Minneapolis mistakes."We turned the ball over http://www.thesaintsfootballauthentic.com/alex-okafor-jersey-authentic , yes," coach Mike Zimmer said. "This is still a good football team."Thielen, who matched the all-time NFL record set first by Calvin Johnson for Detroit in 2012 with his eighth straight 100-yard game, was having a hard time accepting any of his positive contributions afterward given the potential 14-point swing his fumble produced in a game the Vikings ultimately lost by 10."You're the best player on our football team," Cousins told Thielen immediately after the turnover. "It happens."Unfortunately for the Vikings (4-3-1), it happened at one of the worst possible times. The same went for Diggs on the second-and-8 play from the Minnesota 44 with New Orleans leading 20-13."What's interesting about it is they have been so good, and you take for granted the fact that they're human and mistakes happen," said Cousins, who went 31 for 41 for 359 yards. He added: "We have a good locker room and a good group of guys who stay together and play hard for one another, and that's going to be a big piece of our story here down the stretch the last eight games."

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