Saints linebacker Jonathan Casillas might always be best remembered for being the player who...

Saints linebacker Jonathan Casillas might always be best remembered for being the player who recovered the onside kick to open the second half of Super Bowl XLIV.

Really? I kinda remember Chris Reis recovering that ball.

From Chris Mortensen/Adam Schefter's camp bus tour article on the Saints (espn.com)

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I believe there were two people involved in the actual possession of the ball at the end of referee scrum.

Reis was the first to touch it, and the one that came running out of the pile after the ref’s said those beautiful words “WHITE BALL!”

But, I think Casillas was a major contributor to the recovery effort.

Want to go to the Saints vs. Cowboys game? I've got an extra ticket.

by Dan Kelly on Aug 17, 2010 4:58 PM CDT reply actions

Yep...

Saints ball. Jonathan Casillas was given credit for the recovery, but Morstead said it was actually third-string safety Chris Reis who got it.

CBSNews.com

Want to go to the Saints vs. Cowboys game? I've got an extra ticket.

by Dan Kelly on Aug 17, 2010 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Reis was the one who recovered it. It was Casillas who was the second Saint to the pile. It was his sliding into Mr. Kenda Wilkinson that pushed him off the scrum enough to allow Reis to fully secure it.

by jeff.l.b on Aug 17, 2010 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions

The ONLY person I think of when I remember the "Ambush" is Sean Payton!

Titanium testicles adorned with a Saints visor and Motorola headset!

Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!

I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.

by Just 'Nother Day on Aug 17, 2010 6:45 PM CDT reply actions

If you watch the play

You can see the ball under Chris Reis’ knee with an Indy player grabbing it. Casillas comes in and shoulder slams the indy guy off the ball letting Reis grab it. If he wasn’t there we wouldn’t have recovered it.

by Lil_joe692 on Aug 18, 2010 8:19 AM CDT reply actions