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Saints News, 5/4/15: Saints Were Able to Keep Interest in QB Grayson Under Wraps

From WWLTV.com: "It just so happened that there was nothing on our workout with him," Payton said Friday night after drafting the 6-foot-2, 215-pound quarterback with the 11th pick of the third round and 75th overall. "And that was not a stealth move on our part. No, don't give me that much credit. It just happened to not be out there. There was nothing written about it. We worked him out last week and kind of went under the radar. We were kind of hoping it would."

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saints?src=hash">#Saints</a> considered drafting WR in Round 1. Since they didn&#39;t, more opportunities for Toon, Jones, Coleman, Morgan <a href="http://t.co/q3cO2VRd7t">http://t.co/q3cO2VRd7t</a></p>&mdash; Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeTriplett/status/595229594539589632">May 4, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tidbit from <a href="https://twitter.com/richarddeitsch">@richarddeitsch</a>&#39;s media column: New Orleans had the highest TV ratings in the country for the NFL draft: <a href="http://t.co/bGljtFFz8S">http://t.co/bGljtFFz8S</a></p>&mdash; Larry Holder (@LarryHolder) <a href="https://twitter.com/LarryHolder/status/595229016967131136">May 4, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sean Payton won&#39;t say why he cut Joe Morgan last year, but says he &quot;deserved&quot; another shot after re-signing him <a href="http://t.co/Qpl62xlz1m">http://t.co/Qpl62xlz1m</a></p>&mdash; ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/595221361674575872">May 4, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If you choose to to see life as tragedy, thats what it is. If you choose to look at life as opportunity, thats what it is. You choose.&#10;-SG</p>&mdash; steve gleason (@TeamGleason) <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamGleason/status/593781863984009219">April 30, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trombone Shorty killin it to close out one of the best Jazz Fests ever! Perfect weekend in NOLA <a href="http://t.co/pr1u2j9uUQ">pic.twitter.com/pr1u2j9uUQ</a></p>&mdash; Drew Brees (@drewbrees) <a href="https://twitter.com/drewbrees/status/595032285503557633">May 4, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Well deserved MVP award for my guy <a href="https://twitter.com/StephenCurry30">@StephenCurry30</a></p>&mdash; Terron Armstead (@T_Armstead72) <a href="https://twitter.com/T_Armstead72/status/595017577539186691">May 4, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/BenjaminSWatson">@BenjaminSWatson</a> tell her I said I hope she is feeling better!</p>&mdash; Brandin Cooks (@brandincooks) <a href="https://twitter.com/brandincooks/status/595000371032006659">May 3, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Saints News

Saints were able to keep interest in QB Grayson under wraps
"It just so happened that there was nothing on our workout with him," Payton said Friday night after drafting the 6-foot-2, 215-pound quarterback with the 11th pick of the third round and 75th overall. "And that was not a stealth move on our part. No, don't give me that much credit. It just happened to not be out there. There was nothing written about it."

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