It took a lot longer than many experts expected, but Illinois’ Martez Wilson is taking his talents south.
Not to South Beach, granted, but to one heckuva fun city.
Early in the third round the New Orleans Saints drafted Martez Wilson and ended what was becoming something of a precipitous slide for the former Fighting Illini linebacker.
“You know, the past couple of days were ok,” Wilson said via teleconference. “Today was more of an anticipation day. I was relaxed, but I anticipating, waiting to see where I would go.”
Maybe the reason for Martez’s slide had to do with one of the questions asked in the teleconference: He was sort of a tweener at LB, with some teams listing him as an inside linebacker, some on the outside.
New Orleans is looking at him on the outside.
“They told me that they want me to learn the SAM linebacker slot, and line me up over some tight ends,” Wilson said. “They want me to learn that spot, learn more about all the positions, and then see where things go from there.”
Listen in to the whole teleconference, without the fun echoes of the Leshoure teleconference, after the jump.
