New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush, No. 25 turns 25 today. Here are 25 interesting moments of his career with the Saints.
APRIL 29, 2006 DRAFT DAY
Bush is taken second overall by the New Orleans Saints in the 2006 NFL draft. The Houston Texans selected defensive end Mario Williams, leaving Bush for the Saints and new coach Sean Payton, who was trying to drum up excitement for the team.
SEPT. 10, 2006 AT CLEVELAND BROWNS
Bush plays in his first game with the New Orleans Saints and immediately showed his versatility, rushing for 67 yards — averaging 4.5 per run — and catching seven passes for 52 yards. He also returned three punts for a 7.3 yard average.
His name is Bernard Saverio Diliberto, we knew him as Buddy D. A sports reporter who could say Mitsubishi with a flare. Buddy was there, along with us in the good times and the many bad times. When there was a flicker of hope he promised if the Saints ever made it to the Superbowl he would wear a dress.
Well, they did it, we did it and in Heaven Buddy did it. No more bags, no more wait ’till next year, no more coulda, shoulda, woulda. Da Saints and Da Who Dat Nation delivered.
DA BRAWDS MARCHED FOR BUDDY D. The Cajun Cannon, Bobby Hebert, delivered on a promise and we entered into the promised land. Superbowl XLIV is in the history books.
WHO DAT SAY DEY GONNA BEAT DEM SAINTS! WHO DAT! WHO DAT!
I smell a nice rivalry cooking. On Friday night, the Saints’ staff at the combine gathered in a private room at St. Elmo Steakhouse, an 108-year-old Indy landmark, for a final celebratory nod to the Super Bowl win over the Colts. This is a group that likes its wine, and likes to have fun. At the restaurant, word passed that Dallas owner Jerry Jones would have his Dallas group in this exact room Saturday night for a team dinner. Jones had even phoned ahead, according to a waiter, to make sure a magnum of a wine he loved, Caymus Special Selection cabernet sauvignon, was ready to be served at dinner. Sean Payton told the waiter he’d like to have that wine, too. The waiter told him: Sorry, sir. We have only one bottle left, and it’s reserved for Mr. Jones. Payton said he’d like to have the bottle nonetheless. I assume there was much angst on the part of the wait staff at that point. My God! Who do we piss off? One of the most powerful owners in the NFL, or the coach who’s the toast of the NFL, the coach who just won the Super Bowl? Here came the bottle of Caymus Special Selection, and the Saints’ party drained it. But drinking Jones’ wine wasn’t enough. Payton gave the waiter some instructions, took out his pen … and, well, the Cowboys party found at the middle of their table the next evening an empty magnum of Caymus Special Selection cabernet sauvignon, with these words hand-written on the fancy label: WHO DAT! World Champions XLIV Sean Payton That’s the kind of thing Jones will get a big laugh out of.
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