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Williams caught some passes from Griffin at the end of the session.

“He looked amazing,” Williams said. “He was leaps and bounds from when I left him when he was a freshman and I was a senior. He seems to have grown into his arm and his own body and he’s just really putting the ball on the money. I was proud to see him do so well.”

Williams said having pro day at the Saints facility instantly increased the intensity of the event. Williams attended pro day after his senior season in 2010 and there was a big difference, he said.

“When I came out of college of course we did it at Tulane and it was outdoors and everything,” Williams said. “This one seemed seemed a little more professional just because of the setting we were in. It was cool to do it in the facility where all the Saints were and all the Saints coaches. The Saints head coach (Sean Payton) was there. ... It was kind of like a mini-combine. I was fortunate enough to go to combine when I came out and when I did my pro day at Tulane, it just seemed a lot more at home and a lot more comfortable but this pro day was more like the combine. There were just different areas for different things.”

Rookie quarterback Ryan Griffin generated the most buzz of anyone during Wednesday's New Orleans Saints practice. The former Tulane standout got extra snaps with the third-team offense while veteran Seneca Wallace was nursing a groin injury. And he took advantage.

At one point, Griffin completed six straight passes during team drills, including three bombs against broken coverages in the secondary.

Griffin's prettiest pass of the day - a downfield strike to receiver Nick Toon.

RG4, a nickname given to him by Saints quarterback Drew Brees, stood under the blistering summer sun for nearly an hour after practice making sure anyone who wanted an autograph from a Saints player received it.

Griffin described the feeling of people waiting for his autograph as surreal when, just a few years ago, he was the teenager standing in line for a NFL signature.

"My mom would kill me if I wasn't out there. She's like, 'I remember when you went to training camp and people wouldn't sign your autographs,'" Griffin said in a mock impression of his mother. "She's always in my ear making sure I'm out there all the time."

tpstulane wrote:@ScottDKushner: Well Hokie Gajan just admitted he thought Ryan Griffin had no chance at being a pro prospect because he played at #Tulane but admits mistake

DfromCT wrote:After watching the Saints game yesterday, I'm thinking Ryan is a very legitimate backup. He might not have the name recognition and "sizzle" that others have, which might mean the Saints expose him in order to sign him the practice squad. I hope he makes the 53 man roster, but that's a long shot. Especially given Brees' history (he never misses a game!) Way to go, Ryan.

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JDTulane wrote:That is all.

DfromCT wrote:With some NFL experienced QB's also being cut, it's almost certain that RG will clear waivers. If someone's going to bring in a stop-gap measure QB (for example, the Bills or Jets) they'd do so with someone that's already played in the league. The Saints are 99.99% going to add RG to the practice squad.

If added to the practice squad, it could turn into an opportunity for Ryan. He'd probably rather not clear waivers, though, since the NFL minimum is $405k. But Chase Daniel turned a stint on the practice squad into an opportunity that just got him a $10 million contract with $5 million guaranteed!

tpstulane wrote:Picked back up today by the Saints and is now on the practice squad.