Saints' Loomis: Bold Draft Trades, High Stakes

0:00It's April 23rd. This is NFL News today, AI-powered stories from around the league. I'm Cory with the story. Mickey Loomis is heading into his 25th season as the New Orleans Saints General Manager, and his teams have always been bold with draft. Trades. Over the first 24 years, they've never traded back in the first round, instead pushing forward aggressively six times to grab their targets. Higher up. Those moves have delivered some real wins, like jumping to 13th overall in 2005 for offensive tackle Jamal Brown, who earned. All pro honors and started strong right away. Then in 2014, they moved up for White Receiver Branding Cooks, who exploded for over a thousand yards twice before they flipped him for. A first round pick that became Ryan Ramsike. But not every swing connected clean fans still crang over 2003 when they traded big to get defensive tackle Jonathan Sullivan at 6th. Overall, only for him to flop with attitude issues and get shipped out after three lackluster

1:01years. Same vibe in 2018 with Marcus Davenport at 14th, injuries and inconsistency made it one of the franchises most roasted deals, especially since Lamar Jackson was still on the board. More recently in 2022, they pulled off a massive pre-draft swap with Philadelphia, netting picks at 11th and 19th for Anne. Chris Alave, who's topped a thousand yards three times already, and Trevor Penning, who battled injuries and got traded after struggling to lock down. Spot. That aggressive streak under Luma's keeps the Saints in the mix, mixing highs with hard lessons as they gear up for another draft season full of. High stakes moves.