Irving's Remi Ayodele, ex-Cowboy, enjoying Super Bowl ride with Saints

Remi Ayodele did some back and forth on the Cowboys practice squad before playing seven games in 2007. He has since found a home with New Orleans and started 13 games this year and two more times in the Saints' playoff run. "It was great to play at home," said Ayodele, an Irving native. "Anyways." Wait, did he think he got a chance to play with the Cowboys? "I don't want to say they didn't give me a shot," Ayodele said. "I'm not that kind of dude. It is what it is." Yes, it is what it is, whatever that is. But he was able to be a teammate with his older brother, Akin, a linebacker, for a spell but got to a Super Bowl before Akin. "It's kind of cool, man," Remi said. "I feel like I'm playing for both of us. I know if he was here it would be the same way. He's on this journey with me, on this ride with me. He was a little jealous when he came down for the NFC Championship Game. Bradie [James] came ...