I had the tremendous opportunity to meet Isa Abdul-Quddus in person this week and interview him, as you can see pictured here. It was a true honor to hang out for an hour with a quality person and player. Abdul-Quddus came from relative anonymity as an undrafted rookie free agent from Fordham last year to making the Saints' 53 man roster on opening day. He was able to stay on the roster the entire season and was trusted with more responsibilities on the field as the season wore on. Many thanks to Isa for taking the time, it is much appreciated. I hope you enjoy the interview below!
SN: Coming into the league as an undrafted free agent, how much harder was it to make theSaints roster than opposed to being drafted?Isa: It was harder because, you know, I was behind already. First of all, last year we had a lockout so I didn’t report till July 26th, so I missed OTA’s, mini camp, rookie camp, so everything. It was just, the thing I just had to work really really hard to make them...
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