OK, this posting on the New Orleans Saints' USA Today page is based on the former Dartmouth standout's uniform number, I missed it a little over a week ago, and there's a glaring typo in the first line, but it's summer and not much is happening, so cut me a break. ;-)
Find the piece HERE. It ends this way:
If Tanoh Kpassagnon misses most of the season with his Achilles injury, as is expected, that opens up a slot for someone like Lalos to climb the depth chart. But he’ll have to prove he’s a better option than rookie free agent Trajan Jeffcoat or maybe even Payton Turner. Lalos has the size the Saints covet at the position and more pro experience than other players in the competition. He just needs to put it all together with a strong summer.
Find Lalos' New Orleans Saints bio HERE and his old Dartmouth bio HERE.
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EXTRA POINT
We watch the Nightly News on NBC with Lester Holt most evenings and I think the network generally does a balanced job covering the news. But there's one thing lately that I've found annoying, and that is seeing more and more slotting of "advance" stories on the Paris Olympics as part of the Nightly News broadcast.
I don't mean to be a kvetch. While I'm not a big fan of Synchronized Swimming, Rhythmic Gymnastics, BMX Cycling or, I can't believe I'm writing this, "Breaking," I actually like the Olympics. The problem is NBC Nightly News is supposed to be a news program.
Gee, do you think there's a chance NBC's news judgement might be clouded by the fact that the network owns broadcast rights for the Summer Olympics and that it will be dedicating a record 243.5 hours of time on its basic network to airing the Games over the next few weeks?
In case you are wondering, NBC paid $7.65 billion for the rights to broadcast the Olympics through 2032 – so get ready for lots and lots of advance stories about the Games during the Nightly News in years to come, whether they constitute news or not.
