| Welcome to the Saints Insider newsletter for Thursday, April 28, 2022, a.k.a. NFL Draft Day! This is the day a lot of us having been waiting and planning for since the end of the 2021 season. Time to start building for the future. Time to dream big. Could this be another blockbuster draft like 2017? Time will tell. Saints general manager Mickey Loomis met with the media on Wednesday for his annual pre-draft press conference and, as usual, played his cards close to the vest. Loomis talked for a while and said very little, but rest assured, he has a plan, beat reporter Luke Johnson reports. The Saints brain trust has been exploring all avenues for possible trades, including the opportunity to trade back in the first round. Amie Just reports on the Saints' latest pre-draft preparation. Columnist Rod Walker talks to the First Lady of New Orleans Sports, Saints-Pelicans owner Gayle Benson, about Big Thursday in New Orleans and what it could mean for the city's sports teams. Check out Rod's column here. The NFL is copy-cat league and right now everyone is copying the Los Angeles Rams' trail-blazing philosophy of dealing away first round draft picks. Amie Just looks at the latest trend to sweep the NFL and whether the Saints are buying into it. What are the odds that a top pick falls to the Saints in Round 1? Devin Jackson looks at the latest odds for the Saints' selection at No. 16 and for the No. 1 overall selection. You might be surprised at who oddsmakers tab as the favorites. Meanwhile, former Saints coach Sean Payton is reportedly nearing a landing spot in his post-coaching career with Fox Sports as an NFL studio analyst. Luke Johnson has the story. That's it for today, but make sure to check back throughout the day on Thursday as our team ramps up its coverage of Day One of he NFL Draft. It figures to be one of the most intriguing and important drafts in recent Saints history, and our Saints crew will have it covered from every angle. Cheers, Jeff Duncan | 
