There are eight former LSU football players who went undrafted but have signed free-agent deals with NFL teams. They are Tashawn Bower with the Vikings, the Colts claimed Colin Jeter, the Raiders signed Rickey Jefferson, the Bears will give tight end DeSean Smith a chance, defensive back Dwayne Thomas has signed with the Patriots, the Saints have signed Travin Dural and offensive lineman Josh Boutte was signed by the Browns.

The Saints will hold a rookie minicamp next weekend. Seven draft picks, 12 undrafted free agents and some of the team’s younger and inexperenced players will participate.

Las Vegas oddmakers have former LSU running back Leonard Fournette has the favorite to win the NFL Rookie of the Year. Bovada-dot-com has his odds at seven to two. Carolina’s Christian McCaffery and Houston’s DeShaun Watson are also listed as favorites. The odds for the Saints to win the Super Bowl is 33-to-1. The Patriots are the favorites to win it all again at 7-to-2.

It’s been an emotional day in Baton Rouge today with the Department of Justice deciding against pursuing civil rights charges against two police officers who were involved in the shooting death of Alton Sterling. The Advocate Newspaper has obtained an email sent out by the LSU athletic department to its student-athletes telling them they respect and support their decisions if they decide to speak their opinions about the case. But they all asked the athletes to be mindful of media attention they may receive by what they say.