Saints LB Demario Davis and all three coordinators spoke to the media Thursday afternoon. Here's what you missed:

Davis:

- Thoughts on being nominated for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

- Background in community service

- Himself and Cam Jordan passing the torch to younger players to serve the community

DC Brandon Staley:

- Reaction to Davis's nomination for the award

- Giving S Terrell Burgess another shot after missing 2024 due to injury

- Kool-Aid came into the league prepared to excel at the NFL level

- Quincy Riley's ball skills were among the top in the draft

- Importance of having S Julian Blackmon in camp despite season-ending injury

- LB Isaiah Stalbird's role was created to suit his skillset, as opposed to Stalbird filling an existing role

- Impact of Demario Davis and Pete Werner on the LB room

OC Doug Nussmeier:

- A combination of factors must improve to get the run game going

- Tyler Shough's ability to play out of structure and the need to make plays within structure

STC Phil Galiano:

- Thoughts on K Charlie Smyth's debut

- P Kai Kroeger had a bounce back game against Miami

- Decision to start Smyth over practice squad K Cade York Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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