Apparently New Orleans Saints fans have comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres to thank for the team’s 40-20 walloping of the Oakland Raiders Sunday night.
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, dressed in vintage football gear, huddles with quarterback Drew Brees, backup QB Chase Daniel, and tight end Jimmy Graham during Saints training camp Friday, Aug. 26.“The (Saints) won! I’m taking full credit,” the Metairie-born DeGeneres boasted via Twitter after the preseason match-up.
Two days earlier, on Friday afternoon, DeGeneres had surprised the team at training camp in Oxnard, Calif. With a crew from “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in tow — and dressed in a vintage football uniform that NFL.com blogger Adam Rank pointed out could have belonged to Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame wide receiverDon Hutson, circa 1930s — DeGeneres huddled with quarterback Drew Brees to call some of her own plays, and did a little passing as well.
On Twitter Friday, DeGeneres posted a picture of her running a play with Brees and other team members along with this message: “Who dat? It’s me! Getting the (Saints) ready. That’s Drew Brees in red. I’m wearing the stylish helmet.”
The comedian, a vocal Saints supporter, will air the fun footage from Saints camp during the week of Sept. 12, when her syndicated talk show returns for its ninth season.
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