“Put His Jersey Back”: Years After Tearful Exit, Dejected Fans Demand Respect for Former New Orleans Saints WR Lance Moore

The end of August brought about an auspicious day for the former SB XLIV winner. Following a short yet successful career, Lance Moore continues to hold a special place in the hearts of New Orleans Saints fans. Although it’s been a decade since he bid farewell to the Saints’ faithful, they haven’t forgotten his contributions. Despite playing a significant part for the Saints, the relationship would ultimately end in a financial disagreement.

Even though the WR would eventually find a new home after departing the Saints following the 2013 season, he would only manage 2 campaigns in the league with the Steelers and Lions, before hanging up his boots. But his stint and success in New Orleans had bagged him a legendary status among the hearts of the Saints fans.

Lance Moore celebrates 40th Birthday

The former Saints WR turned 40 on 31st August. Although the Saints and Moore chose separate paths a decade ago, it didn’t stop the team’s Twitter handle from giving a shout-out to their SB-winning WR. The New Orleans Saints WR posted a tweet remembering Lance Moore with a teary-eyed emoji reminiscing the days before the breakup between the two.

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Although Moore would only make one appearance in the entirety of the playoff season in 2010, that appearance would come in the Super Bowl itself. The Saints would share the post honoring Lance Moore from their Super Bowl matchup back in 2010. He’d received 49 yards in the SB final, and be the target for 9 passes in the limited minutes. The picture captured their former WR scoring a TD in an emphatic manner against the Colts‘ defense. They’d honor their WR with the caption, “We can’t celebrate Lance Moore without posting this.” 

With the WR retiring a legend of the Saints, fans will forever remember his contributions to the team. In spite of never winning a single individual accolade in his 10 years in the NFL, he’d win the heart of every Saints fan in 2010. The tweet reminded and rejigged the memory of many of the Saints fans from the past decade. They’d pour in their feelings for their beloved WR in response to the tweet by the Saints.

Saints fans share their memories of the WR

Many fans weren’t thrilled at the prospect of watching Lance Moore leave the Saints building. The WR had put up some impressive performances and was an incredible stand-in despite never fully seizing the role for himself. With the birthday jogging back the memories of many fans, they couldn’t hold back their feelings for Moore.

One fan responded to the tweet by acknowledging the beauty of the picture. They tweeted and respected the picture posted on the Saints handle with, “Beautiful shot. Key moment.”

While another fan simply wanted to convey the feelings of their own and many other mutual fans by requesting the team to bring back his jersey. They tweeted a simple yet deep request in response, “They need to put his jersey back on the nfl shop.”

Another fan reminisced the days when Moore donned the posters and banners for the Saints. They shared their story, “They had him posted on the parking garage elevator doors at MSY. Was always a fan of his”

The fan was joined in by another who shared their feelings for the former SB winner, “Stud. Grateful that he played for us.”

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