Saints News: WR Tre'Quan Smith Looking Forward to Having Fans in Superdome

Saints WR Tre'Quan Smith gives his thoughts on a normal NFL season while doing foundation work in South Florida.

John Hendrix | Jun 27, 2021

The Saints are among the top three NFL clubs in player vaccination, being one of two teams to cross the 85 percent threshold recently. In mid-June, the league and the NFLPA agreed on several updated COVID-19 protocols for this year's training camp and preseason.

Saints WR Tre'Quan Smith — Nov 18, 2018; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith (10) breaks away from Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Sidney Jones (22) during the second quarter at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

TRE'QUAN SMITH ON BEING VACCINATED & FANS

Tre'Quan Smith recently interviewed with the Orlando Sentinel to give his thoughts on a potential normal NFL season.

“We just want to get back to the normal way as quickly as possible and as safely as possible,” Smith said.

After being initially hesitant to vaccinate, Smith revealed to Adam Lichtenstein that he is waiting to get his second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the end of the month.

Smith said he was looking at the bad things and not looking at the good things, like potentially getting his diabetic mother sick or the nieces or nephews he was around all the time.

Hopefully, the end game is getting back to the way things were before, which means a fully packed out Superdome to root the Saints on.

“Everybody’s looking forward to having our fans back,” Smith said. “As players, we love to have our fans there. As fans, we know they love to be there. It’s going to be amazing this season, slowly getting back to normal. When we have our fans there, we feel like everything is rolling.”

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Saints Fans Vaccinated for 2021 — Apr 29, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; A New Orleans Saints fan cheers before the 2021 NFL Draft at First Energy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

SUPERDOME ON VACCINATED FANS

The Saints recently issued a statement to clarify any confusion on what Superdome attendance would look like for this season. They expect and intend to start the season without masks being required, and will not require proof of vaccination for fans attending games.

“We just want to get back to the normal way as quickly as possible and as safely as possible.” -Tre'Quan Smith.

Smith is currently in South Florida doing work with his recently launched foundation, hosting a "fun day" at Delray Beach's Pompey Park on Sunday.

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Published Jun 27, 2021

JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net