I'm sorry, the New Orleans Saints are idiots...

[joeybee12]

It was heartwarming when the long-downtrodden Saints won the Super Bowl. It didn't get any less heartwarming when Drew Brees(notes) made the media rounds in the weeks after the game, establishing himself as the sweetest and most humble man in America.

Apparently, everyone on the entire team was an absolute ray of sunshine.

Scott Fujita(notes), a somewhat unheralded linebacker on that Super Bowl team, recently signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns. Before leaving town, though, Fujita did one more thing for the people of New Orleans: He gave half of his Super Bowl check to charity, half of that going to relief efforts in Haiti, and the other half going to coastal restoration in New Orleans. From nola.com:

"The people of this city and region have been so good to me and my family that we just felt strongly about doing something to protect the city we have come to love so much, " Fujita said. "And helping on the coastal issue has been on the back of my mind since I first got here."

Take note, other free agents. That's how you leave a city. So far, the bar has been set at "hold a tearful press conference" or "thank the fans in a full-page newspaper ad" for a classy exit. Scott Fujita just raised it.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Scott-Fujita-knows-the-right-way-to-leave-a-city?urn=nfl,226444

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WHY, WHY, WHY DID YOU LET THIS GUY GO????????????????????????????

[trumad]

1. Because you can't pay ev ery player on your roster

what he is asking for.

[Auggie]

2. Money...

Fujita received $14 million on a 3 year contract, $8 million guaranteed. $16 million with incentives.

He's not that young -- turns 31 in April. Could be a factor too.

I'm happy he's going to the Browns.

[qanda]

3. Wow! What a great guy!

It's good to hear about people who do decent things. Good for him.

[DaveinMD]

4. this is the same player

who has made public statements in favor of gay marriage. Glad he got paid by the Browns. Good guy.

[charlie and algernon]

5. Remember, the Steelers brought nearly everyone back from their super bowl team

and missed the playoffs this year.

Counter to that, Bill Walsh would make tons of changes between this super bowl seasons and that turned out fairly well.