Pete Werner was not the loudest guy in the Ohio State locker room. Really, he didn’t have that one trait that would make you use that -est suffix. Not the biggest, not the fastest, not the strongest, not the brashest. Well, at least consider that rule applicable to initial appearances. Because at first blush, you may go up to Werner and think he’s not so big and not so fast and not so loud, and then your next impression may be from the ground with Werner flexing and screaming over you. All of which led to the nickname bestowed upon Werner, the New Orleans Saints’ second-round selection in the 2021 NFL Draft, from his time in the Ohio State locker room: Sneaky Pete. “It’s making light of the fact that he’s very unassuming. … You get around guys and get to learn guys and get a feel for who they…
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