Christen Miller of the New Orleans Saints and former UGA Bulldog is a good dude

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For Metairie resident Leslie Pedigo, a recent encounter with Saints defensive tackle Christen Miller became more than just a chance meeting. It became a powerful reminder of the kindness, compassion, and lasting connection that continues to unite the Saints, their fans, and the community.

Pedigo shared the story on social media, writing:

I want to take a moment to tell the New Orleans Saints about one of their newest players. Today I was grocery shopping at Rouses in Metairie. My groceries were already spread across the conveyor belt when a very large gentleman walked up behind me with one bag of fresh shrimp.

I told the cashier, “Go ahead and ring him up first. He only has one item.”

He smiled and thanked me… then set his shrimp beside my groceries and told the cashier to ring up everything together.

I immediately told the cashier, “No, don’t do that. He doesn’t have to buy my groceries.”

He looked at me with the kindest smile and said,

“My Momma always taught me to do good deeds, and I’d like to bless you today. Please don’t take that blessing from me.”

How do you argue with that?

He paid for my groceries, grabbed his shrimp, looked at me and simply said, “God bless you,” before walking out.

I stood there speechless.

The gentleman behind me laughed and asked, “You don’t know who that is, do you?”

I said, “No, sir.”

He smiled and replied, “That’s a Saints player.”

So I hurried outside, stopped him, apologized for not getting his name, and introduced myself. He reached his hand out and said, “I’m Christen Miller.”

I asked if he played for the Saints. He smiled and said, “Yes, ma’am.”

I asked if we could take a picture together, and he graciously said yes.

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