Deuce McAllister To Fill In For Hokie Gajan on Saints Broadcasts

A few weeks ago we learned that former New Orleans Saints running back and current Saints radio color analyst Hokie Gajan was diagnosed with cancer. And now it looks like he will begin treatment soon.

Thus, another former Saints running back will be filling in when Hokie is out as Deuce McAllister has agreed to join the Saints radio network broadcast the rest of the season.

Hokie said Deuce will approach this just as he did when he was playing for the Saints.

“He's going to do a fantastic job. I couldn't think of a better person to fill in for me.  Deuce knows so much about this Saints offense. He's going to provide insight that Jim, Kristian and I could only dream of because he knows the team so well.”

Deuce is equally humbled to fill in for his longtime friend.

"No one person can replace Hokie Gajan. As he battles through chemo, I’ll do my best to fill in when they need me. Hokie is as good as it gets, tougher than tough," Deuce said. "I'm honored to work with Jim Henderson and the broadcast team on a legendary station like WWL."

The New Orleans Saints (4-8) will travel to Tampa Bay on Sunday to take on the Buccaneers (6-6) who are still in the playoff hunt. Kick-off is set for noon.