On Thursday, General Manager of the Saints Hall of Fame Ken Trahan announced that LT Terron Armstead and RB Mark Ingram have been selected as this year’s inductees for 2026.
The Joe Gemelli “Fleur de Lis” Award, will be presented to Sal La Rock, the Superdome’s press box security supervisor.
Selected in 2011, Armstead was chosen in the third round (75th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. He earned three consecutive Pro Bowl selections (2018 – 2020) as well as Associated Press All-Pro honors in 2018,
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Saints will always be me. I will always be a Saint, for the rest of my life, and we will always represent the Black and Gold, said Armstead. No matter what I do, where I go, I will be a representation of that, anywhere in the world. The future of the Saints, I’m invested. The winning, the success of everything to come forth, I’m invested. I’m here as a resource: Anything that I can ever do for this organization, for this city, I’m here.”
Mark ingram was selected the Saints in the 1st round (28th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. After playing ten seasons in New Orleans (2011-2018 and 2021-22) Ingram cemented himself into a piece of franchise history, becoming the Saints’ all-time leading rusher in 2021, However, his record would be broken by Alvin Kamara just 3 years. Ingram was selected to the Pro-Bowl three times, twice as a Saint. He retired in 2022 and is currently a college football analyst for FOX Sports.
Ingram said of the honor, “New Orleans means so much to me, because I developed so much as a man during my time here. Obviously, football is great but the relationships I built in this building, the relationships I built in this city, those things will last a lifetime. I’m thankful to be a part of such a city that embraced me and welcomed me and loved on me. The Black and Gold bleeds forever through my blood.”
Sal La Rock has been employed by the Caesars Superdome since 1998, beginning in event services for public safety. He was promoted to Press Box Supervisor just two years later.
“We have fun, but we have a serious responsibility because everyone that enters that press box, you are my responsibility,” La Rock said. “I have to get you in and out of the press box safe, I have to give you a quiet working relationship, I have to make sure that the media have a quiet environment to work in. Why is that? Because they have to turn in a quality story. Their quality story will affect what the court of public opinion thinks of the Saints and their future. And in the meantime, I have to make sure that I give a New Orleans welcome to all of the visiting teams, their owners and their staff. We treat them like family.”
The Saints Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be announced at a later date.
