“Etienne, like A-C-H-A-N-E,” he said. “That’s how you’ve always said Travis Etienne.”
Joining Friday’s edition of The Insiders, the veteran running back was encouraged by NFL Network Insiders Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo to introduce himself with the correct pronunciation, something he feels will be easier to adopt in the Big Easy.
Signing a four-year, $52 million deal to play for the Saints wasn’t bad, either.
“It was more than a cherry on top, man; it was the cake, the cherry -- It was everything, you know?” Etienne said of his homecoming. “Just having an opportunity to be able to play for the Saints, you know, just growing up, in Louisiana, been a Saints fan my whole life, you know? And being able to be blessed with this opportunity, man, It’s like, I feel like it was more than a cherry on top -- it was everything.”