New Orleans Saints running back and Lynwood native Pierre Thomas shows players how to drop back in a defensive backs drill at Pierre Thomas Skills Day at TF South High School in Lansing, Illinois, Thursday, June 21, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

New Orleans Saints running back and Lynwood native Pierre Thomas asks players if they are ready to start drills at Pierre Thomas Skills Day at TF South High School in Lansing, Illinois, Thursday, June 21, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

New Orleans Saints running back and Lynwood native Pierre Thomas looks on as players run through stretching drills at Pierre Thomas Skills Day at TF South High School in Lansing, Illinois, Thursday, June 21, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

New Orleans Saints running back and Lynwood native Pierre Thomas looks on as players run through stretching drills at Pierre Thomas Skills Day at TF South High School in Lansing, Illinois, Thursday, June 21, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

New Orleans Saints running back and Lynwood native Pierre Thomas talks to players before drills at Pierre Thomas Skills Day at TF South High School in Lansing, Illinois, Thursday, June 21, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Players jump for a ball at Pierre Thomas Skills Day at TF South High School in Lansing, Illinois, Thursday, June 21, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Xavier Leon, 10, of Lansing, concentrates on the ball during a linebacker drill at Pierre Thomas Skills Day at TF South High School in Lansing, Illinois, Thursday, June 21, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

T.F. South football coach Tom Padjen (left) and New Orleans Saints running back and Lynwood native Pierre Thomas. | File photo

Players run to the next drill station at Pierre Thomas Skills Day at TF South High School in Lansing, Illinois, Thursday, June 21, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media