Saints' Foster Moreau on late drop - 'It's a dark place to be' - ESPN

NEW ORLEANS — Saints tight end Foster Moreau struggled to keep the emotion out of his voice less than an hour after failing to secure a potential game-tying pass in a 31-24 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Moreau, a New Orleans native, was open in the corner of the end zone but could not come up with a pass from Derek Carr on third-and-6 with 30 seconds left.

«Yeah, you know, it's tough,» Moreau said. «In front of every man, woman and child I've ever known. It's a dark place to be. It's the National Football League. It doesn't come down to one play, but it comes down to one play. The team fought. The team fought as hard as we did, and it's just unacceptable. It's just pathetic.»

The Saints failed to convert on fourth down on the next play, and the Jaguars were able to seal the win. Moreau sat on the bench after the game was over with his head in his hands as teammates tried to console him.

Moreau said he cut his route too short but that the throw and read were correct.

«Short week, that's a lack of focus, lack of concentration. It's unacceptable,» he said.

Running back Alvin Kamara came over to give Moreau a hug and walked off to the locker room with him.

Moreau, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in the offseason, is a spokesperson for the NFL's «Crucial Catch» campaign, which urges early screening for cancer. The Saints painted the end zone with the campaign's slogan Thursday night.

Kamara said he reminded Moreau after the loss that it pales in comparison to what he went through in the offseason.

«There's going to be bigger plays,» Kamara said. «There's going to be more plays out there. I just told him, man, he's blessed for what he's been through. That ain't nothing.… I ain't worried about Fos not making that