Tuesday, October 6, 1998

Associated Press
New Orleans Saints linebackers Keith Mitchell, left,
and Ink Aleaga, rear, hit New England Patriots quarterback
Drew Bledsoe, who fumbled the ball. Mitchell
recovered and ran for a touchdown.

Aleaga had big day
for Saints

By Pat Bigold, Star-Bulletin

Former Pac-Five all-state player Ink Aleaga had his biggest day as a pro in the New Orleans Saints' 30-27 loss to the New England Patriots.

Aleaga, starting at middle linebacker for the Saints in the Superdome, had seven tackles (four solo), including his first NFL sack.

On the Patriots' first drive of the second quarter, Aleaga caught quarterback Drew Bledsoe out of the shotgun for a minus-14 sack on 2nd-and-8 at the New Orleans 37.

On the same play, Aleaga was credited with forcing a fumble.