Jarrett Phillips stood patiently in line, a Carolina Panthers helmet floating comfortably on his head.
Another kid sat on the floor, carefully laying out his freshly-autographed Jake Delhomme jersey, then took a picture of it.
Just in case, I guess.
Orlando Thomas Jr. bounced back and forth between his mom and his spot on the floor. The whole time, he tossed a bruised, battered and, in some places, torn, red-and-white nerf football in the air.
Besides being campers at UL's annual Ragin' Cajun football camp, all three had another thing in common: They were all smiling and having a good time.
And that's something UL coach Rickey Bustle never gets tired of seeing in the Cajun locker room.
"You can never start recruiting them too early," Bustle joked. "This is truly a special event for us. We love to see the kids out here having a good time and learning a little bit about football."
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Brady Aymond • baymond@theadvertiser.com • July 10, 2008