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Kevin Houser, who was cut by the Saints, and other players seek to get film investment back
Posted by Robert Scott, The Times-Picayune
June 30, 2009


Susan Poag/The Times-Picayune
The Saints are not saying whether an investment deal brokered by New Orleans Saints longsnapper Kevin Houser contributed to the team's decision to cut him this week.

BATON ROUGE -- A veteran Saints football player who was just released from the squad is trying to get back money that he and other team members invested in an Elmwood motion picture studio, representatives for the player and the film company said Tuesday.

Kevin Houser, who for nine years handled snaps for punts and field goals, was let go Monday and replaced with an older player in a move that puzzled fans and observers.

Houser put a "very significant" amount of money into Louisiana Film Studios, and others with the team followed that lead hoping to reap a financial benefit that has not materialized, his attorney Rob Couhig said.

Studio Chief Executive Wayne Read said the project has had trouble qualifying for state tax credits to boost its finances but that in any event, the investors will be repaid. He said Houser was involved in helping to raise investment dollars for the project.

"Everyone's going to be made whole, " Read said.

Also, a construction company owned partly by Houser's wife, Kristen Houser, did contracting work for the studio and has not been paid in full, her attorney Jimmy Castex Jr. said. The company and its subcontractors began work in January and are owed about $681,000 by the studio and Read, Castex said.

Saints officials would not talk about the impact that the investment controversy has had on the team, player relations or Houser's position.

"We are not privy to any of our player's individual investments, and as a policy we do not comment on such matters, " Saints spokesman Greg Bensel said.

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Houser was solid for Saints
Teddy Renois Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

I was going to give props to LSU?s baseball program for winning its sixth national championship. However, I was derailed by something that happened on Monday.

It seems the New Orleans Saints decided to part ways with nine-year veteran long snapper Kevin Houser.

In his place, the Saints signed 14-year veteran Jason Kyle from the Carolina Panthers.

I need to ask this question.

When was the last time you remember seeing a bad snap by Houser during a field goal or punt?

I?m sure Houser wasn?t perfect during his nine seasons with the Saints, but it is hard to remember any bad snaps over his tenure.

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