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After a two-year stint with the that included a appearance in February, is back in New Orleans where he began his career in 2006. And he is very much looking  Brandon Manning Jersey forward to facing off against his former teammates."I can't wait to go against these guys," Harper recently told . "You know the trash talk is going to be at an all-time high. And may the best team win. It's going to all be in great fun and competition and that's what we do... The trash talk has already started. It's never really a dull day. We all still talk. I'm so glad I got to meet those guys. We're a tight-knight group."Harper and the Panthers parted on good terms, so there's nothing here more than a little good-natured ribbing. But that wasn't always the case. Harper, the and the Panthers have a history dating back to when was still in Carolina. Specifically, during  Marcus Kruger Jersey the 2011 season, Harper, then with the Saints, put a hit on Smith that ultimately led to Smith and Saints defender throwing down. The NFL would fine Harper -- but not Smith -- ."I just was like, 'You're not going to  Michael Jordan Jersey walk and showboat in our end zone like that,'" Harper said in October 2011. "I just lost it, and maybe I shouldn't have hit him but I did. I'm not going to apologize for what I did."   Meanwhile, after the 2011 season, Smith recounted a story where a Saints player .Appearing on 's "Dave Dameshek Football Program," Smith explained "I actually had an altercation with a (Saints player) who told me firsthand. I was going out of bounds, and the guy went for my ankle. I said, 'Hey, man, cut that out.' He's like, 'Well, we get fined if we Glenn Hall Jersey  don't go after your legs when you go out of bounds.' ... And actually this past year, this last game when we played them, I had a little conversation with then-Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. ... He took responsibility, he was saying it wasn Denis Savard Jersey 't right, but that's who he was."Short history le son: This is right about the time the Bountygate scandal was blowing up.  Back in the present: The Saints host the Panthers in Week 6, and the teams meet again five weeks later on Sunday Night Football.