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Saints News, 11/26/14: Nick Toon Hopes To Keep Contributing After Notching Career-Highs

From Nola.com: "It's excellent," Toon said of his playing time. "Obviously, I prepare every week like I'm playing. I got an opportunity to go out there and get some good work in. Hopefully, I can continue to be out there contributing and I just have to build off of what we did last night."

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