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The New Orleans Saints offseason training activities, also known as OTAs continue today and is open to the media. Below I've posted our training camp link for you to follow along with the local media's tweets. For those of us who have to work and can't follow along real time, I'll post relevant tweets and reports at the conclusion of today's activities.
Interesting positional battles to watch are, linebacker, cornerbacks, O-line, and the all newly important kickers battle.
Well so much for media tweets: Saints in super secret spy mode until after practice.
No live updates allowed from #Saints practice today, so stay tuned for updates when it ends shortly after noon CT. https://t.co/OEueaeWyjA
— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) May 28, 2015
#patriots to join #saints @The_Greenbrier during camp prior to preseason game in NOLA, per league source. 1st reported by @ProFootballTalk
— Lyons Yellin WWL-TV (@LyonsYellin) May 28, 2015
New #Saints DB Brandon Browner (@bbrowner27) #Saints pic.twitter.com/gubdpMU7cz
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 28, 2015
Missing players from today's OTA pic.twitter.com/kV9HZQ1rBr
— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) May 28, 2015
Byrd, Sunseri, cooks were full go
— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) May 28, 2015
One player that stood out -- Ben Watson
— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) May 28, 2015
Mark Ingram, Garrett Grayson, Brodrick Bunkley among those not practicing today. Dannell Ellerbe was limited.
— Larry Holder (@LarryHolder) May 28, 2015
Stephone Anthony had a nice INT over the middle of McCown
— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) May 28, 2015
Cooks, spiller, Saunders, Murphy returning punts
— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) May 28, 2015
Follow the link for some photos from OTAs.
Payton and Brees. Photos from today's OTA http://t.co/YITeCvE5oM #Saints pic.twitter.com/fLezTLaGBs
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 28, 2015
Brandon Coleman and Seantavius Jones made notable receptions. Used a lot with the ones.
— Larry Holder (@LarryHolder) May 28, 2015
Saints will practice with Patriots, not with Texans
— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) May 28, 2015
Glad we cleared that up...
Grayson is at the rookie symposium
— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) May 28, 2015
Congratulations Max
Unger's family welcomed a baby this week. Why he is missing
— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) May 28, 2015
Cue all the amputation jokes...
#Saints RB Mark Ingram held out of today's work. Payton said that they just backed off the reps with a foot/ankle (minor)
— Kristian Garic (@KristianGaric1) May 28, 2015
Holy do-do Batman, a LBer who can catch cover.
Play of the day at #Saints OTA: Leaping INT by rookie LB Stephone Anthony vs Luke McCown in team drills.
— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) May 28, 2015
Maybe not Mike, noooo one is safe, Right Sean?!
Notable that new #Saints OLB Anthony Spencer worked ahead of Junior Galette in rotation. Hard to read too much into depth chart early though
— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) May 28, 2015
Byrd watching:
Jairus Byrd still doing some "maintenance things" with knee, per Payton, but practicing in OTAs.
— Evan Woodbery (@TheSaintsBeat) May 28, 2015
Probably because he shut down that twitter account, praise Jesus1000
Payton said Galette has been focused, in shape
— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) May 28, 2015
Spi‼️er https://t.co/uXiybEFKlE
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 28, 2015
MOTIVATION TOOLS:
New street sign at the #Saints facility. Payton calls it a "point of emphasis" this season pic.twitter.com/YdUmCE8465
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 28, 2015
But someone just had to ask, right?
Payton, being frank, on why he doesn't usually talk about injuries in OTAs. "It's just that I don't have to" per league rules.
— Evan Woodbery (@TheSaintsBeat) May 28, 2015
Payton says it's tough to have 3-kicker competition and they liked Hocker, so team decided to cut ties with Shayne Graham.
— Evan Woodbery (@TheSaintsBeat) May 28, 2015
Kicker battle, Round 1: Hopkins 3-for-4. Hocker 4-for-4.
— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) May 28, 2015
@Saints you ever though about using the periscope app to broadcast the practices live or is that not allowed? would be cool..
— Kenny Calderon (@KennyCalderon) May 28, 2015
Nope, this is the no fun league:
NFL rule, teams aren't allowed to use Periscope https://t.co/Iu1TSW476W
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 28, 2015
@nick_underhill how did Breaux do? Looking forward to seeing him
— Bobby McBuckets ✝ (@Swaggiiee_) May 28, 2015
Yes Nick we all want to know...
Good. Gave up a receptoin in 7-on-7 but had good coverage. Browner looked good too. Saw his physicality https://t.co/LiPRRHiZLC
— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) May 28, 2015
Hell have to prove it on the field to these fans Nick.
Saw Stanley Jean-Baptiste flip his hips and chase Jalen Saunders down the sideline stride-for-stride. Seems notable.
— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) May 28, 2015
Normalcy.
Tom Benson was at practice in his golf cart today
— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) May 28, 2015
I missed it, but you can watch Sean Payton's interview here.
Full video of #Saints Coach Sean Payton's Thursday press conference. http://t.co/krB0ViIGT2
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 28, 2015
Player Interviews:
Player interviews from today: Brees, Spiller, Browner, Jordan, Evans, Vaccaro, Coleman, Watson http://t.co/eumrCuhDpR pic.twitter.com/XlpvCaj5et
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 28, 2015
More photos.
Spi‼️er more photos from today's OTA http://t.co/YITeCvE5oM #Saints pic.twitter.com/UVvpDMYdGc
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 28, 2015
Brandon Browner says "it's been an awesome start" with the #Saints pic.twitter.com/fEb1QodJ2O
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 28, 2015
Spiller Video
.@CJSPILLER says it's been a smooth transition with the #Saints (VIDEO) http://t.co/jvcaRaKLB8 pic.twitter.com/YBTHvMRscp
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 28, 2015
Kenny Vaccaro is said to have bulked up some in the offseason. About 220 lb now.
Sweet AP photo of @KennyVaccaro4 flying at this morning's OTA #Saints pic.twitter.com/Kj5eXDoEzd
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 28, 2015
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