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Saints News, 6/30/15: Rookie Stephone Anthony Looks Impressive So Far

From the Sun Herald: Working almost exclusively with the No. 2 unit during minicamp and organized team activities, Anthony picked up the defense quickly, made several plays in the passing game and often looked right at home moving at the NFL’s accelerated pace. “I think the game, it’s not very fast for him,” defensive coordinator Rob Ryan said. “He’s been really well-coached in college, he understands football, he loves football, so he’s learning at a very quick rate, and that’s awesome. That you can see with no pads on.”

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rookie Confessional: Garrett Grayson VIDEO-&gt; <a href="http://t.co/3AzS60P2WS">http://t.co/3AzS60P2WS</a> &#10;(You will enjoy how he closes it!) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saints?src=hash">#Saints</a> <a href="http://t.co/vCGsz5He5a">pic.twitter.com/vCGsz5He5a</a></p>&mdash; New Orleans Saints (@Saints) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saints/status/615600757161742336">June 29, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NFL’s Aug. 11 meeting on L.A. situation will be owners-only <a href="http://t.co/syNyfAfJgn">http://t.co/syNyfAfJgn</a></p>&mdash; ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/615817301770698752">June 30, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nite nite everyone. Thanks for helping us work toward passing the Steve Gleason Act. More to come. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FinishStrong?src=hash">#FinishStrong</a> &#10;-SG <a href="http://t.co/Smc6OvRSVm">pic.twitter.com/Smc6OvRSVm</a></p>&mdash; Steve Gleason (@TeamGleason) <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamGleason/status/615722582470434816">June 30, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A Lions fan has been fined and sentenced to community service for using a laser pointer to distract Kyle Orton <a href="http://t.co/uA95TY2ac5">http://t.co/uA95TY2ac5</a></p>&mdash; ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/615636515310444545">June 29, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">He&#39;s going to Cleveland! How much yall wanna bet!!! <a href="https://t.co/nj5rmlUv4m">https://t.co/nj5rmlUv4m</a></p>&mdash; Benjamin Watson (@BenjaminSWatson) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenjaminSWatson/status/615617317687263232">June 29, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Found out my kids would rather eat in a tent than a table. What&#39;d you learn by going <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DarkForDinner?src=hash">#DarkForDinner</a>? <a href="https://twitter.com/DixieProduct">@DixieProduct</a> <a href="http://t.co/8AiFzH7Jzq">pic.twitter.com/8AiFzH7Jzq</a></p>&mdash; Drew Brees (@drewbrees) <a href="https://twitter.com/drewbrees/status/615609465618849792">June 29, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you to all the coaches, parents and campers that made our 9th year the best one yet!! Geaux Eagles!! <a href="https://t.co/o4SdDKmQ4u">https://t.co/o4SdDKmQ4u</a></p>&mdash; Zach Strief (@ZachStrief) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachStrief/status/615572184015237121">June 29, 2015</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Marshawn dives into Skittles. If Pete Carroll had written this, he would&#39;ve had Conan pass. <a href="http://t.co/lAEU71kHLF">http://t.co/lAEU71kHLF</a> <a href="http://t.co/mpduZ57QnV">pic.twitter.com/mpduZ57QnV</a></p>&mdash; Jay Busbee (@jaybusbee) <a href="https://twitter.com/jaybusbee/status/615874850138099713">June 30, 2015</a></blockquote>

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