The Saints were busy Tuesday on their first full day back from an extended training camp in Oxnard, Calif., a week of practices that were sandwiched between two road exhibition games. In addition to getting back on the practice field … Continue reading
The Saints worked on Raiders formations in practice Friday evening and had a walkthrough Saturday morning to wrap up a week of work in Oxnard, Calif. After the walkthrough, they boarded a chartered plane for the short flight to the … Continue reading
Saints rookie running back Mark Ingram returned to practice Thursday after resting his knee for two days and should play in Sunday’s game at Oakland, coach Sean Payton said after a 2 1/2-hour workout in Oxnard, Calif. Also back were … Continue reading
The Saints, who held the second of five practices in Oxnard, Calif., on Tuesday, received good news when tests on Pro Bowl guard Carl Nicks’ left knee came back negative. Nicks was hurt in Monday’s practice, but coach Sean Payton … Continue reading
By LARRY HOLDER Special to the Advocate OXNARD, Calif. — It didn’t matter whether you called the kind of defense the New Orleans Saints played Saturday night against the Houston Texans vanilla or simply nonexistent. It wasn’t pretty, and the … Continue reading
After three weeks of work at their training facility, the Saints will have an extended training camp this week in Oxnard, Calif. Sean Payton’s team will practice Monday through Friday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. CDT in an effort to create some … Continue reading
Saints coach Sean Payton said he wants to see improvement from his first-team offense, which had three three-and-outs in a 24-3 win over San Francisco in the preseason opener, in Saturday night’s exhibition game at Houston. “You want to see … Continue reading
METAIRIE — After getting between 14 and 16 plays in their exhibition opener last week, the Saints’ starting offense and defense may get as many as 25 snaps Saturday night against the Houston Texans. Coach Sean Payton said he wants … Continue reading
METAIRIE — Through nearly three weeks of training camp practices, the Saints’ injury list has been pretty manageable for Sean Payton and his coaching staff. Until Wednesday, that is. Sixteen of the 90 players on the roster did not participate … Continue reading
METAIRIE — The Saints coaching staff livened up a warm Tuesday afternoon practice with a live goal-line drill that gave their starters as well as second- and third-teamers a chance to shine. For only the second time since training camp … Continue reading