By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
In the midst of his 10th pro season, this was a first for New Orleans Saints center Max Unger: Back-to-back Thursday games, three games in 11 days.
Now, he is looking forward to the one benefit that comes from that scheduling quirk.
“That’s a tough schedule,” Unger said. "There’s no excuse because Dallas did the same thing. We just have to be able to manage unique schedules when they’re presented, but these next couple days will be good to kind of get a break, a little bit extra treatment and kind of get ready for the fourth quarter (of the season).”
The Saints will be afforded something of a mini bye week coming off their second straight Thursday game, getting a couple days off to rebound and recover from a physical loss to the Cowboys in Dallas. ...
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In the midst of his 10th pro season, this was a first for New Orleans Saints center Max Unger: Back-to-back Thursday games, three games in 11 days.
Now, he is looking forward to the one benefit that comes from that scheduling quirk.
“That’s a tough schedule,” Unger said. "There’s no excuse because Dallas did the same thing. We just have to be able to manage unique schedules when they’re presented, but these next couple days will be good to kind of get a break, a little bit extra treatment and kind of get ready for the fourth quarter (of the season).”
The Saints will be afforded something of a mini bye week coming off their second straight Thursday game, getting a couple days off to rebound and recover from a physical loss to the Cowboys in Dallas. ...
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