John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.com
As much as possible, the New Orleans Saints are attempting to remove the element of surprise.
That explains the practice squad additions of kicker Blair Walsh and long snapper John Denney, seven- and 15-year NFL veterans, respectively, as New Orleans (13-4) prepares for Sunday's NFC Divisional round playoff game against Tampa Bay (12-5) in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
New Orleans lost its entire running backs room entering the regular-season finale against Carolina: Alvin Kamara tested positive for Covid-19, and Latavius Murray, Dwayne Washington, Michael Burton and running backs coach Joel Thomas were declared out due to contact tracing.
Ty Montgomery, who'd been practicing primarily at receiver for several weeks, moved back to running back and the Saints signed running back Tony Jones Jr. off their practice squad for the Carolina game. Montgomery rushed for 105 yards on 18 carries in a 33-7 victory. ...
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