John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.com
New Orleans Saints rookies, first-year players and newcomers mainly have had the run of the practice facilities for the last several weeks. Indoctrination into the total team begins this week, as the Saints begin OTAs.
“It’s a chance to introduce a few new things, but it’s also a chance to get some of the younger players around the veterans,” Coach Sean Payton said Monday, prior to participating in the 27th annual Saints Hall of Fame Celebrity Golf Classic, at Bayou Oaks.
“And of course, we’ve got some veteran players that are new,” Payton said. “So you’re really looking at just beginning the process. You’re beginning an installation that’s going to be similar to training camp, and yet, you still have to focus on the lifting and conditioning.”
That approach to the basics has added up for the Saints, who won the NFC South Division title for the second consecutive year last season, the first time in franchise history that New Orleans has won back-to-back division championships.
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