VIDEO REPORT: Thursday’s practice at UC Irvine was a nice reset for the Saints
VIDEO REPORT: Thursday’s practice at UC Irvine was a nice reset for the Saints
You certainly cannot ask for better weather. We’re here at Inspiration Point overlooking Newport Bay. People out here just checking out the wonderful scenes along with us. The Saints very much inspired by being out here on the West Coast. The first practice was amazing. Tyler Shuck ran with the first team, Spencer Ratler with the second team. Each guy had *** passing touchdown. Spencer Ratler had 2 passing touchdowns and *** rushing touchdown. The practice was about an hour and *** half up tempo, *** lot of pace. They got in *** lot of plays on both sides of the ball. Another great thing is they’re not in *** metay heat like they were in the 1st 11 practices. So this was *** chance for Keller Moore and his players to refocus. You go through training camp and certainly it turns into some dog days at times, so to speak, uh, you know, I think this allows our guys just kind of hit *** little reset button. We, uh, flew out here. Everyone had kind of *** nice night last night as far as grabbing dinner, and then this morning we kind of reshotel, uh, focused up, and, uh, these guys had an excellent practice. I love the energy that was out here. You can tell the juice is really, really good and so we just gotta keep building on that. You get more work done and as far as team wise, you’re the camaraderie, I feel like it tends to build because you’re not like going home to your separate houses, separate apartments, you know, separate. Hotels and things like that we’re all going back to the same place allowing us to like gel more together as *** as *** whole, as *** whole team and I think that that’s part of the reason why it’ll help. So practice number two for the Saints on the West Coast will be kind of like Sunday’s practice, *** scrimmage. It will not be *** 126 place scrimmage. That’s because they have *** game Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers. Hopefully we find out who is gonna be the starting quarterback in that game here at Newport Beach, Shariashak, WDSU News.
VIDEO REPORT: Thursday’s practice at UC Irvine was a nice reset for the Saints
VIDEO REPORT: Thursday’s practice at UC Irvine was a nice reset for the Saints
Updated: 11:29 PM CDT Aug 7, 2025
The New Orleans Saints enjoyed the great weather as they held their first training camp practice at UC Irvine Thursday afternoon.It was a fast paced practice, where Saints head coach Kellen Moore had his team get in a lot of work in an hour and a half.Quarterback Tyler Shough ran the first-team offense, going 8-15 with 1 touchdown pass.Quarterback Spencer Rattler worked with the second-team offense, finishing 8-11 with 2 passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown.Quarterback Jake Haener led the third-team offense, completing 4-5 passes.One of the reasons why Moore likes having his team in Irvine is it gives them a chance to reset and refocus away from the Metairie heat.It’s also another chance for some more team bonding.The Saints will have another scrimmage Friday but not the 126-play scrimmage like they had Sunday.
IRVINE, Calif. —
The New Orleans Saints enjoyed the great weather as they held their first training camp practice at UC Irvine Thursday afternoon.
It was a fast paced practice, where Saints head coach Kellen Moore had his team get in a lot of work in an hour and a half.
Quarterback Tyler Shough ran the first-team offense, going 8-15 with 1 touchdown pass.
Quarterback Spencer Rattler worked with the second-team offense, finishing 8-11 with 2 passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown.
Quarterback Jake Haener led the third-team offense, completing 4-5 passes.
One of the reasons why Moore likes having his team in Irvine is it gives them a chance to reset and refocus away from the Metairie heat.
It’s also another chance for some more team bonding.
The Saints will have another scrimmage Friday but not the 126-play scrimmage like they had Sunday.