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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Va. -- Saints rookies Vinnie Sunseri and Ronald Powell have a lot in common.

Too much, actually.

Sunseri is a former safety at the University of Alabama, while Powell, an outside linebacker, also played in the Southeastern Conference at the University of Florida.

Both played well in college when healthy, but ended their amateur careers with forgettable knee injuries. Sunseri suffered a ACL knee tear in October, forcing him to miss the rest of the 2013 season. Powell missed the entire 2012 season with two ACL knee tears and was not fully healthy during his final season.

They're both here at Saints training camp in The Greenbrier, hoping to make the regular-season roster on special teams.

Such a feat would allow them to fully recover from their past problems -- more mental than physical -- and could lead to bigger roles in the near future.

"I think it's really important to go out there and show the coaches you can do everything," Sunseri said. "You can play special teams, you can play defense. But for me, to show everybody that that I'm healthy."

Read more: Saints' Vinnie Sunseri, Ronald Powell share common traits | New Orleans Saints | The Sun Herald

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