Saints to hold 2017 Training Camp at Metairie facility

Danno · 02-09-2017, 04:21 PM

The New Orleans Saints are staying home for training camp in 2017.

The Saints announced Thursday that training camp will be held at the team's practice facility in Metairie after spending the past three years at The Greenbriar in Sulphur Springs, W.V.

"We first want to thank Governor Jim Justice and everybody at The Greenbrier, as well as all of our fans who attended training camp there for such an outstanding experience," general manager Mickey Loomis said in a statement. "Jim, his staff and the community went above and beyond to embrace our organization and create a great environment for our football team.

"However, we have decided that holding training camp at our practice facility is the right thing to do for our club at this time, where we have the combination of an indoor practice facility in the case of inclement weather as well as access to all of the state-of-the art technology in areas such our medical, weight and video facilities, all factors which are integral to supporting the preparations of our football team."

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dizzle88 · 02-09-2017, 04:36 PM

Good news!!

Training camp is going to be a tough one fellas but it's for the best!

Rugby Saint II · 02-09-2017, 04:37 PM

Fantastic!!! Maybe I can make more practices along with the rest of the regional fans. It's good to have them home where they can focus on football and not the resort golf course and massages. I like having the team available for the fans. With 7-9 seasons building comradre with the fan base is a good idea.

Lord_Saint83 · 02-09-2017, 04:38 PM

Good i can go more often now since I'm only 50 mi away

RockyMountainSaint · 02-09-2017, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by Lord_Saint83

Good i can go more often now since I'm only 50 mi away

It's going to be tough getting to work as I live only 1.5 miles away from the Saints' facility.

K Major · 02-09-2017, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by RockyMountainSaint

It's going to be tough getting to work as I live only 1.5 miles away from the Saints' facility.

RM,
You're just showing off now

. Lucky dog !!

RockyMountainSaint · 02-10-2017, 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by K Major

RM,
You're just showing off now . Lucky dog !!

You don't know how tough it is in this Metairie Hood, Son!

It's actually a fantastic neighborhood that just happens to be in close proximity to the facility.

Life decisions and all.

It actually blows in summer.
Like all of SE LA.

Utah_Saint · 02-09-2017, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by Lord_Saint83

Good i can go more often now since I'm only 50 mi away

Me too! Greenbriar was a 1,936 mile drive. Metairie is only 1,728.

saintfan · 02-09-2017, 04:48 PM

Championship!

ChrisXVI · 02-09-2017, 05:12 PM

Is it gonna be "roughing it" when they go to their million dollar homes with personal chefs after practice?

02-09-2017, 04:21 PM	#1
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,655	Saints to hold 2017 Training Camp at Metairie facility The New Orleans Saints are staying home for training camp in 2017. The Saints announced Thursday that training camp will be held at the team's practice facility in Metairie after spending the past three years at The Greenbriar in Sulphur Springs, W.V. "We first want to thank Governor Jim Justice and everybody at The Greenbrier, as well as all of our fans who attended training camp there for such an outstanding experience," general manager Mickey Loomis said in a statement. "Jim, his staff and the community went above and beyond to embrace our organization and create a great environment for our football team. "However, we have decided that holding training camp at our practice facility is the right thing to do for our club at this time, where we have the combination of an indoor practice facility in the case of inclement weather as well as access to all of the state-of-the art technology in areas such our medical, weight and video facilities, all factors which are integral to supporting the preparations of our football team." more on NOLA Twitter Attached Thumbnails saintfan, jnormand, foreverfan and 1 others like this.
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dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 10,838	Re: Saints to hold 2017 Training Camp at Metairie facility Good news!! Training camp is going to be a tough one fellas but it's for the best! jnormand, Danno, RockyMountainSaint and 1 others like this.

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Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 23,798	Re: Saints to hold 2017 Training Camp at Metairie facility Fantastic!!! Maybe I can make more practices along with the rest of the regional fans. It's good to have them home where they can focus on football and not the resort golf course and massages. I like having the team available for the fans. With 7-9 seasons building comradre with the fan base is a good idea. jnormand, Danno, RockyMountainSaint and 1 others like this.

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Lord_Saint83 100% Blunt Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Saint Gabriel, La Posts: 2,754	Re: Saints to hold 2017 Training Camp at Metairie facility Good i can go more often now since I'm only 50 mi away Danno, RockyMountainSaint and K Major like this.

02-09-2017, 08:28 PM	#5
RockyMountainSaint Mmm That Smell! Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Metairie Terrace Posts: 3,073	Re: Saints to hold 2017 Training Camp at Metairie facility Originally Posted by Lord_Saint83 Good i can go more often now since I'm only 50 mi away It's going to be tough getting to work as I live only 1.5 miles away from the Saints' facility. foreverfan, Rugby Saint II and Lord_Saint83 like this.

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,086 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints to hold 2017 Training Camp at Metairie facility Originally Posted by RockyMountainSaint It's going to be tough getting to work as I live only 1.5 miles away from the Saints' facility. RM, You're just showing off now . Lucky dog !! foreverfan and Rugby Saint II like this.

02-10-2017, 12:31 AM	#7
RockyMountainSaint Mmm That Smell! Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Metairie Terrace Posts: 3,073	Re: Saints to hold 2017 Training Camp at Metairie facility Originally Posted by K Major RM, You're just showing off now . Lucky dog !! You don't know how tough it is in this Metairie Hood, Son! It's actually a fantastic neighborhood that just happens to be in close proximity to the facility. Life decisions and all. It actually blows in summer. Like all of SE LA. foreverfan likes this.

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Utah_Saint Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 3,521	Re: Saints to hold 2017 Training Camp at Metairie facility Originally Posted by Lord_Saint83 Good i can go more often now since I'm only 50 mi away Me too! Greenbriar was a 1,936 mile drive. Metairie is only 1,728. neugey, jeanpierre, Rugby Saint II and 2 others like this.

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ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Saints to hold 2017 Training Camp at Metairie facility Is it gonna be "roughing it" when they go to their million dollar homes with personal chefs after practice? Danno and hagan714 like this.

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