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Marcus Williams spoke to media members for about six minutes on Friday following Day 2 of Saints training camp.

The second-year safety used the word "past" six times during the first two minutes.

The "past" is where Williams has buried his miscue that buried the Saints' season six months ago.

Surely it hasn't been easy though.



There have been plenty of reminders of the "Minnesota Miracle," the play in which Vikings quarterback Case Keenum connected with Stefon Diggs for a 61-yard touchdown as time expired, crushing the heart of the city of New Orleans.

There were memes all over the internet of Williams' missed tackle. There are the Saints fans who still talk about the play and wonder "what if?"

And just last week, the play won the ESPY Award for Best Moment.

In the city of New Orleans, it was anything but a "best moment."

But as Williams reminded the media repeatedly on Friday, that play is over.

"It's the past," he said. "I'm moving on. You know it's always going to be on your mind, but you've gotta move on. It's a new season, new team; everybody is trying to be better than they were last year."

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