Sean Payton informs Saints no offseason program this spring

SmashMouth · 04-23-2020, 10:15 AM

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton told players Wednesday that they will not have any type of offseason program this spring, virtual or otherwise.

"Take care of your families, your health, and be ready this summer," Payton was quoted as saying, with general manager Mickey Loomis confirming the coach's comment during his pre-draft news conference.

Payton shared the news in a video conference with more than 80 players on Wednesday morning. He said the Saints will not have a team-led offseason program even if the NFL rules change and allow players to return to their facilities.

"No virtual workouts, no online meetings, no workouts at the facility, even if it's allowed," Payton was quoted as saying. "Show up in July for training camp in the best shape of your life."

Loomis said the team will still have communication with players throughout the offseason, but "we're not gonna be doing virtual workouts and things like that."

"I think [Payton's point] is more about, 'Look, pay attention to your family. Pay attention to keeping yourself and your family safe. Abide by the orders of each of the states that you're in. We'll handle the rest of it,'" Loomis said. "'Get yourself in shape. And then when we're able to get together, we'll move on and we'll have a great training camp and a great season.'

"And look, we have a lot of guys that we have great faith and trust in in terms of being in shape when we do get going in training camp."

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 39,204 Blog Entries: 29	Sean Payton informs Saints no offseason program this spring New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton told players Wednesday that they will not have any type of offseason program this spring, virtual or otherwise. "Take care of your families, your health, and be ready this summer," Payton was quoted as saying, with general manager Mickey Loomis confirming the coach's comment during his pre-draft news conference. Payton shared the news in a video conference with more than 80 players on Wednesday morning. He said the Saints will not have a team-led offseason program even if the NFL rules change and allow players to return to their facilities. "No virtual workouts, no online meetings, no workouts at the facility, even if it's allowed," Payton was quoted as saying. "Show up in July for training camp in the best shape of your life." Twitter Loomis said the team will still have communication with players throughout the offseason, but "we're not gonna be doing virtual workouts and things like that." "I think [Payton's point] is more about, 'Look, pay attention to your family. Pay attention to keeping yourself and your family safe. Abide by the orders of each of the states that you're in. We'll handle the rest of it,'" Loomis said. "'Get yourself in shape. And then when we're able to get together, we'll move on and we'll have a great training camp and a great season.' "And look, we have a lot of guys that we have great faith and trust in in terms of being in shape when we do get going in training camp." more from Triplett

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