IRVINE, Calif. — With a joint practice against the Los Angeles Rams on the schedule for Thursday, the New Orleans Saints held a short and light practice Wednesday afternoon at UC-Irvine, working for about an hour in shells before calling it a day.
New Orleans ran only 32 plays during full-team drills, focusing mostly on situational work, and ran its first period of seven-on-seven since late July. As they’ve done several times in recent practices, the Saints rotated Tyler Shough and Spencer Rattler with the first team throughout, giving Shough the first opportunity while giving Rattler an extended look with the first team late.
After a somewhat off day in Tuesday’s practice, Rattler rebounded with a mostly sharp effort in Wednesday’s session. And while Kellen Moore said earlier thi