Rookie running back Devin Neal had to wait until the preseason finale to show what he could do in a New Orleans Saints uniform, but he made a positive impression.

Neal turned his seven touches into 30 yards — five rushes for 20 yards, and two catches for 10 yards. His first carry as a professional went for five yards up the gut, and he added a 9-yard catch and run to move the chains on third down on the Saints' lone touchdown drive.

"He's a beast," said quarterback Tyler Shough . "His savviness is what stands out to me. In the run game, he's really a power runner but he's got some finesse. And he's also extremely capable in the pass game, as we've seen in practices running some of these choice routes; he's been getting open almost every single time."

Neal missed several weeks of t

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