| | By Doug Brien
Special to ESPN.com
Editor's note: What is life in an NFL training camp like? Kicker Doug Brien takes you inside the camp of the New Orleans Saints with his daily diary for ESPN.com.
Wednesday, July 19
THIBODAUX, La. -- Thanks to all of you who prayed for cooler weather
down here in Bayou country; the last two days have
been fairly nice. Yesterday?s 3 p.m. practice was our
best so far. It?s all about the clouds. Even though it
was still hot and humid, the cloud cover made things
very manageable.
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The practice was not quite as fun for our tight ends.
With Andrew Glover and Austin Wheatley down,
Cameron Cleeland and Cuncho Brown had to take all
of the repetitions. Cam told me after practice that it
was the toughest practice of his life. Cam was taking
so many repetitions that the trainers actually
assigned a person to him make sure he had water
between every play.
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Cam told me after practice that it
was the toughest practice of his life. Cam was taking
so many repetitions that the trainers actually
assigned a person to him make sure he had water
between every play. ” |
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Speaking of personal attention, the people down here
in Thibodaux have been extremely friendly to us. The
captain of the Nicholls State police force gave a few
of us a ride from practice to dinner the other day. He
also helped one of our rookie players, Pete
Destefano, get a package that had been misdirected
on the Nicholls State campus. At dinner, the head
chef often comes out to mingle with the players and
make sure the food is good. I think the woman who
works at the desk in our dorms says "hello" or "good
day" to every player that passes. Personally, I really
enjoy the small town atmosphere of Thibodaux; it's
very refreshing.
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