By Jeff Duncan
It was 40 minutes after the New Orleans Saints’ Black and Gold scrimmage. The crowd had long since retreated to the comfort of their air-conditioned cars. Inside, Saints players were sprawled across the locker room, giddily anticipating their first time off since the start of training camp eight days ago.
Michael DeMocker/The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees put in extra work at Saturday’s Black and Gold scrimmage.But Drew Brees hadn’t had enough.
After conducting post-practice interviews, he strapped on his helmet and dived back into the unrelenting midday sun.
While the media congregated around linebacker Jon Vilma, Brees quietly ran wind sprints across the practice field by himself.



