METAIRIE, La. — Newly signed Saints tight finish Foster Moreau, who’s being handled for most cancers, “completely” may take part in upcoming voluntary offseason practices that start later this month, coach Dennis Allen stated Saturday.
“We don’t anticipate there’s going to be points with him by way of with the ability to take part and all the data that I’ve is that it’s very optimistic,” Allen stated throughout a minicamp for rookies being held this weekend. “I actually don’t anticipate that to be a problem that we’re going to must cope with.”
Allen additionally spoke optimistically concerning the recoveries of veteran two-time All-Professional receiver Michael Thomas and rookie operating again Kendre Miller, a third-round select of TCU on this spring’s NFL Draft.
Miller, who missed the nationwide championship recreation after spraining his knee throughout TCU’s Faculty Soccer Playoff semifinal victory over Michigan, was current for follow, sporting a No. 25 jersey and shorts, however no helmet.
Whereas follow was open to media, Miller was restricted to conditioning work on the facet that consisted primarily of sunshine, straight-line operating.
“I don’t anticipate him to overlook something at coaching camp or something like that,” Allen stated.
The 6-foot, 220-pound Miller rushed for 1,399 yards for TCU final season, averaging 6.7 yards per carry. In three seasons, he posted profession totals of two,410 yards and 26 TDs dashing to go along with 29 catches for 229 yards and one TD receiving.
Allen stated Thomas, who when wholesome is New Orleans’ No. 1 receiver, had “{hardware}” faraway from his surgically repaired foot previously couple weeks. His damage saved him out of all however the first three video games of the 2022 season. And that was after he missed greater than half of the 2020 season and all of 2021 with a nagging ankle damage.
His final full season was 2019, when his 149 catches set an NFL report. In three video games final season, he caught 16 passes for 171 yards and three TDs.
“We be ok with the place he’s at by way of his restoration,” Allen stated. “Once we get him out right here, we anticipate that we’re going to get the participant that we’ve had previously.”
Rookie minicamp was scheduled to wrap up Sunday, and voluntary offseason practices for the complete staff — often called offseason coaching actions — are slated to open Could 23.
Moreau, a New Orleans native who performed in faculty for LSU, performed his first 4 NFL seasons with the Raiders and was contemplating signing with the Saints as a free agent when staff docs found abnormalities that led to a analysis of Hodgkin lymphoma.
Moreau, 26, introduced in late March that he was stepping away from soccer to give attention to his well being, however together with his prognosis trying more and more optimistic, he agreed Wednesday to a three-year, $12 million contract with the Saints.
“Look, you get this unfavorable info that clearly impacts a younger man’s life,” Allen stated. “But, the prognosis for restoration and the prognosis for a therapy plan has all been extraordinarily optimistic. So, in that means, we be ok with it.”
The signing was a well timed one for New Orleans, which traded tight finish Adam Trautman to Denver throughout the draft.
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