NFL.com Wire Reports

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton shortened practice by about 20 minutes Thursday in Coral Gables, Fla., trying to ensure that his players will be fresh for Super Bowl XLIV.

Temperatures were close to 80 degrees when the Saints began practice at the University of Miami. Players removed their shoulder pads for the last 40 minutes of the workout.

The Saints will have had two weeks to prepare for Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts, so Payton said he’s not so much concerned about limiting the length of practice as he is with how good his players look when they’re on the field.

“We’re in the second week now and we can do that (shorten practice),” Payton said. “It was a little warm out here. I think you have to be a little careful. Some guys would worry about getting all the plays in. All I was concerned about was getting good work in, and we accomplished that.”

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