By Jeff Duncan

The New Orleans Saints weathered triple-digit temperatures in the merciless Louisiana heat on Sunday but managed to get through the two-hour practice without incident.

The on-field temperature was 95 degrees when the practice started and the heat index reached 119 degrees at times during the two-hour workout. 

“At some point in training camp you’re going to have to fight through some weather like this and we were fortunate with some cloud cover,” Saints coach Sean Payton said. “It doesn’t make it tougher; I just think it’s part of getting in shape in training camp, mentally and the challenge of focusing on our job when your body starts getting tired.”

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