Nakia Hogan

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and the receivers stayed after practice nearly 30 minutes on a sweltering summer day Thursday, working extra to prepare for tonight’s preseason game against the Houston Texans at the Superdome.

That extra work is to be expected from Brees, the Super Bowl MVP and team leader.

But on one of the team’s side fields, away from the adoring fans waiting for autographs, linebacker after linebacker took turns attacking a tackling sled, trying to perfect the fundamentals that were lacking in last week’s 27-24 preseason loss to the New England Patriots when the Saints missed countless tackles.

“That’s definitely something extra,” outside linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar said of the post-practice drills. “You’ve got to do the work. You see Drew out there working. If Drew’s out there working, you had better be working.”

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