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Dylan Sanders

Saints OL Andrus Peat returns to practice for first time since late July

The New Orleans Saints have been without veteran offensive guard Andrus Peat after he went down with a quad injury in late July, during the team’s fifth training camp practice. He returned to practice for the first time on Thursday morning for a joint session against the Los Angeles Chargers ahead of their preseason game on Sunday night.

Peat is in the middle of a position battle with former starter James Hurst. Hurst is moving inside with the emergence of Trevor Penning at left tackle. Saints fans have a complicated history with Peat, but the former first-round pick is an important player to have healthy. Even if he doesn’t keep a starting job, experienced and at least serviceable offensive lineman are hard to come by in the NFL.

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