Saints agree to train in Mississippi

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Saints agree to train in MississippiAssociated PressPosted: 4 hours ago JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The New Orleans Saints are marching to Mississippi.The Saints announced a four-year agreement Thursday to hold training camp at Millsaps College in an attempt to broaden the team's fan base and help new coach Sean Payton build team unity."We believe by having camp away, it's good for building a bond for coaches and owners and players," owner Tom Benson said. "We want these to be the Mississippi Saints - as well as the New Orleans Saints and the Louisiana Saints - and this is a major start in that direction."Financial terms weren't disclosed, though the announcement had been expected for weeks, ever since Benson and other team officials toured the Division III campus a month ago."The enthusiasm and welcome that we received really made it an easy decision," general manager Mickey Loomis said.The Saints will hold 35 practices July 28 through Aug. 25, the day before they play the Indianapolis Colts across the street from the downtown Jackson campus at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in their third preseason game.The Saints held their previous three training camps at their practice facility in Metairie, La. Before that, they regularly went on the road for camp, traveling to cities in Louisiana, Mississippi, California, Ohio, Wisconsin and Florida.Payton has said he would prefer to move the team during training camp to avoid distractions and build team unity. As an assistant with the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants, Payton routinely went on the road for preseason camp."With a new staff, opening the Sean Payton era, it's important that we get away and develop that bunker mentality," Loomis said.</div>http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/5720056
     

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