The New Orleans Saints continue to prepare for Sunday's game in Paris against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Saints' arrangements in Paris are giving the players a chance to bond with each other.
"They're set up exactly like it would be in a training camp," Saints radio analyst Deuce McAllister said, noting that the living arrangements in particular mirror what the team experiences in the preseason. "It's not like you have different housing arrangements. Everybody is in one location as far as the players are concerned."
That bonding extends to going out and about in the City of Light. McAllister told WWL's Tommy Tucker that players have been ventured around Paris together to check out what the city has to offer. That, McAllister said, gives the Paris trip an environment similar to a bowl game.
"All of the guys, when they go out, it's not normally just one person. It's two or three people, even after meetings (saying) let's go get something to eat," McAllister said. "Some guys have had events they've gone to. There's really not a curfew for the guys early in the week."
