METAIRIE, La. -- The most spirited moment from the New Orleans Saints' OTA practices that were open to the media over the past three weeks came courtesy of receiver Michael Thomas and cornerback Eli Apple.
Apple broke up a pass intended for Thomas during a particularly intense set of full-team drills. Then quarterback Drew Brees went right back to Thomas on a similar play. This time, Thomas made the catch with Apple draped all over him -- then Thomas promptly threw the ball at his former Ohio State teammate.
“We love it,” Apple said of the competition, before insisting that Thomas didn’t get both feet in bounds on the second play, either.