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TITANS,SAINTS For the first time, they are
Continued from Page 17 making good use of an
With a new coach in Mike indoor practice facility
Vrabel, the Titans put — complete with air
a bench on each side conditioning — that was
of their three practice completed earlier this year.
fields, giving players a Despite playing in Florida,
chance to recover when the Buccaneers had
the temperature during never had an indoor
morning practices can feel practice field before now,
like 90 degrees. and coach Dirk Koetter
"I don't think our players has used it liberally. He's
have done a good enough started several practices
job of taking advantage of outdoors before going
it, but, we're trying it out," inside where the Bucs even
Vrabel said. installed bleachers for fans
"Going to Miami and attending open sessions.
Jacksonville in the early Koetter also keeps the Bucs
games here, if there's inside for walkthroughs
anything we can do to to avoid the heat. Just
keep our guys as fresh as Tennessee Titans running backs Dion Lewis (33) and Derrick Henry (22) rest on a cooling bench standing near the cooling
possible on the sideline, during NFL football training camp Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. bench is comfortable
we're going to try." Associated Press enough to watch an
In hot and humid entire practice without
Jacksonville, the Jaguars Inside, it's actually a chilly Payton said colleges such running plays, and then even needing to sit on the
have had such cooling 25 degrees featuring dim as LSU and Alabama are you also have an answer if chilled aluminum seats.
benches for years in the lighting and black padded among those already using someone is going through Titans running back Derrick
shade and near huge fans folding chairs. the cooling trailer. Being in a second-level heat illness Henry tested the cooling
to use during breaks. The Saints can walk in muggy Louisiana, the Saints or God forbid something bench last weekend and
The New Orleans Saints for a quick refresher or sit didn't have to go far to find more serious," Payton said. liked what he found. A big
have used a cooling tent down to drop the body a company that could help "But, the first thing we want man at 6-foot-3, Henry says
for years, even when temperature. If needed, them out. to be able to do is cool the he won't use it too much to
holding training camp at coach Sean Payton can Payton said when the core temperatures down. avoid stiffening up.
Millsaps College in Jackson, put a whole position group temperatures soar, teams We've always taken a lot of Walking by to cool off?
Mississippi. With the tent inside at once, especially can't cool players down breaks, so we've handled "It feels good, especially
kept off to the side of the effective for big men such enough. The trailer allows the heat well. We've had because it's hot out here,"
football fields, it wound up as offensive or defensive New Orleans to keep the to. But if you went back to Henry said. "It's camp, and
too far away for the Saints linemen. Saints refreshed enough to Millsaps even, we had a we got to put it to use. It's a
to slip over during practices. "As bodies go in there, it practice, not just survive cool tent. This is just much good tool for us to cool our
This August, an 18-wheeler goes to 28," Payton said. until the final horn signals a colder." body off, so we're ready
dropped off what looks like "But it's almost three times blissful end. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers when we go back out
a massive storage trailer. colder than a tent." "You want to not just be don't use cooling benches. there."q

Johnny Manziel says he had 'delayed onset concussion'

MONTREAL (AP) — Johnny ziel attended team meet-
Manziel described his con- ings, but didn't practice
dition as a "delayed onset this week. He didn't speak
concussion" and said he to the media. "I walked by
had headaches. him today and I asked how
The Montreal quarterback he was feeling and he said
spoke on a podcast Thurs- OK, but it wasn't OK good,
day, five days after taking it was just kind of OK," Sher-
a big hit and fumbling at man said. With Manziel out,
the goal line in the Alou- Antonio Pipkin will start Sat-
ettes' 24-17 loss at Ottawa. urday night at Edmonton.
Manziel was cleared to He'll be the injury-ravaged
stay in the game after be- Alouettes' fifth starter and
ing checked out by the sixth quarterback overall in
referee, the league injury nine games. Montreal is 1-7
spotter and the team's this season and has won
doctor. He missed practice just once in 19 games go-
Tuesday and was placed ing back a year.q
under concussion protocol
Wednesday. "As far as him
going to get blood work
done, that was in relation
to his medication (for bipo-
lar disorder)," coach Mike
Sherman said. "The side-ef-
fects of his medication are
very similar to what some- In this Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018 file photo, Montreal Alouettes quarterback Johnny Manziel (2)
one who took a blow to passes during first-half CFL football game action against the Ottawa Redblacks in Ottawa, Ontario.
the head could be." Man- Associated Press