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Morgan aiming to reclaim role in Saints pass game

Joe Morgan sprinted downfield on an out pattern and caught a deep pass from Drew Brees in stride. It's still Cheap NFL jerseys the early days of the New Orleans Saints' training camp, but the two have looked in sync, which fellow Saints see as a promising sign. ''Joe Morgan looked fast and healthy, '' the defensive end Cam Jordan said. ''We know what he can do when he's healthy. ''Wholesale mlb Jerseys



The Saints are well aware of Morgan's potential. That's why they signed him as an undrafted free agent out of Walsh College in 2011. A promising rookie preseason was cut short by torn cartilage in his knee, which landed him on injured reserve. So it wasn't until 2012 that he provided a glimpse of what he could do. He had 379 yards receiving on just 10 catches, three of them for touchdowns.

The Saints were eager to see if Morgan could build on that until he tore knee ligaments on a hit by safety Kenny Vaccaro during an intrasquad scrimmage last August. After spending two of his first three seasons on injured reserve, he is back in training camp for his fourth pro season, and doesn't appear to have lost the speed that made him a big-play threat in the only season he's played.

Morgan aiming to reclaim role in Saints pass game

Joe Morgan sprinted downfield on an out pattern and caught a deep pass from Drew Brees in stride. It's still Nice cheap Jerseys
the early days of the New Orleans Saints' training camp, but the two have looked in sync, which fellow Saints see as a promising sign. ''Joe Morgan looked fast and healthy, '' the defensive end Cam Jordan said. ''We know what he can do when he's healthy. ''Wholesale Jerseys online


The Saints are well aware of Morgan's potential. That's why they signed him as an undrafted free agent out of Walsh College in 2011. A promising rookie preseason was cut short by torn cartilage in his knee, which landed him on injured reserve. So it wasn't until 2012 that he provided a glimpse of what he could do. He had 379 yards receiving on just 10 catches, three of them for touchdowns.

The Saints were eager to see if Morgan could build on that until he tore knee ligaments on a hit by safety Kenny Vaccaro during an intrasquad scrimmage last August. After spending two of his first three seasons on injured reserve, he is back in training camp for his fourth pro season, and doesn't appear to have lost the speed that made him a big-play threat in the only season he's played.

Royals' Hosmer back in lineup, Vargas improving

Left-hander Jason Vargas peered toward the plate, wound up and delivered a fastball with total confidence, and Eric Hosmer took a massive cut with just as much certainty in his swing. Both of which were good news for the Kansas City Royals.

For Hosmer, it was one last test of his bruised hand before returning to the lineup for Tuesday night's series opener against Minnesota. For Vargas, it was a four-inning simulated game that could be the final hurdle in returning to the starting rotation following an appendectomy.

The Royals began the day five games back of Detroit in the AL Central, and just 2 1/2 games out of the second wild card. They are trying to end a playoff drought that stretches back to 1985. ''Games throughout the year are huge, '' Hosmer said, ''but obviously time is ticking down now. ''Hosmer's return should help. Not only is he far better defensively than Billy Butler, who filled in at first base, but he also was starting to heat up when he took a pitch from Boston's Jon Lester off his right hand. Hosmer was hitting. 410 in July, the best in the majors.

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