The New Orleans Saints have been without veteran offensive guard Andrus Peat after he went down with a quad injury in late July, during the team’s fifth training camp practice. He returned to practice for the first time on Thursday morning for a joint session against the Los Angeles Chargers ahead of their preseason game on Sunday night.
Peat is in the middle of a position battle with former starter James Hurst. Hurst is moving inside with the emergence of Trevor Penning at left tackle. Saints fans have a complicated history with Peat, but the former first-round pick is an important player to have healthy. Even if he doesn’t keep a starting job, experienced and at least serviceable offensive lineman are hard to come by in the NFL.
