METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The third consecutive year of joint preseason practices between the New Orleans No surprise there.
Four fights broke out in a one-hour span of the final practice between the two teams last year.
Houston, a 350-mile drive West on I-10, is the closest NFL city to New Orleans. Many New Orleans natives who fled the city during Hurricane Katrina still live in Houston.
The Saints and Texans have a burgeoning rivalry even though they are in opposite conferences and have played only twice in the regular season since Houston joined the league in 2002.
