Five things to know about the New Orleans Saints as they move from a closed Tuesday practice to an open session at Tulane

The New Orleans Saints’ training-camp week continues with a closed practice on Tuesday, Aug. 25, followed by an open practice on Wednesday at Tulane. The team framed Tuesday as a day for internal work, then pointed to Wednesday as the session fans and media can watch, a key distinction during the final stretch of preseason preparation.

The move from a closed window to an open one matters because it shapes what the public can evaluate. Open practices typically offer a clearer look at how the coaching staff balances fundamentals, situational reps, and late-camp conditioning, while closed practices are often used to run more detailed installations with fewer outside interruptions.

As the Saints work through Week 3 of camp, the day-to-day focus usually sharpens toward preseason game readiness. That includes how the team practices tempo and communication, how often it drills red-zone and third-down packages, and how different units coordinate when the work becomes more game-shaped than camp-shaped.

For fans planning to attend, Wednesday’s open practice at Tulane becomes the practical focal point: it is the point at which the team is intentionally allowing visibility into its preparation. Tuesday’s closed session, by contrast, is part of the organization’s regular process to fine-tune execution before bringing the practice environment into public view.

The Saints’ own training-camp messaging on Tuesday was structured as a “five things to know” briefing, indicating that the club expects fans to track specific camp details from day to day. Even when those details are mostly logistical or operational, they reflect how the Saints are managing progression through camp, from early-work priorities to later-week execution and depth-building.

In a preseason setting, continuity is often the difference between a good practice and a practice that translates to Saturdays and Thursdays. The contrast between Tuesday’s closed work and Wednesday’s open session sets up a logical narrative for observers, because the open practice can function as the most tangible snapshot of what the coaching staff wants to emphasize next.

What to watch next is straightforward: whether the Saints use Wednesday’s open practice to showcase particular phases of training that have been emphasized during Week 3. With a closed practice immediately preceding it, the open session at Tulane is likely to offer the clearest, most current look at the team’s rhythm heading into the next portion of the preseason timeline.