Rashid Shaheed feels mentally and physically ready for the season

Rashid Shaheed missed a large amount New Orleans Saints training camp due to injuries. Under normal circumstances, all that would matter is that he’s healthy for Week 1. Moving into a new scheme under Klint Kubiak adds another layer.

Shaheed’s absence not only means he has to make sure his body is ready, but he’s also missing time to grasp the new offense. Shaheed isn’t worried. He feels comfortable with his understanding of the offense and already feels he has a good physical rhythm in the offense.

Shaheed returned to practice this week and said this: “It felt really, really good today. I feel like I didn’t lose a step. I stayed on top of everything that I needed to throughout the rehab process, so I would be able to be fast and play free and be on the same page with our quarterbacks.”

In a way, that is the easy part. Shaheed, however, took the proper steps to make the mental part easier, as well. His injuries haven’t kept him away from the team. Throughout rehab, the wide receiver continued to ask questions to make sure he was still learning along the way.

“The offense is complex, but if you stay on top of it, you’ll be fine,” he said.