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Payton frustrated with DT Ellis' holdout (AP)

 
Sedrick Ellis' holdout reached its sixth day Monday and Saints coach Sean Payton appeared to be growing tired of it. "He's missing opportunities to get better, and that can affect his play," Payton said. "If you just look at the history of guys who have held out for longer than a period of four or five days, it hasn't been real good." The Saints reported to training camp for weigh-ins and... (link)

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