The New Orleans Saints are in the early stages of their OTA program. It got off to an amazing start when tight end Foster Moreau, who recently signed a three-year deal after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, took the field for the first time since he got the news. 

Foster joining the Saints has a little extra added sauce to it.

New starting quarterback Derek Carr is no stranger to Foster having played four years with him on the Las Vegas Raiders. So, he naturally has a chemistry with him and it certainly helps with the transition process.

When Carr took the podium for questions on Thursday, he was asked about being teammates with Foster again after taking the field, and his comment was a touching one. 

"It was amazing. There was no learning curve on how to throw him a football," said Carr. "I know how he gets out of breaks and things like that.

"I don't want to undersell what that man just walked through. That's pretty scary news and a pretty scary thing to go through and for him to be out there already, I'm not getting into his business but that's pretty miraculous.

"I know he's thankful. We were praying for him. He called us pretty early when he found out. You know he asked my wife and I to pray for him and obviously, we do because we're family. I'm just happy that he's out there and doing something that he loves to do, and that fact that we get to play together is pretty cool, too."

There's little doubt that Foster feels the same way.

During his four years with Carr on the Raiders, Foster racked up 91 receptions for 1,107 yards and 12 touchdowns while catching 68.9% of his targets. So, the two are just getting acclimated to the new ways in New Orleans because as Carr said they didn't have to learn a thing when it comes to playing together on the field in practice. 

In addition to Foster joining forces again with Carr, he gets to come home to where he grew up, New Orleans. Foster was a star at local Jesuit High School where he won a state championship. Also, he played four years at LSU in nearby Baton Rouge.

Hopefully for the Saints, Carr and Foster can help get them back to the playoffs for the first time since 2020.