New Orleans Saints fullback John Kuhn spent recent months around the coaching staff while recovering from a torn bicep before being designated to return from injured reserve Wednesday.
While there is optimism that Kuhn could return to the active roster, coach Sean Payton jokingly pointed to another motive in potentially bringing back the 12-year pro.
"He's been hanging out here with the coaching staff late nights and we're getting kind of tired of him, really," Payton said during a Thursday morning teleconference. "So, he can now go back down and start training."
The kidding aside, the Saints have a maximum of three weeks to evaluate Kuhn's progress before electing to activate him.