Whew: the New Orleans Saints were required to thin out their roster from 90 players to just 85 ahead of Tuesday’s NFL deadline, but they took it to another level by filing a dozen roster moves with the daily transactions wire. Three players have been signed ahead of this week’s joint practices and preseason game with the Green Bay Packers, while seven others have been waived (two with injury designations), a backup offensive lineman has been placed on injured reserve, and a young defensive back was released with an injury settlement. Here’s instant analysis on each move:
Saints file a dozen roster moves ahead of NFL cuts deadline
The Saints filed a dozen roster moves ahead of Tuesday’s NFL roster cuts deadline, signing three new players before joint practices with the Packers this week:
