The New Orleans Saints announced their initial 16-man practice squad, which doesn’t include a couple of players reported to be signing. What’s the deal with that? Rosters are very fluid this time of the year and the Saints are likely waiting to designate some players on the 53-man roster to injured reserve, so that they’ll have the opportunity to return to action later this season.
Or they could just be dragging their feet for other reasons. Whatever the case may be, the Saints have been credibly reported to be signing running backs Tony Jones Jr. (from the Denver Broncos) and Jordan Mims (from the Buffalo Bills) to their practice squad, but neither of them were listed in the team’s initial release. We’ll keep an eye out for confirmation on those fronts.
In the meantime, here is the group as it currently stands: