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49ers officially add WR Willie Snead, OL Jordan Mills

The #49ers announced 2 signings Saturday morning.

The 49ers on Saturday officially announced two additions to their roster. Wide receiver Willie Snead and offensive lineman Jordan Mills were both signed and joined the club for Saturday’s practice. Snead’s signing was reported Friday.

Mills and Snead will take the two roster spots recently vacated by tight end Jordan Matthews and wide receiver Taysir Mack. Matthews suffered a season-ending ACL tear. Mack was released outright.

Snead gives the team some needed WR depth with Mack gone and veteran Marcus Johnson in concussion protocol. The 29-year-old veteran has 279 catches for 3,341 yards and 16 touchdowns in his seven-year NFL career with the Saints, Ravens, Panthers and Raiders.

Mills, 31, was a fifth-round pick of the Bears in 2013. The nine-year NFL veteran has started 87 of the 100 games he’s played for the Bears, Bills, Cardinals and Saints. He’s exclusively played offensive tackle in his career so his addition could preclude another move on the offensive line for San Francisco.

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Cowboys Defensive Rookie of the Month Micah Parsons to challenge banged-up Saints OL

Cowboys’ Micah Parsons, newly-minted Defensive Rookie of the Month, to challenge banged-up Saints OL

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It’s looking like tough sledding is in store for the New Orleans Saints offensive line again this week, with bookend tackles Terron Armstead and Ryan Ramczyk both ruled out against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night while managing knee injuries. That puts veteran backups James Hurst and Jordan Mills as the next men up at left tackle and right tackle, respectively (with second-year pro Calvin Throckmorton starting in place of Andrus Peat at left guard).

Facing them is a solid Dallas defensive front spearheaded by November’s Defensive Rookie of the Month: Micah Parsons, a college linebacker who has spent a lot of time playing off the edge, and thriving in that role for the Cowboys. Parsons has racked up 45 quarterback pressures and double-digit sacks through 11 games, primarily rushing off Dallas’ left side against opposing right tackles. That puts him on a collision course with Mills, who has only taken a single snap this season with 84 starts at right tackle (mainly with the Buffalo Bills) behind him.

On top of the threat Parsons poses off his side of the formation, look for DeMarcus Lawrence to make an impact in his first game back from injured reserve. Lawrence has bagged 10 pressures and 3 sacks in three games against the Saints before. While he has also mainly been a left end in recent years, Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn should find ways to get both of his best edge rushers on the field together and send them at weak links in the Saints offensive line. Unfortunately for New Orleans, it’s looking like they have more vulnerabilities than areas of strength on Thursday night.

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Saints make 3 roster moves before Week 4 game with Giants

Saints make 3 roster moves before Week 4 game with Giants

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The New Orleans Saints added a couple of players to the mix for this week’s game roster, bringing up two veterans from the practice squad while activating another from injured reserve, per the daily NFL transactions wire.

That puts them at 52 of 53 spots filled (practice squad elevations don’t count towards it), suggesting more players are working towards returning from injured reserve in the days ahead.

Meanwhile, the New York Giants added to their too-thin receiving corps by calling up John Ross from injured reserve. New York is down two of its top three receivers (Sterling Shepard and Darius Slayton) so he could lend a hand.

Here’s the latest Saints roster moves:

Saints announce a long list of roster moves, sign multiple free agents

The New Orleans Saints announced nine roster moves on Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know about who’s arriving and who was let go:

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Don’t say the New Orleans Saints aren’t keeping themselves busy. The team announced nine roster moves on Wednesday, with five free agents signing on and four players being waived (the team previously put cornerback KeiVarae Russell on the COVID-19 reserve list, opening a roster spot). Here is everything you need to know:

Roster moves: Cowboys add veteran O-lineman, lose practice squad prospect

Dallas has signed journeyman right tackle Jordan Mills to their practice squad. Defensive lineman Ron’Dell Carter has left for Indianapolis.

The Dallas Cowboys’ offensive line has been a mix-and-match experiment over the first three games of the season. La’el Collins has yet to suit up and apparently isn’t close to doing so. Seven-time Pro Bowler Tyron Smith has missed the past two games. Cam Erving is on injured reserve.

Terence Steele came out of Sunday’s game with food poisoning. Zack Martin shifted over midgame to play a position he hasn’t tried since college. A rookie was out there snapping the ball to Dak Prescott against the best team in the conference. Suffice it to say, it’s been a cobbled-together unit. And now the front office is bringing in new parts and pieces to work with.

On Tuesday, the Cowboys signed right tackle Jordan Mills to the team’s practice squad. A fifth-round draft pick in 2013, Mills has seen action in 90 games, with 84 starts on his resume.

Originally drafted by the Bears, Mills has also spent time with Detroit, Buffalo, Miami, and Arizona, as well as a previous short stint in Dallas.

The Cowboys claimed Mills in early September 2015, but a foot injury kept him out of the season opener, played just days later. The Louisiana Tech product was released the following week to make room for another lineman.

Now he returns to Dallas to provide some sorely-needed depth as OL coach Joe Philbin’s group struggles to find its footing in this young and injury-riddled season.

In other roster news, the organization has lost one of its practice squad darlings.

Ron’Dell Carter was a defensive superstar at James Madison in the FCS. The undrafted free agent was a promising prospect entering 2020’s Cowboys camp and looked to be something of a project for new defensive line coach Jim Tomsula.

Now he’ll be wearing a horseshoe on his helmet instead of a star as he looks to break onto a starting roster.

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Texans work out NT Miles Brown, DT Ryan Glasgow

The Houston Texans worked out Miles Brown, Ryan Glasgow, and two other veterans on Tuesday.

The Houston Texans are tacitly acknowledging they need help up front on the defensive line.

According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans worked out nose tackle Miles Brown on Tuesday. The former 2019 undrafted free agent from Wofford played nine games for the Arizona Cardinals last year, collecting four total tackles and a tackle for loss. The Cardinals waived Brown at the end of training camp this year.

Glasgow is a former 2017 Cincinnati Bengals fourth-round pick. The 6-3, 300-pound defensive tackle played 24 games for the AFC North club, starting in three. Glasgow collected 41 total tackles along with four tackles for loss and three quarterback hits.

Houston also worked out defensive back Saquan Hampton and offensive tackle Jordan Mills.

The New Orleans Saints took Hampton in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft, and he provided a tackle for loss in five games with New Orleans.

The Chicago Bears drafted Mills in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft from Louisiana Tech. The 6-5, 316-pound bookend played for Chicago from 2013-14 before spending 2015 with the Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, and Buffalo Bills, where he remained through the 2018 season. In 2019, Mills played for the Miami Dolphins and the Cardinals. Mills has 90 games under his belt with 84 career starts with the majority of them at right tackle.

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Who have been the last 10 players drafted 163rd overall?

Bears GM Ryan Pace has found gems in the later rounds. And there are some gems with the last 10 picks at No. 163.

While Bears general manager Ryan Pace has struggled with early-round picks during his tenure, he’s known for finding gems in the later rounds.

So perhaps it’s somewhat encouraging that Chicago has five draft picks between Rounds 5-7 in the 2020 NFL Draft — including pick 163.

When considering the previous players that have been taken at 163rd overall, there are some encouraging signs on this list that show that, if you get the right guy, he could evolve into a solid contributor.

Let’s take a look at the last 10 picks at No. 163.

2019: P Jake Bailey, Patriots

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As a rookie, Bailey saw immediate action for the Patriots. He started all 16 regular-season games, as well as New England’s lone playoff contest, where Bailey averaged 44.9 yards per punt, including a long of 65 yards and 36 punts within the 20 yard line.

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Cardinals have multiple lower-cost options available on roster for RT job in 2020

Five players currently on the roster could be in the mix. Some will be free agents but could be re-signed and it won’t cost much.

Believe it or not, the Arizona Cardinals were pleased with the play of their offensive line in 2019. Yes, they allowed 50 sacks but multiple metrics show they were a solid unit. One is the fact they were a top-10 rushing offense and No. 2 in the league in yards per attempt. They also rank highly as a unit in a key pass-blocking metric.

It is known the team would like to re-sign left tackle D.J. Humphries and center A.Q. Shipley. Their starting guards of Justin Pugh and J.R. Sweezy are under contract for 2020.

The one position they viably could address is right tackle. It was the one position there were questions about. They could address the position in free agency but they don’t necessarily have to go out and be big spenders. They have multiple players they could bring back for the job in 2020.

None will cost much.

Marcus Gilbert

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Gilbert is the most talented of the group by far. However, he never played a down, tearing his ACL in practice before the first game. He will be an unrestricted free agent. The Cardinals could re-sign him and because of his age and injury history, he won’t command much money. However, it would be foolish for the Cardinals to just count on him to be the starter.

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OT Jordan Mills returns to practice; Cardinals designate him for return from IR

He has been on IR since suffering a knee injury in Week 4.

The Arizona Cardinals are getting back an offensive lineman. According to the NFL transaction report on Monday, tackle Jordan Mills returned to practice and was designated for return from injured reserve.

Mills started two games for the Cardinals after signing with the team in Week 2. He suffered a knee injury against the Seattle Seahawks and was placed on IR.

The Cardinals now have a 21-day window in which to activate him from IR. The Cardinals have five games left in the season. Justin Murray has been solid starting at right tackle so it is unknown whether Mills would enter the starting lineup upon returning. However, getting a couple of games and some practices in before the end of the season wouls allow the Cardinals to make a decision as to whether to bring him back in 2020.

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