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Saints waive undrafted free agent guard Nouri Nouili

The New Orleans Saints have made their corresponding move to the Chandler Brewer signing, waiving rookie guard Nouri Nouili:

The New Orleans Saints signed offensive lineman Chandler Brewer on Friday to bolster their depth after injuries to Shane Lemieux and Justin Herron. A corresponding roster move came Saturday in their decision to waive undrafted free agent guard Nouri Nouili out of Nebraska, according to the Times-Picayune | Advocate’s Luke Johnson.

Nouili signed with the large wave of undrafted rookies back in April and received the standard three-year contract, worth on average $945,000 a year, though he received only $5,000 guaranteed. This deal will ultimately have little to no effect on the Saints salary cap moving forwards. Nouili received the second-lowest number of guaranteed money of the undrafted free agent class for the Saints, ahead of only Trajan Jeffcoat.

Ultimately the Saints decided to go with the offensive lineman with a couple of years of experience over Nouili, as they desperately could use help there between injuries and lack of quality depth in general. Neither player may end up making the roster regardless once injuries clear up, but it ‘s good to have camp bodies with NFL level experience if anything.

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Countdown to Kickoff: Nouri Nouili is the Saints Player of Day 63

Countdown to Kickoff: Nouri Nouili is the New Orleans Saints Player of Day 63. How can the rookie guard make an impact an in 2024?

We’re down to 63 days until the New Orleans Saints kick off their 2024 regular season with the Carolina Panthers, which makes rookie offensive lineman Nouri Nouili, the current owner of the No. 63 jersey, our Saints Player of the Day.

But what’s his story? And how can he help the team in 2024? What are realistic expectations for him? Let’s dig in.

  • Name (Age): Nouri Nouili (23)
  • Position: Offensive guard
  • Height, weight: 6-foot-4, 315 pounds
  • Relative Athletic Score: 8.58
  • 2024 salary cap hit: $796,666
  • College: Nebraska
  • Drafted: Undrafted in 2024 (New Orleans Saints)
  • NFL experience: Rookie

A foreign exchange student from Frankfurt, Germany, Nouili played on both the offensive and defensive lines in high school before continuing his education at the next level. Nouili’s college career began at Colorado State before he transferred to Nebraska, where he started two years at both guard spots. He logged almost twice as many snaps on the left side (919) as the right (514) while also seeing limited action outside at tackle.

He was rock-solid in pass protection — Pro Football Focus charting found that Nouili allowed just four sacks on 776 career snaps in pass pro. He also drew only six penalties on nearly 1,500 career reps as a blocker. The question is whether he’ll be able to adapt to the zone-heavy scheme Klint Kubiak is installing on running plays. Nebraska used zone on 36.9% of their rushing attempts last season.

With the top of the depth chart nearly set, Nouili must stand apart from other young players who have taken a similar path to the NFL as undrafted free agents; guys like Mark Evans II (who spent most of last season on the practice squad) as well as Sincere Haynesworth and Kyle Hergel.

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