Tag: Saquan Hampton

Giants try out WR Michael Walker, QB Kyle Sloter and three others

The New York Giants held tryouts for five players on Wednesday, including WR Michael Walker and QB Kyle Sloter.

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The New York Giants held tryouts on Wednesday despite it being a travel day, and met with five different free agents.

Among those in attendance in East Rutherford were wide receiver Michael Walker and quarterback Kyle Sloter.

Walker, who was Second Team All-American and Second Team All-ACC in 2018, was originally signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Boston College in 2019.

The 5-foot-11, 195-pound Walker appeared in seven games last season, hauling in two receptions for 15 yards, while adding 411 yards on 18 kickoff returns.

Sloter (6-foot-5, 218 pounds) signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent rookie out of Northern Colorado in 2017. He’s also spent time with the Minnesota Vikings (2017-2018), Arizona Cardinals (2019) and Detroit Lions (2019). He has never appeared in an NFL game.

Also visiting the Giants were defensive backs Saquan Hampton and Jeremiah Dinson, as well as wide receiver Chris Lacy.

Hampton (6-foot-1, 206 pounds) is a New Jersey native who was born in Hamilton Township and attended Rutgers. He was a sixth-round pick of the New Orleans Saints in the 2019 NFL Draft and was released with an injury settlement in September. He’s appeared in five career games and recorded one tackle.

Dinson (5-foot-11, 189) went undrafted in April after leading Auburn in tackles in 2019, and has bounced around between the Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions. He has yet to appear in an NFL game.

Lacy (6-foot-3, 205 pounds) originally signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Oklahoma State in 2018. He’s also spent time with the Detroit Lions (2018-2019). He has appeared in eight career games (two starts), hauling in three receptions for 60 yards and returning one kickoff for 23 yards.

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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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Saints sign veteran safety D.J. Swearinger, waive T.J. Green

The New Orleans Saints signed free agent safety D.J. Swearinger and waived backup safety T.J. Green, who could return to the practice squad.

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The New Orleans Saints reinforced their defensive backfield on Wednesday by signing journeyman safety D.J. Swearinger, as first reported by Sean Fazende of FOX 8-New Orleans. The corresponding move to Swearinger’s addition was the waiving of reserve safety T.J. Green., who could return to the Saints practice squad. New Orleans has two vacancies there after promoting Green and second-year defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth before Monday night’s game with the Indianapolis Colts.

Swearinger, 28, has played for both the Arizona Cardinals (starting four games and playing 282 defensive snaps) and Oakland Raiders (averaging 42.5 snaps per game in four appearances) this season. He was released by the Washington Redskins late last year after having collected 8 interceptions, 20 passes defensed, and 4 forced fumbles in two years as a starter. He’s bagged 14 interceptions in his 98-game career over the last eight years, having made previous stops with the Houston Texans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

With injuries to starting strong safety Vonn Bell (knee), rookie backup C.J. Gardner-Johnson (concussion), and the loss of reserve safety Saquan Hampton, this is a position the Saints needed to address. Swearinger will likely have to pick up some special teams duties to stick around, but he offers real NFL experience and some playmaking ability late in the season. Considering New Orleans’ issues in coverage in recent weeks, there’s worse additions to make than the likes of Swearinger and ex-New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins.

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Saints roster moves: Saquan Hampton to injured reserve, Janoris Jenkins signed

The New Orleans Saints made room for CB Janoris Jenkins, claimed off of waivers, by sending rookie S Saquan Hampton to injured reserve.

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Another member of the New Orleans Saints’ 2019 NFL Draft class landed on injured reserve when safety Saquan Hampton ending his rookie season. It’s unclear what sort of injury Hampton is dealing with. His departure opened a spot on the 53-man roster for veteran cornerback Janoris Jenkins, who the Saints picked up on waivers earlier this week.

Hampton was a sixth-round pick out of Rutgers, and had been frequently inactive this year due to New Orleans’ depth at the position. But when backup safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson exited Monday’s game with the Indianapolis Colts with a concussion, Hampton was forced into the lineup — starting safety Vonn Bell was inactive with a knee injury. In total, Hampton only dressed for five games in 2019, logging 34 snaps on defense and 63 appearances on special teams. He’s been credited with one solo tackle for a loss of yards.

This means three of the Saints’ five draft picks have either finished their rookie season on injured reserve or been released. Linebacker Kaden Elliss, a seventh-round draft pick out of Idaho, went down with an ACL back in September. New Orleans’ other late-round pick, tight end Alize Mack, was cut from the practice squad earlier this year. Thankfully, the Saints hit on their first two draft picks (standout center Erik McCoy and Gardner-Johnson) and have built such a deep roster that they can absorb these hits.

As for Jenkins: Saints coach Sean Payton was noncommittal when asked if the veteran would start right away, and he offered a vote of confidence in number-two cornerback Eli Apple during his Wednesday conference call. Apple figures to be Jenkins’ top competition for playing-time given his recent struggles.

One silver lining here may be that two Saints mainstays — Gardner-Johnson and right guard Larry Warford — each left Monday’s game with serious injuries, but neither of them were lost to injured reserve to make room for Jenkins. Instead, the Saints found something to designate Hampton with (he finished the Colts game with no apparent injuries), which could imply neither Gardner-Johnson nor Warford are expected to miss extended time. But we won’t know for certain until the Saints injury report is published later Wednesday.

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