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Recently-cut Saints WR is now a free agent after clearing waivers

A.T. Perry cleared waivers, and the Saints have an open spot on their practice squad. But what happens next might be up to him:

Now this is interesting. The New Orleans Saints waived wide receiver A.T. Perry last Friday, and when the waiver wire updated on Monday no team chose to pick him up, per NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill. Now Perry is a free agent, but what happens next may be up to him.

Saints coach Dennis Allen has already expressed an openness to keeping Perry around on the practice squad, and wouldn’t you know it but the team has a spot open after promoting rookie offensive lineman Kyle Hergel to the 53-man roster. But that’s not to say Perry doesn’t have options. He could choose to sign with another team’s practice squad and see if he has more success, depending on whether he’s received any offers.

You just have to wonder what’s out there. 32 teams saw his name on the waiver wire and decided they had better players on their rosters already; had someone claimed him, that team would’ve had to let another player go to make room. Swapping out rostered players with those on practice squads is a much lower-stakes affair.

Perry fell to the sixth round in last year’s draft for unquantifiable “character concerns,” and that may have played a part in the decision to not claim him. And his problems in New Orleans have been with picking up the playbook and executing his role on offense. Maybe that’s what scared off those teams in the first place. There’s a good chance Perry remains with the Saints on their practiice squad, but that’s no sure thing. Otherwise they wouldn’t have risked losing him on waivers at all.

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Dennis Allen explains why the Saints cut wide receiver A.T. Perry

Dennis Allen explained why the Saints waived wide receiver A.T. Perry, and what the future may hold for him in the NFL:

The New  Orleans Saints surprised many of their fans this week by waiving wide receiver A.T. Perry, last year’s sixth-round draft pick out of Wake  Forest. Head coach Dennis Allen was asked about the decision during his regular press conference ahead of Monday night’s road game with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Allen says it was a combination of Perry’s underwhelming fit in the offense and the need for greater depth at other positions that forced their hand. Perry dealt with some minor injuries but was inactive for each of their first four games this season, and injuries had piled up along the offensive line.

“Probably the biggest thing that went into the decision, in terms of healthy inactives and guys we could create a spot with, we signed the offensive lineman (Connor McGovern, from the New York Jets practice squad). That’s really what that boiled down to,” Allen said Saturday.

When pressed, Allen continued: “Sometimes you make some moves because it’s roster management moves. I still think he’s got some ability. So we’ll see what happens, he’ll have to go through the waiver claim, which happens on Monday, and then we’ll go from there.”

Allen added that the Saints would “absolutely” like to re-sign Perry to the practice squad if he clears waivers, so there’s a chance we haven’t seen the last of him just yet. How strong those odds are depends on how the same teams that passed on Perry in the draft last year feel about him now. Everyone needs receivers, and there aren’t many players his size who move as smoothly as he does. He should garner some attention on the waiver wire.

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Saints cut second-year draft pick in surprise roster move

The New Orleans Saints cut A.T. Perry in a surprise roster move. The second-year draft pick never did climb the depth chart this season:

This is a bit of a shock. The New Orleans Saints waived wide receiver A.T. Perry on Friday, as first reported by NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill and confirmed by other local outlets. Perry was only in his second year with the team after the Saints traded up to draft him in 2023 out of Wake Forest, sending tight end Adam Trautman to the Denver Broncos in the process.

The timing is odd — because the Saints are playing on “Monday Night Football” this week, they’re only in the second day of practice — so you have to wonder if there’s an injury involved. Perry was limited on Thursday with a hamstring issue, so maybe they waived him with the goal of putting him on injured reserve. It’s also possible they want to keep him on the practice squad. It’s just too soon to say for sure.

Either way, it’s a disappointing turn for his career. Perry struggled to get in the lineup last season due to injuries and finished his rookie year with  a dozen catches for 246 yards, scoring 4 touchdown receptions. But he never did meet expectations over the summer and was surpassed on the depth chart  by other players. Minor injuries and inconsistent performance on the practice  field have kept him out of each of the first four games this season, and it might be the end of the raod for him in New Orleans.

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Chiefs sign Kareem Hunt to 53-man roster, waive Keaontay Ingram

According to a report from ESPN’s Field Yates, the Kansas City #Chiefs signed Kareem Hunt to their 53-man roster and waived Keaontay Ingram.

According to a report from ESPN analyst Field Yates, the Kansas City Chiefs officially signed veteran running back Kareem Hunt to their 53-man roster on Tuesday, September 24.

To make room for Hunt, the Chiefs waived third-year back Keaontay Ingram, who was signed after Isiah Pacheco was placed on Kansas City’s injured reserve list last week.

These moves come after rookie running back Carson Steele’s outstanding performance in the Chiefs’ victory over the Falcons on Sunday Night Football. 

Hunt is set to enter his second stint on Kansas City’s 53-man roster after initially entering the league as the Chiefs’ third-round pick in the 2017 NFL draft.

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Kansas City released Hunt in 2018, and he spent five seasons with the Cleveland Browns before landing on the Chiefs’ practice squad last week.

It is unclear what role Hunt will play in Kansas City’s offense when the Chiefs face the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 4, but fans should expect to see the former Toledo Rocket in action at some point during the regular season.

Report: Chiefs to waive TE Peyton Hendershot

According to a report, the Kansas City #Chiefs intend to waive TE Peyton Hendershot, who they acquired in a trade with the Dallas #Cowboys.

According to a report on Monday by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Kansas City Chiefs are waiving tight end Peyton Hendershot after trading for him just three weeks ago.

Hendershot was signed by the Dallas Cowboys in 2022 as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Indiana. In two years with the Cowboys, the former Hoosier posted 15 receptions for 141 yards and a touchdown.

The tight end’s most notable moment with the Chiefs fans involved a sideline altercation with Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith, who roughly pushed quarterback Patrick Mahomes out of bounds in Week 1.

Hendershot retaliated and shoved Smith, which resulted in a $100,000 fine for the Chiefs and a $5,000 fine for Hendershot.

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It is unknown whether Kansas City intends to sign Hendershot to its practice squad if he clears waivers. After the extension of veteran Noah Gray and the addition of Jared Wiley in the 2024 NFL draft, the Chiefs don’t have a pressing need at the tight end position.

Report: Cowboys to waive TE Peyton Hendershot

From @ToddBrock24f7: The colorful tight end impressed as a rookie and helped deliver a memorable TD celebration, but an ankle injury derailed his second season.

Fifteen left the locker room on Monday. Another long list of prospective Cowboys will be turning in their playbooks by the end of the day. One of them had become quite familiar to fans over the past two seasons.

Tight end Peyton Hendershot will be waived by the team, according to Tuesday morning X post from NFL insider Tom Pelissero, who cited a source.

[Update: The team ended up working out a late-afternoon trade, sending Hendershot to the Kansas City Chiefs for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2026, according to Nick Harris of the team website.]

The 25-year-old signed with Dallas in 2022 as an undrafted free agent out of Indiana University. The offense’s third-string option, he nevertheless appeared in all 17 games during his rookie season, catching 11 passes for 103 yards and two touchdowns. The 6-foot-4-inch 254-pounder quickly became a solid complementary piece alongside fellow rookie Jake Ferguson in backing up starter Dalton Schultz; the two were often referred to collectively as “Fergushot.”

But even after Schultz moved on, Hendershot found himself in the TE3 role once again after the Cowboys used a second-round draft pick on Luke Schoonmaker in 2023. An ankle injury suffered in Week 3 eventually landed him on injured reserve. He ended up making just eight game appearances last season, recording four catches for 38 yards. He had surgery this past offseason to further repair his ankle.

The colorful Hendershot will likely be best remembered by Cowboys fans, though, for his starring role in one of the most imaginative end zone celebrations in recent memory.

It was Thanksgiving Day 2022 when Hendershot scored a two-yard rushing touchdown in the team’s holiday win over the rival Giants. After the whistle, Schultz, Ferguson, and fourth tight end Sean McKeon raced to the oversized Salvation Army kettle behind the end zone and jumped in. Hendershot stood outside the pot and used the ball as a make-believe mallet as his positionmates bobbed up and down in a giant game of Whac-A-Mole that quickly went viral and drew fines for all involved.

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Hendershot could now be an interesting pickup for another team, and his release by Dallas likely confirms the staff’s devotion to Schoonmaker as the primary backup to Ferguson. The Cowboys also have breakout candidate John Stephens Jr. and Princeton Fant returning to the TE room from last season; undrafted free agent Brevyn Spann-Ford was added in the offseason as well.

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Chiefs reportedly waived QB Ian Book on Monday

Kansas City #Chiefs reportedly waived QB Ian Book on Monday | @EdEastonJr

The Kansas City Chiefs waived quarterback Ian Book to get down to the NFL-mandated 53-man roster.

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Chiefs are waving Book ahead of Tuesday’s 53-man roster deadline for all teams before the start of the regular season. The former Notre Dame star appeared in all three Chiefs preseason games and received mixed reviews for his performance. He finished with 133 yards passing and two touchdowns without an interception but notably committed a late-game fumble in the second preseason game loss to the Detroit Lions.

During his illustrious college career, Book finished with the most wins as a quarterback in Notre Dame football history with 30 wins as a starter. He connected on 72 touchdown passes, placing him second all-time in the school’s history.

Book competed with Chris Oladokun for the third quarterback spot behind starter Patrick Mahomes and veteran backup Carson Wentz. The former 2021 fourth-round pick of the New Orleans Saints has spent time with the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on January 10th of this year.

Cowboys waive former 4th-round defensive back

From @ToddBrock24f7: Sheldrick Redwine had been dealing with a hamstring injury in camp as he tried to separate himself from a group of talented safeties.

The crowded Cowboys defensive secondary has been thinned by one.

The team waived safety Sheldrick Redwine on Tuesday, as first reported by Nicole Hutchison of dallascowboys.com. The Cowboys confirmed the move Tuesday afternoon.

The 27-year-old is a former fourth-round draft pick, taken by Cleveland in 2019 out of Miami. After two seasons with the Browns, Redwine bounced around from the Jets to the Panthers to the Dolphins and finally the Colts before signing with Dallas in January 2023.

In that time, the 6-foot safety saw action in 36 games (playoffs included), recording one interception and 77 tackles. His only appearance for the Cowboys came on Thanksgiving Day last season, during a 45-10 blowout win over Washington.

Per Nick Harris of the team website, Redwine “had been battling a hamstring injury” during this summer’s training camp. He signed a futures contract with the club back in January, but was unable to carve out a role in a position group that includes Malik Hooker, Donovan Wilson, Markquese Bell, Juanyeh Thomas, Israel Mukuamu, Julius Wood, and Emany Johnson.

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All clubs must get their 90-man rosters down to 53 by the end of business next Tuesday, Aug. 27. The latest roster projections from Cowboys Wire forecast four safeties making the final team, with one more being signed to the practice squad. Redwine was not on that list.

The Cowboys will return to Frisco this week after a long stay in Oxnard, Calif. and play their final preseason game this Saturday at AT&T Stadium against the visiting Chargers before concluding training camp.

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Saints waive backup cornerback Faion Hicks after minicamp

The New Orleans Saints waived backup cornerback Faion Hicks after minicamp, opening a spot on their offseason 91-man roster:

The New Orleans Saints waived backup cornerback Faion Hicks after minicamp, per Saints News Network’s John Hendrix, opening a spot on their offseason 90-man roster. Really it’s a 91-man roster with rookie kicker Charlie Smyth receiving an exemption as part of the NFL’s International Player Program, but the point is that the Saints now have room for one more.

Hicks joined the Saints’ practice squad last September after being drafted by the Denver Broncos out of Wisconsin back in 2022; he wasn’t part of Sean Payton’s plans for fixing Denver’s defense, so he was let go during final roster cuts. He had some good moments in spring practices but missed time with a recent hamstring injury.

He was looking to compete for a spot on the practice squad again this summer with the Saints already rostering the cornerbacks they’re likely to carry into the season. Their typical pattern under Dennis Allen has been to roster four corners, who are all active when healthy, while stashing two or three backups on the practice squad. It’s possible Hicks could return after healing up but right now the Saints have a good mix competing for those spots in Rejzohn Wright and Shemar Jean-Charles (who, like Hicks, were on their practice squad last year) as well as undrafted rookie Rico Payton.

So what’s the plan for that final roster spot? The Saints could simply be looking to sign a free agent who tried out at minicamp, but this combined with their recent Taysom Hill restructure may hint at a bigger move. There’s plenty of time to shop for upgrades before training camp kicks off on July 24, so stay tuned.

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San Antonio Spurs waive former Alabama Center Charles Bediako

Former Alabama Center waived by the San Antonio Spurs

The 2022-2023 college basketball season in Tuscaloosa was a special one as the Crimson Tide were champions of the SEC and even earned the No. 1 overall seed in last year’s March Madness. Alabama then proceeded to lose all three assistant coaches, three players to the NBA and a handful of others to the portal immediately after.

Brandon Miller and Noah Clowney both received NBA Draft first-round grades so it was no surprise to see them depart. The surprise came when [autotag]Charles Bediako[/autotag] decided to stay with the draft process. During Bediako’s two years in Tuscaloosa, he averaged 6.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg and 1.7 bpg in 19.3 minutes and was named to the SEC All-Freshman team.

Bediako wasn’t taken in the NBA Draft, but he did sign with the Spurs for the NBA Summer League. In late October, he joined the team on a two-way contract, but was unfortunately waived late Friday evening. The seven-footer will likely have other suitors, but it is unfortunate news nonetheless.

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