The New Orleans Saints must trim their roster down from 80 players to just 53 by 3 p.m. CT this Saturday, Sept. 5, and they don’t face many easy decisions. They brought together a talented training camp depth chart that’s seen competition all over the field, and some good players are going to be looking for work and testing the waiver wire. That’s just the nature of the business, especially when you’ve assembled as strong a team as the Saints have.
Sure, there are some new wrinkles this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The practice squad has expanded to 16 contracts, six of which may be given to players who have accrued an unlimited number of seasons in the NFL.