Report: Saints wave goodbye to Coby Fleener

Apparently, having a huge need at a position is no reason to keep a disappointing free agent signing with guaranteed money remaining on his deal. Tight end Coby Fleener, signed in 2016 to try and fill the sizeable void left by the New Orleans Saints trading away Jimmy Graham, will be released from the team.

The team will likely designate the move as a June 1 cut, especially with the deadline drawing so near. That will allow the Saints to push off the final two years of signing bonus allocation from the three seasons remaining on Fleener’s deal until the 2019 cap.

As it stands, Fleener will count at least $5 million in dead money on the 2018 cap. That includes $3.4 million in salary, as that…