With still hours to go before the 53-man roster deadline, the Saints have already made moves to raise some eyebrows
and the other 31 NFL teams are tasked with the difficult decisions to trim their rosters to 53 players by 4pm Eastern Time on Tuesday afternoon. New Orleans, as they typically do, waited until a little later in the day to start announcing personnel moves.The Saints raised a few eyebrows early in the day by releasing veteran safety Johnathan Abram. The five-year pro was expected to compete for a possible starting job and was valued for his experience and run support skills.
New Orleans Saints running back Jacob Kibodi rushes against the Tennessee Titans / Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports Robinson and Kibodi, the undrafted rookie back from Louisiana, each had nice moments in their push for a job. Even with the Saints placing RB Kendre Miller on injured reserve, neither back was able to do enough to overtake Jamaal Williams or Jordan Mims for a spot behind Alvin Kamara.
One of those surprising releases was undrafted rookie G Kyle Hergel, who most thought had played well enough to earn an initial shot. Hergel and a few others, notably Ezirim and Anchrum, stand a good shot at returning to the practice squad if they clear waivers.
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