Well that’s odd. After initially designating him to return from injured reserve on Monday, the New Orleans Saints waived defensive tackle Malcolm Roach altogether on Tuesday. He had missed several games with an unspecified knee injury and was expected to return to the active roster so this is a bit of a surprise.
It’s possible the Saints intend to re-sign Roach to their practice squad. He would have to clear waivers first but it makes sense given how thin they’re running at the position; David Onyemata, Shy Tuttle, Christian Ringo, and Josiah Bronson and Albert Huggins are on the 53-man roster, but no one has played particularly well in the rotation. Onyemata, Tuttle, and Ringo have had some positive plays here or there but none of them have been consistent.
On the other hand, it’s not like the Saints were lacking roster spots. They started the day with three openings on the roster (and four more on the practice squad) prior to waiving Kenny Stills and re-signing Kevin White, also having earlier sidelined Cameron Jordan on the COVID-19 reserve list following a positive test result. Their depth chart is in a really odd place and this move with Roach doesn’t help clarify anything. Stay tuned in case more transactions on the way.
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