The New Orleans Saints signed offensive lineman Chandler Brewer on Friday to bolster their depth after injuries to Shane Lemieux and Justin Herron. A corresponding roster move came Saturday in their decision to waive undrafted free agent guard Nouri Nouili out of Nebraska, according to the Times-Picayune | Advocate’s Luke Johnson.
Nouili signed with the large wave of undrafted rookies back in April and received the standard three-year contract, worth on average $945,000 a year, though he received only $5,000 guaranteed. This deal will ultimately have little to no effect on the Saints salary cap moving forwards. Nouili received the second-lowest number of guaranteed money of the undrafted free agent class for the Saints, ahead of only Trajan Jeffcoat.
Ultimately the Saints decided to go with the offensive lineman with a couple of years of experience over Nouili, as they desperately could use help there between injuries and lack of quality depth in general. Neither player may end up making the roster regardless once injuries clear up, but it ‘s good to have camp bodies with NFL level experience if anything.
