It’s been a busy week for the New Orleans Saints practice squad. Defensive end Taco Charlton was poached by the Chicago Bears, and they released both of their running backs in Jordan Howard and Derrick Gore — only to bring Gore back a few days later. There have been a number of moving pieces, so let’s recap them.
The Saints signed several free agents to the practice squad including veteran running back David Johnson, defensive end Niko Lalos (who joined them for training camp), and defensive tackle Prince Emili, who played college football at Penn and started his NFL career with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted rookie earlier this year. On Thursday, they released linebacker Kenny Young from the practice squad and signed defensive back Isaac Yiadom.
So the practice squad looks a bit different from the last time we checked in. Here’s the new-look Saints practice squad after these Week 11 roster moves:
QB Jake Luton
RB David Johnson
RB Derrick Gore
TE Lucas Krull
OL Yasir Durant
OL Drew Desjarlais
OL Derrick Kelly
WR Keith Kirkwood
WR Kirk Merritt
DE Jabari Zuniga
DE Niko Lalos
DT Jordan Jackson
DT Prince Emili
S Bryce Thompson
CB Vincent Gray
DB Isaac Yiadom
