Update: Current New Orleans Saints Free Agency & Roster Breakdown

by Dave Cariello on Aug 5, 2011 6:02 AM CDT

The Saints announced more than a few roster moves late yesterday following training camp practice. Following the release of a handful of rookie undrafted free agents and the signing of just one new cornerback, Trumaine McBride, the Saints are under the 90-player roster limit with a total of 88 players, by my calculations. That means they've actually got room to sign a couple of their own unrestricted free agents or make a splash by bringing in yet another top-notch free agent from somewhere else.

Below you'll find my latest attempt at a roster breakdown by position. Then you'll be treated to a complete, up-to-date roster (as of the publishing of this post) and full sortable Saints roster. That's followed by a list of the Saints remaining unsigned free agents, also in an easy to use, sortable table. But first, a quick recap of the action from the past two days.

In case you missed it:

Saints Sign Trumaine McBride

Saints Place Jeremiha Hunter on IR

Saints Release Lynell Hamilton

Saints Waive Jacob Rogers

Saints Waive Harry Flaherty

Saints Waive Coy Bielby

Saints Waive C.J. Gable

Saints Waive Mike Smith

Saints Waive Ryan Colburn

Roster Breakdown

OFFENSE

T - 5

G - 4

C - 3

TE - 5

WR - 12

RB - 6

FB - 3

QB - 3

Total: 41

DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS

DE - 7

DT - 7

LB - 12

CB - 9

S - 8

K - 1

P - 1

LS - 2

Total: 47

Current Roster

Click the header of a column to sort it.

Number	Position	Player	College
70	G/T	Roger Allen	Missouri Western
31	S	Pierson Prioleau	Virginia Tech
87	WR	Adrian Arrington	Michigan
43	RB	Joique Bell	Wayne State
94	DE	Cameron Jordan	Cal
89	WR	Montez Billings	Auburn
9	QB	Drew Brees	Purdue
96	DE	Alex Brown	Florida
71	T	Charles Brown	USC
--	S	Jonathon Amaya	Nevada-Reno
62	LB	Ezra Butler	Nevada
4	QB	Sean Canfield	Oregon St.
95	LB	Martez Wilson	Illinois
52	LB	Jonathan Casillas	Wisconson
10	QB	Chase Daniel	Missouri
45	FB	Jed Collins	Washington St.
12	WR	Marques Colston	Hofstra
28	RB	Mark Ingram	Alabama
60	G	Brian de la Puente	California
47	LS	Justin Drescher	Colorado
98	DT	Sedrick Ellis	USC
73	G	Jahri Evans	Bloomsburg
93	DE	Junior Galette	Stillman
--	RB	Darren Sproles	Kansas St.
80	TE	Jimmy Graham	Miami
33	CB	Jabari Greer	Tennessee
--	CB	Trumaine McBride	Mississippi
18	WR	Michael Galatas	Millsaps
5	K	Garrett Hartley	Oklahoma
19	WR	Devery Henderson	LSU
54	LB	Ramon Humber	North Dakota St..
75	DT	Mitch King	Iowa
29	RB	Chris Ivory	Tiffin
27	S	Malcolm Jenkins	Ohio St.
72	DT	Tom Johnson	Southern Miss.
41	S	Roman Harper	Alabama
82	TE	Tyler Lorenzen	Connecticut
17	WR	Robert Meachem	Tennessee
95	DT	Swanson Miller	Oklahoma St.
16	WR	Lance Moore	Toledo
6	P	Thomas Morstead	Southern Methodist
38	CB	Mark Parson	Ohio
22	CB	Tracy Porter	Indiana
21	CB	Patrick Robinson	Florida St.
92	DT	Shaun Rogers	Texas
91	DE	Will Smith	Ohio St.
78	T	Jon Stinchcomb	Georgia
14	WR	Andy Tanner	Midwestern St.
36	RB	Chris Taylor	Indiana
65	C	Matt Tennant	Boston College
23	RB	Pierre Thomas	Illinois
51	LB	Jonathan Vilma	Miami
61	LB	Nate Bussey	Illinois
32	CB	Johnny Patrick	Louisville
79	DE	Greg Romeus	Pittsburgh
43	S	Isa Abdul Quddus	Fordham
11	WR	John Chiles	Texas
88	WR	Jarred Fayson	Illinois
85	TE	David Thomas	Texas
81	TE	Michael Higgins	Nebraska-Omaha
46	FB	Kolby Hurt	Missouri St.
84	TE	Tory Humphrey	Central Michigan
63	DT	Dexter Larimore	Ohio St.
46	S	DeAndre McDaniel	Clemson
13	WR	Joseph Morgan	Walsh
49	LS	Kyle Nelson	New Mexico St.
67	LB	Dwight Roberson	Oregon St.
67	C	Ryan Taylor	UCLA
53	LB	Will Herring	Auburn
24	CB	Leigh Torrence	Stanford
56	LB	Jo-Lonn Dunbar	Boston College
55	LB	Danny Clark	Illinois
74	T	Jermon Bushrod	Towson
39	S	Chris Reis	Georgia Tech
58	LB	Scott Shanle	Nebraska
35	FB	Korey Hall	Boise St.
60	DE	Curtis Johnson	Clark Atlanta
63	T	Dan Gay	Baylor
15	WR	Courtney Roby	Indiana
34	CB	Fabian Washington	Nebraska
90	DE	Turk McBride	Tennessee
77	G	Carl Nicks	Nebraska
64	T	Zach Strief	Northwestern
57	LB	Clint Ingram	Oklahoma
--	C	Cecil Newton	Tennessee St.
36	CB	Terrail Lambert	Notre Dame
99	DT	Aubrayo Franklin	Tennessee
25	S	Paul Oliver	Georgia

Injured Reserve: LB Jeremiha Hunter

Saints Free Agents

Click the header of a column to sort it.

Number	Position	Player	College	Status
59	LB	Anthony Waters	Clemson	RFA
92	DT	Remi Ayodele	Oklahoma	Signed by Vikings
46	RB	Ladell Betts	Iowa	UFA
97	DE	Jeff Charleson	Idaho St.	UFA
44	FB	Heath Evans	Auburn	UFA
37	S	Matt Giordano	California	UFA
76	C	Jonathan Goodwin	Michigan	Signed by 49ers
69	DT/DE	Anthony Hargrove	Georgia Tech	Signed by Eagles
21	RB	Julius Jones	Notre Dame	UFA
--	LB	Kawika Mitchell	South Florida	UFA
50	LB	Marvin Mitchell	Tennessee	UFA
42	S	Darren Sharper	William & Mary	UFA
99	DE/DT	Jimmy Wilkerson	Oklahoma	Signed by Seahawks
35	RB	DeShawn Wynn	Florida	UFA
28	S	Usama Young	Kent St.	Signed by Browns

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Whose bright idea was it to increase roster limit to 90

Seems a little extreme to me. You have almost the active roster limit on both D and O. Gonna be a problem getting everybody reps now that the CBA is certified and everyone can practice.
Oh and “First”

INGRAMANIA equals LOMBARDI 2012

by cajuncommando58 on Aug 5, 2011 6:27 AM CDT reply actions

Turk & Trumain Mc Bride

are these guys related…. lol

Bring the metal....

by bondcrash on Aug 5, 2011 7:26 AM CDT reply actions

No, they got McMarried!

by GlackAndBold on Aug 5, 2011 7:33 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Always a McBridesmaid...

"The Colts were punching at it and grabbing for it, trying to get it out. But I didn't care if they broke all my fingers. There was absolutely no way in the world I was going to let go of that ball. That was our ball.''-Chris Reis

by FuSoYa on Aug 5, 2011 9:49 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

OOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

You just had to do it didn’t you.

The only problem with having a "Dream Team" is when you wake up and find out it was a nightmare instead.

by SaintsFanInIraq on Aug 5, 2011 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions

I just saw who the Cowboys brought in for training camp...

None other than Peewee Herman:

http://www.foxsportssouthwest.com/08/05/11/Pee-Wee-Herman-shows-up-at-Cowboys-Camp/landing_cowboys.html?blockID=544343&feedID=3742

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

by BlackandGold4ever on Aug 5, 2011 7:29 AM CDT reply actions

“Anyone seen any good football games lately?”

It was good while it lasted.

by MtnExile on Aug 5, 2011 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions

only

in the press

INGRAMANIA equals LOMBARDI 2012

by cajuncommando58 on Aug 5, 2011 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions

I think he's going to be in charge of their "films."

Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!

I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.

by Just 'Nother Day on Aug 5, 2011 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Todays Secret Word Is

Clavicle

The key to life isn't doing what you are told not to do, it is knowing what is worth doing when told not to do it.

by SaintsFanInIraq on Aug 6, 2011 1:58 AM CDT up reply actions

La Canfora says DE Matt Roth is in talks with us, Broncos, and Cardinals

by BlackandGold4ever on Aug 5, 2011 7:35 AM CDT reply actions

Rather us go after Charleston.

He’s the only one of our FA’s left that I’d like to see come back besides Sharper. With the Fresh Prince suspended for 4 games we’re gonna need a good rotation on the end.

by Saint for life on Aug 5, 2011 7:43 AM CDT up reply actions

Matt Roth is a much better fill in

for Will Smith than Charleston.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qais_eGMnWk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39GH-nzrY_I&feature=relatde

by tlsk1066 on Aug 5, 2011 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions

Thank you…my sentiments exactly

by BlackandGold4ever on Aug 5, 2011 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions

the question is

how do we afford him and can we bring him up to speed in time. Jeff at least know our play book.

INGRAMANIA equals LOMBARDI 2012

by cajuncommando58 on Aug 5, 2011 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Show do love to see me some Ole Miss players

being on the Saints roster. They’ve had a few good 1’s. [ Yeah and to ya’ll LSU fans, I know thet’ve had some bad 1’s too.]

"Daddy, them cigarettes are gonna kill you". My aunts last words to my 96 year old grandpa before he fell out of bed and broke his neck reaching for a full pack.

by KilnBill on Aug 5, 2011 7:59 AM CDT reply actions

Hey Bill, is Brett gonna be unretired once again and play in the NFL this year?

by tommy v on Aug 5, 2011 8:15 AM CDT up reply actions

Yup

by cscmember on Aug 5, 2011 8:20 AM CDT up reply actions

Nope. Media hype at this point.

Mark Ingram-OROY
Cam Jordan-DROY
New Orleans Saints-2012 Super Bowl Champs

by Alex Swift on Aug 5, 2011 8:25 AM CDT up reply actions

If he does

I’ve got the noose and the tree picked out.

"Daddy, them cigarettes are gonna kill you". My aunts last words to my 96 year old grandpa before he fell out of bed and broke his neck reaching for a full pack.

by KilnBill on Aug 5, 2011 8:50 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Too soon

by cscmember on Aug 5, 2011 8:53 AM CDT up reply actions

DO IT LOOMIS DO IT

Roth would be spectacular of course of Dave will be posting a podcast interview I did with Drew Magary of Deadspin later and Roth signing would relegate it to the bottom of the page but whatever…MATT @#^& ROTH…

shameless plug for podcast here

see self out

by Malbrough on Aug 5, 2011 9:03 AM CDT reply actions

Bills were giving Brad Smith snaps at QB

I wonder if they plan to try him out if they have a bad season

by BlackandGold4ever on Aug 5, 2011 9:59 AM CDT reply actions

Who?

The only problem with having a "Dream Team" is when you wake up and find out it was a nightmare instead.

by SaintsFanInIraq on Aug 5, 2011 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions

I think that’s the Bills super secret plan of ‘Suck to Get Andrew Luck’ which goes into effect mid October when they are 0-7

by Malbrough on Aug 5, 2011 10:10 AM CDT reply actions

Disagree

They only draft RBs

Reggie may not have had it Ingram, but Sproles will be just Ivory.

by hooahsaint2.0 on Aug 5, 2011 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions

So right now it is Washington vs. Buffalo? Any other entries in this race? What would be slightly amusing is if Luck had a bad season and no other QB looked good enough for the #1 pick.

by BlackandGold4ever on Aug 5, 2011 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions

Bengals

It is just a screen name.

by Fat Punk Kicker on Aug 5, 2011 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions

They drafted a QB high this year… but, I guess they could do a Carolina.

#steepdecline

"It ain't about how hard you hit, it is about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, how much can you take and KEEP MOVING FORWARD. That's how winning is done!" - Rocky

by Dan Kelly on Aug 9, 2011 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions

Andrew Sharp SBN thinks that is SF's plan of action.

I think that’s where Al Davis, not to be confused with our own AIDavis, or Cincinnati might be headed also. Buffalo actually has a good QB in Ryan Fitzpatrick,IMO.

INGRAMANIA equals LOMBARDI 2012

by cajuncommando58 on Aug 5, 2011 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Not even 245 yr old Ralph Wilson would be dumb enough to pass on luck. I’m mean guys named Ralph are usually pretty dumb…but not that dumb

by Malbrough on Aug 5, 2011 10:18 AM CDT reply actions

I think

Re-signing Marvin Mitchell should be our top priority. He plays a lot in our 3-4 sets and who else do we have behind Vilma? Underrated guy. I can’t believe more people aren’t calling for us to re-sign him.

Peyton, I can eat Oreos faster than you!!!!

by mknkachow on Aug 5, 2011 10:28 AM CDT reply actions

CP and I both spoke about this a couple of days ago. Only team I have seen show interest in him is Cincy, so hopefully he comes back.

by BlackandGold4ever on Aug 5, 2011 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions

Looks like the Saints hosted Olin Kreutz yesterday. Kreutz didn’t re-sign with the Bears because the Bears only wanted to pay him 4 million instead of 4.5 million.

The Saints hosted free agent C Olin Kreutz on Thursday.
Undersized second-year prospect Matt Tennant is currently working as the Saints’ starter inside. Kreutz is 34 and declining, and has been considering retirement. A chance to play for a legit Super Bowl contender might change that.

rotoworld

Aside from defensive players in the FRONT 7 who can bring pressure, our biggest need is either a back-up interior lineman who can play all 3 positions, or a starting C to allow Tennant to be back-up at all 3 positions.

It also looks like the Saints are trying to fix the LB and Pressure problems.

The Saints, Broncos, and Cardinals are all showing interest in free agent OLB Matt Roth.
Roth has been adamant about not playing in a 4-3 defense, which would seem to rule out New Orleans and Denver. (Barring a change of heart, of course.) Roth would make a lot more sense in Arizona if the Cardinals hadn’t kept Joey Porter. Perhaps the Cards would reconsider Porter’s fate if they acquired Roth

rotoworld

Now for those who aren’t familiar with Matt Roth, the following is from<a href="http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&drKey=1141&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.saintsreport.com%2Fforums%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D202724&v=1&libid=1312560327265&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballfocus.com%2Fblog%2F2011%2F07%2F23%2Ffree-agency-2011-the-matt-roth-sweepstakes%2F&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.saintsreport.com%2Fforums%2Fforumdisplay.php%3Ff%3D2&title=LB%2FDE%20Matt%20Roth%20-%20SaintsReport%20Community%20Forums&txt=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profootballfocus.com%2Fblog…h-sweepstakes%2F&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13125607519781" > profootballfocus:

Who is Matt Roth? I can’t answer with intimate details but I can tell you a bit about the football player.
.
● Had a very productive 2008 that went under the radar opposite the big sack numbers Joey Porter put up.
● Lost his spot as a Dolphin in 2009, went to Cleveland and played so well Eric Mangini decreed him the best player on the roster.
● Started 2010 in blistering, relentless form before tailing off a bit towards the end of the year.
.
Essentially, Matt Roth is a proven performer. He can play the run, and he makes life real tough for a quarterback. He may never lead the league in sacks, but he will help the coverage guys behind him by generating a lot of pressures. There should be a significant market for his services and I’ll look at five teams that should be interested and assess the fit, in this, the Matt Roth Sweepstakes.

So for those who thought the Saints didn’t have any more money, or that the names I thought were possibilities the Saints would pursue were too big, I ask why are the Saints going after a $4 million dollar center and a LB who started all 16 games last year?

Doesn’t sound so far fetched to me. Kind of like thinking they might go after Franklin since they pursued MeBane and Jenkins. Obviously they feel they have a need at Center and at LB, and they are looking for a starter quality player.

Stop wearing a wishbone where your backbone ought to be. Would you be convicted in court of being a Christian? Happiness is shared, and comes from sharing.

by Preston J. Gary, Jr. on Aug 5, 2011 11:16 AM CDT reply actions

Now for those who aren’t familiar with Matt Roth, the following is from profootballfucus

^ that is what that crazy paragraph was suppposed to look like. Dont know what went wrong

Stop wearing a wishbone where your backbone ought to be. Would you be convicted in court of being a Christian? Happiness is shared, and comes from sharing.

by Preston J. Gary, Jr. on Aug 5, 2011 11:19 AM CDT reply actions

and I can’t edit a comment for whatever reason. I don’t know why we can edit posts but not comments. When I click actions for my comments, nothing every happens no matter the CPU im on.

Stop wearing a wishbone where your backbone ought to be. Would you be convicted in court of being a Christian? Happiness is shared, and comes from sharing.

by Preston J. Gary, Jr. on Aug 5, 2011 11:20 AM CDT reply actions

I don’t know why we can edit posts but not comments.

When people write post they put time and effort into what they are writing. Comments tend to be shot from the hip. If you could edit a comment people would feel like they could say anything and not worry about it because they could just go back and edit it. Trust me, If members had the option of editing comments it would lessen the experience of SBN.

by cscmember on Aug 5, 2011 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions

If members had the option of editing comments it would lessen the experience of SBN.

Much in the same fashion I do naturally.

by cscmember on Aug 5, 2011 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions

You must not be high enough in the hierarchy

Hans can edit his and has even delete a double post for me on occasion. The rest of us can only self-audit which is fun in itself. Seeing if you can stay ahead of the grammer police!

INGRAMANIA equals LOMBARDI 2012

by cajuncommando58 on Aug 5, 2011 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions

delete=deleted

see!

INGRAMANIA equals LOMBARDI 2012

by cajuncommando58 on Aug 5, 2011 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!

I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.

by Just 'Nother Day on Aug 5, 2011 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Kreutz signed with Saints per Brad Briggs of Chicago beat twitter feed.

Stop wearing a wishbone where your backbone ought to be. Would you be convicted in court of being a Christian? Happiness is shared, and comes from sharing.

by Preston J. Gary, Jr. on Aug 5, 2011 12:16 PM CDT reply actions