The Times-Pic has just released the full list of New Orleans Saints players who were cut today. Including Joey Harrington and Adrian Arrington, whose names were released earlier today, those players are:
|
Position |
Player |
| WR | Courtney Roby |
| WR | Skyler Green |
| WR | Matt Simon |
| RB | P.J. Hill |
| RB | Herb Donaldson |
| LB | Anthony Waters |
| DT | DeMario Pressley |
| G | Tim Duckworth |
| CB | Danny Gorrer |
| DT | Early Heyman |
| TE | Martrez Milner |
| TE | Jermey Parnell |
| DE | Paul Spicer |
| G/T | Anthony Davis |
| T | Michael Brown |
| C | Digger Bujnoch |
| G | Nate Bennett |
| S | Chip Vaughn placed on IR |
The only surprises here are the release of Paul Spicer, DeMario Pressley and Anthony Waters. Can't say we didn't see Chip Vaughn being placed on IR. He's just missed too much time for a rookie this pre-season. Chris Reis, Jonathan Casillas, Buck Ortega, Leigh Torrence and Rod Harper all survived the cut and have made the squad.
Here's a look at how the 53-man roster looks now:
Offense
| Position | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player |
| QB | Drew Brees | Mark Brunell | ||||
| RB | Pierre Thomas | Reggie Bush | Mike Bell | Lynell Hamilton | ||
| FB | Heath Evans | |||||
| WR | Marques Colston | Robert Meachem | Lance Moore | Devery Henderson | Rod Harper | |
| TE | Jeremy Shockey | Darnell Dinkins | Buck Ortega | David Thomas | ||
| C | Jonathan Goodwin | Nick Leckey | ||||
| G | Carl Nicks | Jamar Nesbit | Jahri Evans | |||
| T | Jammal Brown | Jon Stinchcomb | Zach Strief | Jermon Bushrod |
Defense
| Position | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player | Player |
| DE | Will Smith | Charles Grant | Bobby McCray | Jeff Charleston | Anthony Hargrove | ||
| DT | Sedrick Ellis | Kendrick Clancy | Remi Ayodele | ||||
| LB | Jonathan Vilma | Scott Fujita | Scott Shanle | Jo-Lonn Dunbar | Jonathan Casillas | Troy Evans | Marvin Mitchell |
| CB | Jabari Greer | Tracy Porter | Malcolm Jenkins | Randall Gay | Leigh Torrence | ||
| SS | Roman Harper | Pierson Prioleau | Chris Reis | ||||
| FS | Darren Sharper | Usama Young |
Special Teams
| Position | Player | Player |
| Kicker | John Carney | Garrett Hartley |
| Punter | Thomas Morstead | |
| Long Snapper | Jason Kyle |
You'll notice the depth chart contains Will Smith, Charles Grant and Garrett Hartley, all three of whom are suspended for the first four games of the season. They will not count against the 53-man roster during those games, so at least two players (David Thomas was brought in) will need to be signed to take their place in the interim. It appears the Saints are light at the defensive tackle spot so I would hope to see one of those signings be used on that position.