Saints Conduct Multiple Roster Moves Including QB Releases, Practice Squad Adjustments

The New Orleans Saints have been actively managing their roster and practice squad in early 2025 to address depth concerns, especially at wide receiver and quarterback positions. They re-signed wide receiver Kevin Austin Jr. from the practice squad to bolster their receiving corps amid injuries to other players and elevated tight end Treyton Welch and defensive end Fadil Diggs to the active roster, while waiving rookie tight end Moliki Matavao. Quarterback Hunter Dekkers has experienced a roller-coaster season, being signed, released, and re-signed to the practice squad multiple times as the team values his familiarity with their playbook and needs him for depth and meetings; however, he was again released but later re-signed, showing the Saints' strategy to maintain quarterback depth without losing him to other teams. Additionally, veteran wide receiver Cedrick Wilson Jr. was released from the practice squad to make room for Dekkers, highlighting the team's ongoing roster adjustments. The Saints also signed safety Terrell Burgess to the active roster and added offensive linemen Sataoa Laumea and Will Sherman to the practice squad, indicating a broader effort to strengthen multiple positions amid injuries and roster challenges.