Saints Officially Cut 21 Players, Down To 53-Man Limit

The New Orleans SaintsĀ have begun the process of trimming their roster down to 53 players. Here’s the list of roster cuts up to this point:

  1. C Jack Allen
  2. G Joseph Cheek
  3. DB Brian Dixon
  4. DB Trae Elston
  5. G John Fullington
  6. TE Garrett Griffin
  7. C Marcus Henry
  8. RB Austin Johnson
  9. WR Jake Lampman
  10. DE Chris McCain
  11. DE Bobby Richardson
  12. LB Jeff Schoettmer (Injured)
  13. OT Tyrus Thompson (Injured)
  14. DE David Tull
  15. WR Jordan Williams
  16. OT Khalif Barnes
  17. K Connor Barth
  18. RB Travaris Cadet
  19. OT Tony Hills
  20. DE Darryl Tapp
  21. DE C.J. Wilson

Other roster moves include:

McCain, 24, wound up going undrafted out of California back in 2014. He’s managed to make the 53-man roster in each of his first two years in the NFL and is currently in the final year of hisĀ three-year, $1.53 million rookie contract and stands to make a base salary of $600,000 for the 2016 season.

He was just traded to the Saints for a conditionalĀ seventh-round pick draftĀ pick.

In 2015,Ā McCain appeared in eight games for the Dolphins and recorded two tackles, a sack and a forced fumble.

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