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

The New Orleans Saints 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:

• TE Michael Hoomanawanui (Injured Reserve)

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 his 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 conditional seventh-round pick draft pick.

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