Saints Place LB Kwon Alexander On IR, Activate WR Jake Kumerow

The New Orleans Saints officially placed LB Kwon Alexander on injured reserve Monday and activated WR Jake Kumerow from the exempt list.

This shouldn’t come as a surprise, considering that Alexander suffered a torn Achilles last week that will cost him the remainder of the season.

Alexander, 26, is a former fourth-round pick of the Buccaneers back in 2015. He played out the final year of his four-year, $2,758,320 contract before agreeing to a four-year contract worth $54 million with the 49ers in 2019. 

He was traded to the Saints earlier this season for LB Kiko Alonso and a conditional fifth-round pick.

In 2020, Alexander has appeared in 11 games for the 49ers and Saints, recording 54 tackles, one sack, two forced fumbles, and four pass deflections.