Right here's the primary shock of s roster cuts. Third-year vast receiver Bub Means, the workforce's 2024 fifth-round draft decide, can be waived per l. Means made the lower for our 53-man roster projection however the Saints are getting in a unique course as they fill out their receiving corps.
Means, 25, performed school soccer at e and Louisiana Tech earlier than transferring to Pittsburgh, the place he actually broke out with 41 catches for 721 yards and 6 touchdowns in 2023. He has good pace for somebody his measurement however struggled with sturdiness — his 2024 rookie yr ended with a high-ankle sprain in November, and a preseason damage sidelined him for all of 2025.
Possibly Means returns for the observe squad, assuming he clears waivers. He received off to a sizzling begin this summer season however couldn't preserve his momentum going when the preseason video games began, and by the point coaching camp got here to an in depth he was shedding targets in workforce drills to different receivers on the depth chart. We'll see how issues shake out as soon as the Saints (and different groups) end navigating injured reserve selections and start filling out their observe squads early this week. Few gamers can run like he can (timing the 40-yard sprint in 4.43 seconds) at his measurement (6-foot-1 and 212 kilos). Don't be shocked if one other workforce snaps him up.
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