Saints Cut Shayne Graham, Others
5:30pm: The Saints have been busy this afternoon, notably letting go of veterans Champ Bailey and Robert Meachem. The team officially announced their moves via a press release, and the team’s transactions that were not previously reported are below:
Waived:
- Matt Armstrong, C
- Todd Davis, ILB
- Derek Dimke, K
- Nic Jacobs, TE
- Tavon Rooks, OT
- Pierre Warren, S
Released:
- Shayne Graham, K
- Thomas Welch, OT
2:00pm: The Saints began the process of cutting their roster down to 53 players yesterday when they released fullback Greg Jones, and the team has made plenty more moves today. Here’s the list of players no longer on New Orleans’ active roster:
- Derrius Brooks, CB (via Ramon Antonio Vargas on Twitter)
- Brandon Coleman, WR (via Evan Woodbery on Twitter)
- Keyunta Dawson, OLB (via Nick Underhill on Twitter)
- Terrence Frederick, CB (via Larry Holder on Twitter)
- Charles Hawkins, WR (via Katherine Terrell on Twitter)
- Marcel Jones, G (via Terrell on Twitter)
- Seantavius Jones, WR (via Vargas on Twitter)
- Derrick Strozier, RB (via Underhill on Twitter)
- Lawrence Virgil, DT (via Underhill on Twitter)
- Trevin Wade, CB (via Woodbery on Twitter)
- Jason Weaver, OL (via Vargas on Twitter)
Saints Re-Sign Keyunta Dawson
The Saints have signed Keyunta Dawson to a one-year, minimum-salary contract extension, reports Brian McIntyre (via Twitter). The veteran DE/OLB received a $5K guaranteed signing bonus in the deal, according to McIntyre.
Dawson, 28, has only played in 13 games over the last three seasons, and he saw just 105 snaps with the Saints in his 2013 stint with the team. In those six games with New Orleans, he recorded three tackles and a half-sack, and forced a fumble.
Dawson’s cap number will be $575K for 2014, though assuming he earns a spot on the roster and remains in the league for the entire season, he’ll earn a slightly larger salary than that.