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The Saints have re-signed 28-year old TE Tory Humphrey. Humphrey played in six games for the Saints last year and he caught 1 pass for 12 yards. He has now played in 7 games in parts of two years for the Saints and he has caught 2 passes for 19 yards (9.5 avg). He will help the Saints out with depth at TE behind Jimmy Graham.
UPDATE: (10/30/2011) – The Saints have released Tory Humphrey.
The Saints have signed 28-year old G/T Pat McQuistan. He is a big guy at 6’6″, 319 pounds. McQuistan played in 16 games (8 starts) for the Dolphins last year. He has now played in 56 games (8 starts) in his first five years in the NFL. McQuistan will provide depth at both guard and tackle for the Saints going forward.
The Saints have signed 31-year old TE John Gilmore. Gilmore played in 16 games (11 starts) for the Buccaneers last year and he caught 13 passes for 160 yards (12.3 avg) with 1 TD grab. He has now played in 131 games (33 starts) in his first 9 years in the NFL and he has caught 52 passes for 524 yards (10.1 avg) with 5 TD grabs. Gilmore will be the Saints’ blocking TE in 2011.
The Saints have signed 41-year old kicker John Kasay. Kasay played in all 16 games for the Panthers last year and he connected on 25 of 29 field goals (86.2%). He also made all 17 of his extra points last year as he scored 92 points last year. Kasay has played in 285 games in his first 19 years in the NFL and he has made 433 of 529 field goals (81.9%). He has also nailed 524 of 535 extra points as he now has 1,723 points in his career. Kasay might get a shot with the Saints if Garrett Hartley misses some time due to his current injury. It never hurts to bring in a guy like Kasay as an insurance policy.
The Saints have signed 27-year old CB Quincy Butler. Butler played in 6 games for the Rams last year and he had 12 tackles and 4 passes defensed. He has now played in 20 games in his first 2 years in the NFL and he has 40 tackles and 9 passes defensed. This was a good signing for the Saints as they keep adding nice depth to the defense.
The Saints have signed 28-year old RB/KR Patrick Cobbs. Cobbs played in 16 games (1 start) for the Dolphins last year and he carried the ball 4 times for 0 yards (0.0 ypc). He also caught 8 passes for 91 yards (11.4 avg) with 2 TD grabs last year for the Fins. Cobbs has now played in 54 games (3 starts) in his first five years in the NFL and he has carried the ball 37 times for 171 yards (4.6 ypc) with 2 TD runs. He has also caught 32 passes for 409 yards (12.8 avg) with 4 TD grabs so far in his career. Cobbs has also returned 52 kickoffs for 1,o42 yards (20.0 avg) so far in his NFL career.
UPDATE: (9/3/2011) – The Saints have placed Patrick Cobbs on the Injured Reserve List ending his 2011 season due to an undisclosed injury.
UPDATE II: (9/12/2011) – The Saints have released Patrick Cobbs with an injury settlement.
The New Orleans Saints sign 31-year old OT Jordan Black. Black played in 15 games (9 starts) for the Jaguars last year. He has now played in 80 games (40 starts) in his first 8 years in the NFL. Black will give the Saints’ quality veteran depth at tackle, so I really like this move for the Saints.
The Saints have signed 34-year old center Olin Kreutz to a 1-year, $2 million dollar contract. Kreutz played in 16 games (all starts) for the Bears last year. He has now played in 191 games (183 starts) in his first 13 years in the NFL. Kreutz will likely be the Saints’ starting center after Jonathan Goodwin (last year’s starter) left the team to sign with the Niners. The Saints lucked out here as Kreutz is one of the best centers in the NFL and he is a nice upgrade on Goodwin.
The Saints have signed 27-year old fullback Korey Hall. Hall played in 12 games (6 starts) for the Packers last season but he didn’t get to carry the football. Hall did catch 1 pass for 9 yards last year. Hall has now played in 48 games (26 starts) in his first four years in the NFL and he has yet to carry the football. He has caught 21 passes for 137 yards (6.5 avg) with 1 TD grab in his NFL career. Hall’s main job with the Saints is going to be blocking and that is something he’s pretty good at.
The Saints have signed 28-year old OT Alex Barron. Barron played in 11 games (1 start) for the Cowboys was last year. He has now played in 87 games (75 starts) in his first six years in the NFL. Barron will give the Saints nice depth at OT in 2011 as he can play either side. This is another solid move for the Saints.
UPDATE: (9/18/2011) – The Saints have placed Alex Barron on the Injured Reserve List ending his 2011 season. He had surgery on one of his knees last week.
UPDATE II (10/22/2011) – The Saints have released Alex Barron with an injury settlement.