38-year old WR Joe Horn signed a 1-day contract with the Saints so he could retire from them.  Horn played in 102 games (100 starts) in seven years for the Saints and he caught 523 passes for 7,622 yards (14.6 avg) with 50 TD grabs.  Horn made 4 Pro Bowls for the Saints and he is the all time leader in franchise history in TD grabs (50).  Horn is also #2 in receptions and receiving yards behind Eric Martin in Saints’ history.  Horn played in 163 games overall in his NFL career and he caught 603 passes for 8,744 yards (14.5 avg) with 58 TD grabs.  Joe Horn retires as one of the best Saints’ players in team history.

The Saints have released 28-year old DE Bobby McCray.  McCray played in all 16 games for the Saints last season in which he had 12 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 1.5 sacks and 1 pass defensed.  He played in 32 games in his two years with the Saints and he had 41 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 1 pass defensed and he forced 1 fumble.  McCray was a decent player for the Saints but they have other players on the roster that they like more than him making him expendable.

UPDATE:  (7/22/2010) - The Saints have re-signed Bobby McCray to a 1-year, $1.5 million dollar deal with an exta $1 million bucks in incentives.  The only reason the Saints released McCray in the first place was because they didn’t want to pay him a $1.25 million dollar roster bonus.

The Saints have traded 29-year old OT Jammal Brown to the Washington Redskins.  Brown missed all of last season due to injuries.  He played in 58 games (all starts) in his five years with the Saints.  The Saints will also send a conditional late round pick to the Redskins as part of this deal.  The Saints will get a 4th round pick if the Redskins win 9 or more games OR Donovan McNabb makes the Pro Bowl.  If neither of those things happen the Saints will get a third round pick from the Redskins.  The Redskins will also send the Saints a future 6th round pick if Brown plays in 90% or more of the offensive snaps in 2010 or he makes the Pro Bowl.  That’s not bad compensation for a player who missed the whole 2010 NFL season.

The Saints have released 31-year old DE Charles Grant.  He played all 16 games for the Saints last season and he made 44 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, he had 5.5 sacks, forced 1 fumble and he defensed 2 passes.  Grant played in 118 games in his 8 years with the Saints and he finished up with 424 tackles, 47 sacks, 31 passes defensed, 16 forced fumbles and 1 sack.  Despite Grant getting older the Saints will miss him because he’s a playmaker.

The Saints have released 33-year old linebacker Mark Simoneau.  Simoneau has not played in either of the last two seasons due to injury.  Simoneau played in 32 games in his time with the Saints in which he made 131 tackles, defensed 2 passes, he had 3 sacks and 1 interception.  The Saints won’t miss Simoneau much as he hasn’t played in a couple of years.