Kareem Hunt, Anthony Barr in New Orleans for Workouts Monday

The Saints are working out two veteran players on both sides of the football, according to reports.

John Hendrix | Aug 7, 2023

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The Saints are bringing in two veterans on Monday, according to reports from ESPN. The team will be working out running back Kareem Hunt and linebacker Anthony Barr.

Hunt and Barr were two players I thought the Saints could pursue ahead of training camp back in mid-July. New Orleans lost Eno Benjamin due to a ruptured Achilles recently, and they'll be without Alvin Kamara for the first three games of the season after the NFL handed out his suspension. Jamaal Williams and rookie Kendre Miller look to have a lot more involvement, but Hunt is a veteran that fits what the Saints like to do.

As far as Barr, he joined the Cowboys on a one-year, $3 million deal last season and had a reduced role. The Eagles snatched up a couple of veterans on Sunday in Zach Cunningham and Myles Jack recently, and Kwon Alexander was signed by the Steelers. Dennis Allen said that Demario Davis is dealing with a calf injury in which he had further imaging done. He was held out of Saturday's practice.

Davis' injury is not believed to be serious, but at the same time, he has missed two straight days of practice. The Saints have a preseason game against the Chiefs on Saturday, so some of these additions if signed could be brought up to speed quickly to play.

Published Aug 7, 2023

JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net