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Saints Add Chase Hansen to Active Roster, Sign Jake Luton to Practice Squad

The Saints made two transactions on Tuesday, adding a linebacker to the roster and getting another quarterback on the practice squad.

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The Saints made two moves on Tuesday, according to the NFL Transaction Report. The team is promoting linebacker Chase Hansen to the active roster, and is signing quarterback Jake Luton to the practice squad. 

New Orleans had an open roster spot, and Hansen is someone who will fit in on special teams if called upon. He made quite the splash against the Texans in the preseason opener, but got hurt and missed some time. After not making the final roster, the team added him back on the practice squad.

Luton, who was with the Jaguars most recently, was a sixth-round pick by Jacksonville in 2020. He started in three of their games in that season, but didn't get a win in any of the games. The need to add a quarterback was there after Ian Book was claimed off of waivers by the Eagles.

We'll get our first glimpse of the team's health on Wednesday's injury report. It will be interesting to see where Pete Werner is at, but most signs are positive for the Saints heading into Week 1's matchup against the Falcons on the road.

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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

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