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Saints Releasing Veteran Cornerback

In a rather shocking move leading up to final cuts, the Saints are reportedly releasing veteran cornerback Bradley Roby.

John Hendrix

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Final cuts are tough on everyone, and there's surely going to be a ton of player movement. In a rather surprising move, the Saints are releasing veteran cornerback Bradley Roby, as first reported by NFL Insider Jordan Schultz.

Roby went on his personal social media account, first saying, "Cutting costs at all cost might just cost you in the end." That was followed up by a goodbye to New Orleans.

"Good luck to my brothers and the Saints fans ya'll deserve to be winners!"

Roby was the team's slot guy, also starting on the outside when injuries piled up. Everyone locally picked him to be on their final 53-man roster without question, but now he's out. Second-year cornerback Alontae Taylor and veteran Ugo Amadi will be two that will most assuredly be looked at for the spot.

Releasing Roby does give him a chance to immediately latch on to another team, but not trying to get compensation for him is a little bit of a head scratcher. We'll see how things play out, as the door isn't completely closed on him. Teams have to be at 53 by Tuesday afternoon.

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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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