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New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53

NFL teams may establish a practice squad of up to 16 players on Wednesday at 12 p.m. CT

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The New Orleans Saints made the following roster moves today to reach the National Football League-mandated reduction to 53 players, it was announced by Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis.

The Saints terminated the contracts of the following six players:

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Name Position Height Weight Age Exp. College
Josh Andrews OL 6-2 298 31 7 Oregon State
Jon Bostic LB 6-1 245 31 9 Florida
Taco Charlton DE 6-6 270 27 6 Michigan
J.P. Holtz TE 6-3 255 29 4 Pittsburgh
Nick Martin C 6-4 295 29 6 Notre Dame
Eric Wilson LB 6-1 230 27 6 Cincinnati

The Saints have waived the following 12 players:

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Name Position Height Weight Age Exp. College
Ian Book QB 6-0 206 24 2 Notre Dame
Dai'Jean Dixon WR 6-4 200 23 R Nicholls State
DaMarcus Fields DB 6-0 200 24 R Texas Tech
Vincent Gray DB 6-2 192 22 R Michigan
Chase Hansen LB 6-3 222 29 2 Utah
Jordan Jackson DT 6-4 294 24 R Air Force
Lucas Krull TE 6-6 260 24 R Pittsburgh
Niko Lalos DE 6-5 270 25 2 Dartmouth
Kirk Merritt WR 6-1 214 25 1 Arkansas State
Derek Schweiger OL 6-3 325 23 R Iowa State
Nephi Sewell LB 6-0 228 23 R Utah
Rashid Shaheed WR/RS 6-0 180 23 R Weber State

The Saints placed the following player on Injured Reserve:

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Name Position Height Weight Age Exp. College
Albert Huggins DT 6-3 305 25 2 Clemson

The following player was placed on Reserve/Suspended By Commissioner:

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Name Position Height Weight Age Exp. College
Kawaan Baker WR 6-1 215 24 1 South Alabama

Beginning Wednesday, the Saints may establish a practice squad of up to 16 players. The Saints will open the regular season Sunday, September 11 when they play at the Atlanta Falcons at 12:00 p.m. CT.

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