Chiefs gave up on athletic DT right before Saints scooped him up

The Kansas City-to-New Orleans pipeline is still very much in play, even when it comes to minor moves that come across the NFL's transaction wire. The Saints have shown a penchant for former Chiefs for the last few years, and on Monday, they added another recently released player when they added defensive tackle Coziah Izzard to the practice squad. The Saints added Izzard as Week 1 comes into view, giving them a strong athletic talent to add to the competition on the practice squad. It's the same chance taken by Chiefs general manager Brett Veach earlier this spring. Izzard is a former fifth-year senior from Penn State who joined Kansas City as a rookie free agent following the completion of the 2025 NFL Draft. Izzard comes with plenty of experience with 51 games played in the Big Ten, but the 6-2, 298 lb. lineman was never more than a rotational player with the occasional start for the Nittany Lions. That's not to say that Izzard couldn't make an impact on the field. He had 18 tackles for loss and 9 sacks i