Saints Forming Practice Squad; Includes Two QBs

The New Orleans Saints put together their initial 53-man roster by the National Football League's 4 p.m. deadline on Tuesday.

Now, the Saints are starting to put together their practice squad. If you're wondering why the news is starting to pop up now, here is the league's official description of forming practice squads, from the league operations website:

"Claiming period for players placed on waivers at the final roster reduction will expire at 12:00 noon ET," per the league. "Upon receipt of the subsequent Personnel Notice, clubs may establish a Practice Squad of 17 players, as long as one player qualifies and is designated as an International Player. No club, including the player’s prior club, will be permitted to sign a player to a practice player contract until all clubs have received simultaneous notification via the above Personnel Notice that such player’s prior NFL player contract has been terminated via the waiver system."

Now, reports are popping up for the Saints. So far, names that have been reported are quarterbacks Jake Haener and Hunter Dekkers, safety Terrell Burgess, defensive tackle Jonah Williams, linebacker Nephi Sewell, and cornerback Dalys Beanum so far.

Saints start to reveal the practice squad for the 2025 season