One season and two training camps proved sufficient for the Saints to determine whether Stanley Jean-Baptiste was capable of making an impact for them.
They determined the 2014 second-round pick wasn’t good enough for their roster, notes Katherine Terrell of NOLA.com. Jean-Baptiste only played eight snaps last year and as a result of this move, Brandin Cooks is the only player remaining on the team from last year’s draft class.
The Saints instead kept 2014 undrafted free agent Brian Dixon, who played 166 snaps as a rookie, among their seven-cornerback contingent.
New Orleans did not keep veteran receiver Josh Morgan, either, and will go with a mostly young receiving stable, excepting Marques Colston.
Jairus Byrd also avoided having to start the season on the PUP list, per Terrell.
The Saints’ other cuts are as follows:
- Justin Anderson, LB
- Edwin Baker, RB
- Nick Becton, OL
- Orson Charles, TE
- Henry Coley, LB
- Jerry Franklin, LB
- Mike Golic Jr., OL
- Ryan Griffin, QB
- Bryce Harris, T
- Sean Hickey, OL
- Seantavius Jones, WR
- Dustin Hopkins, K
- Cyril Lemon, OL
- Chris Manhertz, TE
- Joseph Morgan, WR
- Toben Opurum, FB
- Sammy Seamster, CB
- Alex Smith, TE
- Pierre Warren, S