Saints place CB Bradley Roby on injured reserve, re-sign WR Keith Kirkwood
The New Orleans Saints designated cornerback Bradley Roby to the injured reserve list on Tuesday.
Roby injured his ankle against the Arizona Cardinals. He was carted off the field and the team shortly ruled him out for the remainder of the game. Ahead of Week 8, the Saints utilized the open spot on the 53-man roster to re-sign wide receiver Keith Kirkwood. More moves should be coming this week as the team gets a better feel for various injury situations.
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In the meantime, they’re left with just one healthy cornerback on the 53-man roster.
The Saints have cornerback Alontae Taylor available. However, fellow cornerback Paulson Adebo was unavailable last week with a knee injury. Marshon Lattimore wasn’t able to play due to an abdomen injury.
This season, the Saints have used up the three single-game activations for Chris Harris Jr. from the practice squad. If they want Harris to continue playing (he’s helped guard the slot as of late) he’ll need to sign with the 53-man roster. Backups Jordan Brown and Vincent Gray are also on the practice squad.
Kirkwood returns after having been waved just a week ago. He’s part of a receiver group missing starters Michael Thomas and Jarvis Landry to injuries. Kirkwood will join Chris Olave, Marquez Callaway, Tre’Quan Smith, and Rashid Shaheed on the 53-man roster.
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Kirk Merritt and Kevin White are on the practice squad. White has been elevated twice before, so he can be brought up for one more game before he maxes out his eligibility.
The Saints are hoping their injury woes are behind them after an extended rest following last week’s Thursday night game. Saints head coach Dennis Allen cautioned Tuesday that the latest news from the training staff wasn’t quite as optimistic as he’d hoped.
We’ll see what the injury report is looking like on Wednesday ahead of Sunday’s kickoff with the Las Vegas Raiders.