Saints surprisingly cut team captain
In arguably the most surprisingly move of the young 2010 season, the Saints released their special teams captain, in addition to four other players on Tuesday.
While the release of guard Tim Duckworth, cornerback Danny Gorrer, and wide receivers Mark Bradley and Rod Harper hardly comes as a shock, Evans’ release come as somewhat as a shock.
For starters, cuts are not required until August 31. The timing of his release is unusual, but the Saints could have known that he wouldn’t be making the final roster and wanted to give him the chance to make another team’s roster. The Saints are loaded at the linebacker position, and it looks like Evans got caught in the numbers game.
However, the most curious part of this is that they released their special teams captain when the Saints’ special teams unit is arguably the weakest spot on the team. When the Saints won the Super Bowl in 2010, they had the worst ranked special teams unit of any Super Bowl champion. Their sp...
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