He’s back: the New Orleans Saints re-signed wide receiver Keith Kirkwood on Tuesday, adding depth to the position in the wake of a knee injury for Michael Thomas. Kirkwood became a favorite target of Derek Carr’s over the summer at training camp, but he was limited to a role as a run-blocking specialist in the regular season and was supplanted by rookie draft pick A.T. Perry in recent weeks.
Still, it makes sense to bring him back when the team is short-handed. Thomas could miss some time coming out of the bye week after injuring his knee in Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
That would leave the team with Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed, Lynn Bowden Jr., and Perry on the 53-man roster with just Jontre Kirklin on the practice squad — rookie wideout Shaquan Davis is on the injury list with an undisclosed ailment. If nothing else, they need Kirkwood to help keep reps moving on time at practice.
