Pro Football Focus’ Doug Kyed put together a list of eight players who could be surprise roster cuts or trade options in speaking with his sources around the league, and one New Orleans Saints veteran came up in those conversations: tight end Nick Vannett. The Saints have some younger players they like better, and Taysom Hill’s shift in focus from quarterback to tight end makes it tough for Vannett to get through the numbers game at the position. Here’s what Kyed wrote of Vannett’s status:
“Vannett has played just three first-quarter snaps and four fourth-quarter snaps this preseason, with the majority of his work coming in the second and third quarters. Holtz, Krull and Chris Herndon, who was cut Tuesday, are the only other Saints tight ends to see work in the third and fourth quarters. Trautman, Hill and Johnson have only played in the first half.”
