Saints continue defensive back cut-downs, releasing veteran Ugo Amadi

The defensive back rooms between cornerback and safety were both a bit crowded for the Saints this offseason, especially with the breakout of Rico Payton. This has led to the unfortunate scenario of defensive back Ugo Amadi being released, per NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill.

Amadi was very solid depth for the Saints last year, and even ended up playing in all 17 games despite no starts, totaling 83 defensive snaps (8%) and 132 special teams snaps (28%). The six-year veteran will end up looking for another team, or if not signed elsewhere, potentially a practice squad addition with the potential for a call back up.

This move comes as somewhat of a surprise, as he seemed to be a good depth piece that the Saints were willing to hold onto, however with some recent risers in preseason and training camp, he may have been the odd man out of the defensive back rooms.