Saints Sign 6-foot-6 De After Jaguars, Bengals Stints

The New Orleans Saints announced an intriguing extent move connected Wednesday.

Teams that are retired of nan playoffs person nan opportunity to motion guys who didn't decorativeness nan 2025 play connected progressive rosters to reserve/future deals for 2026. On Wednesday, nan Saints announced that they person signed erstwhile Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals walk rusher Myles Cole to a reserve/future deal.

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"New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced coming that nan nine has signed protect extremity Myles Cole to a reserve/future contract," nan Saints announced. "Cole, 6-6, 278, was selected successful nan seventh information (236th overall) of nan 2024 NFL Draft by nan Jacksonville Jaguars retired of Texas Tech. As a rookie, he appeared successful 8 games and added 8 stops (four solo) and a tackle for loss. This past season, he spent 7 weeks connected nan believe squad pinch Cincinnati aft spending training campy pinch Jacksonville.

The Saints made a move pinch each upside connected Wednesday

"In six assemblage seasons astatine Louisiana-Monroe (2018-21) and Texas Tech (2022-23), Cole played successful 58 games, signaling 86 tackles (43 solo), 5 sacks,12 stops for nonaccomplishment and 1 blocked kick. His astir productive play came pinch nan Red Raiders arsenic a ace elder successful 2023, starting each 12 of his appearances astatine separator rusher, posting 32 stops, 3.5 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss."

This is nan nonstop type of move nan Saints should beryllium making astatine this clip of nan year. All upside and beautiful overmuch nary downside. Reserve/future deals are inexpensive and springiness nan squad a chance to get a caput commencement connected getting a look astatine extent options for nan pursuing season. Cole fits this description. He played successful 8 games successful 2024 pinch nan Jaguars. In 2025, he spent clip pinch Jacksonville earlier nan run and past connected nan Bengals' believe squad.

In his last play of assemblage shot successful 2023 pinch Texas Tech he had 3 1/2 sacks and 6 1/2 tackles for loss. He has bully size astatine 6'6'' and astatine nan very slightest gives nan squad different walk rusher to return a look at, which is important pinch Cameron Jordan and Demario Davis some pending free agents.

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