Saints waived/released WR Ronnie Bell, S Elliott Davison, QB Hunter Dekkers, WR Bub Means, TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden, EDGE Garrett Nelson, DL Khalil Saunders,, DE Brien Taylor, T/G Xavier Truss and EDGE Malakai Williams

30 August 2026

Means was a fifth-round pick who showed some potential fantasy intrigue coming out of Pitt in 2024, but it hasn’t worked out. The same can be said for Bell. Both players and Dekkers are candidates for the practice squad. Everyone is a candidate for the practice squad, to be fair.