As expected the New Orleans Saints made several roster moves ahead of their Sunday afternoon matchup with the Carolina Panthers.
The Saints placed safety D.J. Swearinger, fullback Michael Burton and running backs Latavius Murray and Dwayne Washington on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
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The team also called up seven practice squad players including five COVID-19 elevations.
Linebacker Chase Hansen and cornerback Grant Haley were called up as standard elevations and receiver Tommylee Lewis, running back Tony Jones Jr., tight end Garrett Griffin, linebacker Andrew Dowell and wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey were added to the game day roster as COVID-19 replacements.
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The Saints also announced that running backs coach Joel Thomas will not travel with the team to Charlotte.