Cutting costs at all cost might just cost you in the end 🤷🏾♂️
Buy Saints Tickets— Bradley Roby (@BradRoby_1) August 29, 2023
The New Orleans Saints’ decision to release veteran cornerback Bradley Roby surprised everyone — including Bradley Roby. He had been penciled in as the starting slot corner in their defense all summer, resting with other starters in preseason games and preparing for a big role in New Orleans’ nickel defense.
But then he was released ahead of the NFL roster cuts deadline on Tuesday, clearing about $3.3 million in salary cap space (with the Saints already under the cap by more than $11.4 million). Roby acknowledged the move on social media, warning that “Cutting costs at all cost might just cost you in the end.”
While Roby was at least implicitly critical of the front office’s decision, he expressed nothing but gratitude to his teammates in the locker room and the Saints fans who have cheered their team on every year he’s been in town:
Goodluck to my brothers and the Saints fans y’all deserve to be winners ! #WhoDat ⚜️
— Bradley Roby (@BradRoby_1) August 29, 2023
Where will Roby land? He can still run with most receivers around the league so his services shouldn’t be in low demand once the dust settles on this year’s roster cuts. It’s possible he returns to play for Sean Payton on the Denver Broncos (ironically, where he started his NFL career), who have experienced some instability in the secondary this summer. He could also land with a playoff team elsewhere around the league. But he isn’t finished just yet.
