The Saints on Monday signed seven players who finished the 2014 campaign on the practice squad to their expanded roster for the upcoming offseason, according to the NFL.
They were running back Edwin Baker, center Michael Brewster, tight end Orson Charles, kicker Dustin Hopkins, guard Andrew Miller, fullback Toben Opurum and wide receiver Willie Snead.
A player on the Saints’ 10-man practice squad toward the end of the season but not signed to the expanded offseason roster Monday was tackle Tavon Rooks, a 2014 sixth-round draft selection. No explanation was given for Rooks’ situation.
Three others who had been on the practice squad late in the season but were promoted to the active roster prior to Monday were receivers Brandon Coleman and Seantavius Jones as well as backup quarterback Ryan Griffin.
The kinds of contracts those signed Monday inked up are referred to as “futures” deals in the NFL.