Saints add offensive line depth, signing Chris Reed to the practice squad
The New Orleans Saints have added some offensive line depth to the team due to the injury to Erik McCoy in Week 3, as they have signed offensive lineman Chris Reed to the practice squad, per NewOrleans.Football's Nick Underhill. This signing comes after Reed came in for a tryout with four other offensive linemen to see if the Saints could add some depth to the roster, or potentially even an eventual starter.
Reed has played in the league for eight seasons across various teams but has had trouble sticking with any in recent years. The Minnesota Vikings are his most recent team in 2022 and 2023, but before that he got regular starting time with the Indianapolis Colts and Carolina Panthers. 2020 and 2021 are his last two seasons with more than one game started, with 14 in 2020 and 6 in 2021. 2020 was a phenomenal year for him statistically, as he put up 892 offensive snaps, giving up only 1 sack, 19 pressures, and had only three penalties.
Primarily his position is guard, with 1,831 snaps at left guard and 388 at right guard in his career, however in 2022 he took up playing center some, and had 124 snaps allowing only 2 pressures with no sacks, and 2 penalties. We will see ultimately which position he ends up at with the Saints, and whether or not he ends up making a start at some point this season.
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