The New Orleans Saints tried out four offensive linemen on Tuesday.
They signed two of them.
The Saints added tackle Sataoa Laumea and guard William Sherman to the practice squad, the team announced Wednesday. The moves were made as New Orleans deals with injuries along the offensive line.
In addition to those moves, the Saints signed safety Terrell Burgess to the active roster and placed defensive tackle Vernon Broughton on injured reserve. Burgess was elevated from the practice squad and played in Sunday’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers. The veteran helps fill a void after Julian Blackmon suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in Week 1.
Broughton, a third-round rookie from Texas, was placed on injured reserve after suffering a season-ending hip injury against the 49ers. Coach Kellen Moore called the ailment “significant.”
To make room for Laumea and Sherman, the Saints filled the absence created by Burgess joining the active roster and cutting quarterback Hunter Dekkers from the practice squad.
Laumea, a 2024 sixth-round pick out of Utah, was most recently with the Seattle Seahawks — the Saints’ opponent this week. The 6-foot-4, 319-pound lineman started six games at right guard as a rookie, but did not make Seattle’s initial 53-man roster this year.
Sherman, a sixth-round pick in 2021, had spent the last three seasons around the Denver Broncos, bouncing on and off the practice squad. The 26-year-old has played in only one game in his career, logging six special team snaps with the New England Patriots.