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The New Orleans Saints placed wide receiver Andy Tanner, offensive tackle Ty Nsekhe and defensive back Ty Zimmerman on injured reserve Tuesday.

All three were waived on Monday and were not claimed by any teams, allowing them to revert back to injured reserve with the Saints.

The Saints will retain their rights through the year unless they are released from injured reserve with an injury settlement. They won't count against the active roster limit.

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Andy Tanner placed on injured reserve | NOLA.com

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yee haw start stack up the players for the annual IR group.

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For the people who still like to say Benson is cheap all the time, this is a good example to the contrary. These 3 players could've been just cut and forgotten about. Now they'll get paid for the year, or at least get an injury settlement. It's a classy-as-hell thing to do.

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It means we have to pay him. I'm not cold and heartless, but damn. 4 years not contributing on-field? Why can't the front office do that for all the posters on B&G?

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While he was on the practice squad he was contributing, and not making jack squat.

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You havent been getting your check?

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I read somewhere a year or two ago that the practice squad guys make 80k. Not sure if that is accurate and I done remember the source, but if true, 80k to be on the practice squad doesn't suck pond water...

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I think the minimum is like $6,000/week, so if you were on the practice squad all season that would be $102,000.

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The Ty's have potential to contibute in the future. For Tanner, it's just a respect thing. It's an organizational thing. Players know they will be taken care of if they come to the Saints.

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Now you see him.........now you don't. Ta da! :smile:

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That doesn't suck either. :mrgreen:

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The job security does suck, though.

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I must be in the minority where $102k gross is a good deal for a brutal manual labor job where you run the risk of being crippled every time you go to work.

Might as well wrestle gators.

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Yes, you are in the minority. He is making that for 7 months out of the year. Also, the guy is living his (along with millions of others) dream. I am a LEO and I work all year with the mindset of everyday could be the last for only 60K a year. Why do it? Because I am living my dream.

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...Mater Boy!

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7 months? What about the offseason training?

Living the dream? To me, it seems like Tanner's lived a four year long nightmare of cuts, cuts and more cuts. Not to mention the constant doubt of EVER making the big time.

I read somewhere his total contract value for 4 years in N.O. was around $1.8mill

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Consider yourself less than practice squad material

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No American is more under compensated for his risk than the Combat Soldier. My gross pay for dodging 7.62mm, and T-72s was around $984.30/month. Wait.. that is incorrect, that was my gross pay to prepare for the dodging of 7.62mm and T-72s, the hazardous Duty pay for the actually dodging was $110/month.

You are living your dream, or is it a calling? Difference being that my dream consists of umbrella drinks on a Caribbean island. Andy Tanner is not living his dream, he is struggling with the reality that his dream may be nothing more than that. When I was 9, I wanted to be Super Man.. that didn't work out.

You also get benefits, practice squad players are paid like consultants.. day laborers.. There is no healthcare beyond the training facility for him or his family, there is no 401k contribution, stock awards, prescription card, dental for his children or wife.. there is that check and that is it. As far as it only being 6 months a year... Not many employers have well paying career openings for a person that is only available from February to May so the likely hood of him doubling down in a legal occupation is slim.

Tanners practice squad eligibility is up, what do you think his resume' looks like for a 26 year old hitting the job market? If you decide tomorrow that you do not want to be a cop there are avenues in security that you could take. Monster Jobs has no openings for Wide Receiver.

Mind you, my heart isn't bleeding for him. He woke up each and every day and decided to chase what he wanted to chase; and if Rudy didn't get to play in the end, the movie would have just been about the lives of millions of people. While you took exception to my question because he is paid 6 figures you missed my point.

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I think the conversation has taken a wrong turn. My original comment was directed at Xan claiming he's done nothing to earn that money, which I think is false. Just because he didn't suit up on Sundays doesn't mean he didn't work his ass off all week like the rest of the team did.

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The talent ahead of him is what's stopping him being activated, I can't remember who said it but earlier this week someone made a comment which I agreed with.

If a 23 year old lance Moore came into Saints camp this year, he most likely wouldn't make the team or he'd be put on the PS

Lance Moore took advantage of the situation when we only really had colston that had proven himself, tanner isn't so lucky because the first 4 or 5 spots are pretty much set in stone

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There are a few caveats to consider. If you want to categorize him not playing for the Saints you are correct. If you want to ask why isn't he on an NFL roster? That has to be surmised by lacking something that 32 teams are looking for in a WR to put on their final roster.

Lots of comparing him to Lance Moore... Lance Moore is now on an active roster in Pittsburgh so I wouldn't necessarily say they are equal talents, if they were.... the Steelers could have had Tanner for a lot less than $1.5m/year.

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One point i not sure of,Saints wavie an players clear waviers then put on IR an then say in a few weeks they get an injury settelment at that point because saints first wavied the player before placeing the player on IR then ? can the player be signed to the active roster.I know normally after a player put on IR hes can not be put on active roster but as the team exposed the player to wavier wire is there an exception,Or is this done so it is easier to cut the player with an iniury settelment or is it so they do not count against the cap.:lightsabres:

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Yeah that's a fair point, I didn't mean to completely compare him to lance Moore, my meaning behind it was they are both talented guys but lance Moore took advantage of his opportunity when we were thin at WR and stuck because he was so effective, which is why I believe he is on the active roster of the Steelers, theyve seen 7 years worth of game time from him with Brees at the helm

Tanner is always in a difficult spot because he has colston, Graham, stills, toon, meachem and now cooks ahead of him

Of course that does beg the question, if tanner deserved a shot somewhere else, why hasnt a team claimed him on the waiver wire?

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He would not be a starter an he is hurt so why would another team sign him. Now i could see a division rival claim him just to get a inside look at paytons playbook.They could Ir him just to get the info.Tanner is good enough to be a 5th or 6th wr on another team which lacks depth at the position as when healthy he runs good routes has good hands an has a lot of Lnce Moore skill set.

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6000 a week is pretty sweet.

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+1. You definitely won't be making that on a paper route gig.

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I pulled a quad just reading the last page

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That's what she said.

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Sit ups?:mrgreen: