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Rookie wide receiver Austin Carr endured the unknown after being waived Saturday by the New England Patriots.

The good news, however, is Carr didn't have to wait long to find another home, as the New Orleans Saints swooped in Sunday and claimed him off waivers.

"I guess you never know what to expect," Carr said. "The hope was to stay with the first team I was with, but once I got the call from Coach (Sean Payton), I was super excited, glad to be claimed.

"And to be able to contribute, I want to contribute to this team winning games, to have a better season each year and I know that's the goal here."



The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Carr entered the league in May as an undrafted free agent with the Patriots out of Northwestern, where he finished his college career with 1,649 yards and 14 touchdowns on 113 catches.

"We felt he was pretty advanced in his route running for a young player," Payton said. "I thought he has real good balance, (and) strong hands in traffic. We knew the player coming out of Northwestern."

Carr turned heads during the preseason after leading the Patriots in receiving with 153 yards and two touchdowns on 14 catches.


The Patriots, though, cut ties with Carr during the roster trimmings to reach the initial 53-man roster and the Saints didn't take long to make a decision.

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