USA Today/Saints Wire: Saints work out former RB Marcus Murphy, 11 free agents in tryouts

AsylumGuido · 09-05-2019, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

So we cut Ozigbo and then bring in Marcus Murphy for a tryout....unreal.

Not unreal at all. We cut Ozigbo because he wasn't good enough for the 53 man roster. He was most likely targeted for the practice squad but didn't clear waivers. That's a very common gamble this time of year. As for Murphy, he was one of ELEVEN players brought in to be tried out. EVERY team brings in a number of players after the cut to 53. That is also standard operating procedure throughout the league. Injuries always occur and having a Rolodex of possible replacements is a must. You can't try them out when they are on other team's 90 man rosters.

09-05-2019, 03:13 PM	#12
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,574	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: Saints work out former RB Marcus Murphy, 11 free agents in tryouts Originally Posted by dizzle88 So we cut Ozigbo and then bring in Marcus Murphy for a tryout....unreal. Not unreal at all. We cut Ozigbo because he wasn't good enough for the 53 man roster. He was most likely targeted for the practice squad but didn't clear waivers. That's a very common gamble this time of year. As for Murphy, he was one of ELEVEN players brought in to be tried out. EVERY team brings in a number of players after the cut to 53. That is also standard operating procedure throughout the league. Injuries always occur and having a Rolodex of possible replacements is a must. You can't try them out when they are on other team's 90 man rosters.
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