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By Darral Nail

Cornerback and wide receiver were listed among the top needs for the New Orleans Saints this offseason in the lead-up to the 2021 NFL Draft.

Though the team added a cornerback in the top half of the draft in the form of former Stanford Cardinal Paulson Adebo, the position remained far from settled.

Similarly, with the Saints’ receiver group, a single seventh-round draft pick was added (South Alabama’s Kawaan Baker) with the team seemingly intent to give it a go with the pass catchers on hand.

While adding a veteran corner was thought to be in the works, the recent news regarding Michael Thomas’ early-season availability saw to it that New Orleans would be in the market for help at the receiver position as well.

On the eve of training camp’s arrival, General Manager Mickey Loomis and head coach Sean Payton added reinforcements at both positions in short order.

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Kenny Stills. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

By Kristen Wong | Who Dat Dish

As the New Orleans Saints try to find silver linings from the Michael Thomas injury update, the most pressing item on their agenda needs to be the wide receiver unit.

The Saints made quick work of signing veteran Chris Hogan, but this news is about as exciting as lettuce going on sale at the grocery store. Hogan won’t impact the lineup the way they need him to.

It’s time New Orleans inked a quality wide receiver, and the Saints should look no further than their former player, Kenny Stills. He’s New Orleans’ prodigal son with a few productive years left in him and is exactly what the Saints are looking for this offseason.

With the Saints’ salary cap situation, the likes of Davante Adams and Michael Gallup are tantalizingly out of reach. Stills, however, is an extremely wallet-friendly option who could enjoy a golden renaissance of his former New Orleans years. ...

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Receiver Michael Thomas placed on Physically Unable to Perform

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The New Orleans Saints announced Tuesday, July 27 that they have signed defensive end Kendall Donnersonand cornerback Brian Poole, placed offensive lineman Derrick Kelly on Non Football Injury and placed wide receiver Michael Thomas on Physically Unable to Perform. The announcement were made by Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis.

Donnerson, 6 feet 3, 249 pounds, was originally selected by the Green Bay Packers as a seventh round draft pick out of Southeast Missouri in 2018. After spending the final month of his rookie season on Green Bay's active roster, Donnerson has also had practice squad stints with the Raiders (2019) and Cincinnati Bengals (2020). He played in all 45 games with 21 starts in four seasons (2014-17) at Southeast Missouri, registering 144 tackles (84 solo), 34½ tackles for a loss, 12 sacks, an interception, nine passes defensed, six forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. The Maumelle, Ark., native finished his college career ranked No. 3 in school history in tackles for a loss and No. 4 in sacks. He started all 11 games as a senior in 2017, earning first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference recognition after posting career highs in tackles (53), solo tackles (36), tackles for a loss (13½) and sacks (six).

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