Saints promoting wide receiver Keith Kirkwood to active roster
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By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
The New Orleans Saints will have a new wide receiver on the field Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, but it won’t be the marquee player they signed on Wednesday.
Rookie Keith Kirkwood is being promoted to the active roster from the practice squad and will likely make his NFL debut for the Saints on Sunday, according to a league source.
The Saints signed former Cowboys star Dez Bryant on Wednesday, but the Kirkwood promotion probably would have happened even before Bryant suffered an injury in Friday’s practice. Bryant had just a few days to learn the complex offensive playbook, and Kirkwood has been with the Saints since May when he signed as an undrafted free agent out of Temple. ...
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(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
The New Orleans Saints will have a new wide receiver on the field Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, but it won’t be the marquee player they signed on Wednesday.
Rookie Keith Kirkwood is being promoted to the active roster from the practice squad and will likely make his NFL debut for the Saints on Sunday, according to a league source.
The Saints signed former Cowboys star Dez Bryant on Wednesday, but the Kirkwood promotion probably would have happened even before Bryant suffered an injury in Friday’s practice. Bryant had just a few days to learn the complex offensive playbook, and Kirkwood has been with the Saints since May when he signed as an undrafted free agent out of Temple. ...
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