Saints promote tight end Garrett Griffin, put Simmie Cobbs on IR: report

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By Christopher Dabe - NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

The New Orleans Saints promoted tight end Garrett Griffin from the practice squad and placed wideout Simmie Cobbs on injured reserve, The Associated Press reported Saturday (Jan. 12).

Cobbs did not participate in practice Friday because of a knee injury and had been ruled out for the game. The Saints signed Cobbs off the Washington practice squad Dec. 14 and had him on the 53-man roster but he did not play in a regular season game.

Griffin has spent the better part of three seasons on the Saints practice squad. He played three late-season games in 2017. Griffin first joined the Saints as an undrafted free agent out of Air Force in 2016. ...

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