Browns poach LB Khaleke Hudson off of Saints practice squad

I wonder if we still do not protect 2 PS players (if that is still the rule). We seemed to not want to take advantage of that rule. Maybe it is a goodwill gesture to the players.
That rule was put in place during the Covid years and continued through 2023. It ceased to exist beginning in 2024. The Saints (and other teams as well) could have exercised that rule last year when they got poached, but the Saints didn't elect to do so.