Saints Announce 14 Cuts, Including Super Bowl Champ

The Saints moved one former Super Bowl champion...

Aug 14, 2025; Carson, CA, USA; A New Orleans Saints helmet on the field during a joint practice against the Los Angeles Rams at the Dignity Health Sports Park. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The New Orleans Saints are getting their roster ready for Week 1 and unfortunately that means cuts left and right.

Head coach Kellen Moore announced that the Saints cut 14 players on Monday in their "first wave" of cuts ahead of Tuesday's 53-man deadline, per NewOrleans.Football's Mike Triplett.

"Saints coach Kellen Moore said they made 14 transactions today -- their 'first wave' as they cut down to 53 players," Triplett said.

Throughout the day, news of the cuts has started to trickle in. The biggest name so far who was cut on Monday was former Super Bowl champion Cam Akers, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

"The Saints released RB Cam Akers, per source," Pelissero said.

The running back room has been one of the most competitive aspects of the organization throughout camp, outside of quarterback. Akers signed as a free agent this offseason, but wasn't able to carve out a role.

Akers took to social media afterward with a four-word message.

"NFL a crazy place," Akers said with a crying emoji.

NFL a crazy place 😭

— Cam akers (@thereal_cam3) August 25, 2025

Moore confirmed the news, per ESPN's Katherine Terrell.

"Kellen Moore confirms that Cam Akers was released, he said he felt there was a lot of depth, said Kendre Miller did a phenomenal job. Said it was a difficult decision," Terrell said.

The Saints have a lot more work to do after the Cam Akers cut

Jun 10, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints running back coach Joel Thomas works on drills with running back Marcus Yarns (34) and running back Cam Akers during minicamp at Ochsner Sports Performance Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images | Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

The Saints announced the full list of cuts, as shared by Jeff Nowak of Audacy Sports.

Saints cuts today (14):
- RB Cam Akers
- P James Burnip
- WR Roderick Daniels Jr.
- WR Moochie Dixon
- DE Jasheen Davis
- DE Jeremiah Martin
- DE Omari Thomas
- OT Josiah Ezirim
- OT Jonathan Mendoza
- TE Seth Green
- TE Michael Jacobson
- OL Kyle Hergel
- OL Mike Panasciuk
-…

— Jeff Nowak (@Jeff_Nowak) August 25, 2025

This is just the first wave with more coming over the next day or so. It wouldn't be surprising to see Akers land another job quickly. He's just 26 years old and at one point was one of the top playmakers on a Super Bowl-winning roster. He had 786 rushing yards and seven touchdowns for the Los Angeles Rams back in 2022 in 15 games. In 2024, he totaled 444 rushing yards and two touchdowns with the Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings.

He's someone who can play and should get a chance quickly.

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