Alex Brandon, AP
Green Bay Packers quarterback Taysom Hill (8) celebrates his touchdown during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md., Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
NEW ORLEANS — Taysom Hill didn't stay unemployed in the NFL for long.
One day after being a victim of the league's final roster cutdown, the former BYU quarterback was claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
Hill, a rookie, signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent but was waived by the team Saturday as NFL teams were forced to cut their opening-day rosters to 53 active players, resulting in more than 1,100 players being cut this past week, most on Friday and Saturday.