Coby Fleener never worked out as hoped.
Expecting him to replace Jimmy Graham in the offense was never going to happen, not as a one-to-one replacement, but it looked like he had the skills and talent to flourish in an offense that habitually makes tight ends flourish when he signed a five-year, $36 million contract with the Saints in 2016. But it never happened. There were flashes, moments and drives where it looked like it clicked, but it never locked into place.
So, with that, his tenure as a member of the Saints ended on Monday when he was informed of his release, according to a source who confirmed the news originally reported by the Boston Globe.