The New Orleans Saints have been in search of depth at tight end ever since trading Jimmy Graham to the Seattle Seahawks, but they made a move to try to solve that problem Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Boston Globe's Ben Volin, the Saints agreed to acquire tight end Michael Hoomanawanui from the New England Patriots. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport confirmed the news and reported the Patriots received defensive end Akiem Hicks in return.
Volin explained the motivations behind the deal for each side:
Hooman was inactive last Sunday and #Patriots have Mike Williams as a blocking TE.