The New Orleans Saints waived rookie tight end Alize Mack from their practice squad, according to the official NFL transactions wire on Friday. Mack’s release was the corresponding move to reunite with backup nose tackle Taylor Stallworth, who the Saints cut from the 53-man roster earlier this week.
Mack was a seventh-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Notre Dame; he missed a weeks-long chunk of training camp while managing an injury suffered in practice, and was initially waived during roster cuts before returning to the team. The Saints lack depth at tight end and could bring him back in yo-yo fashion, as they did often with quarterback J.