Saints add three to roster, cut three others

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints announced a few roster moves on Wednesday.

New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced that the club had signed center Ryan Groy, tackle Marshall Newhouse and safety Terrell Williams Jr. 

The Saints also announced that they had waived guard Mike Herndon and wide receiver Micah Wright and terminated the contract of tackle Derek Newton.

The 6–foot-5, 320-pound Groy is a five-year NFL veteran who was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago Bears in 2014 out of Wisconsin. Gray has played in 55 regular season games with 17 starts for the Bears and Buffalo Bills. In 2018, he played in 15 games with six starts.

The 6-foot-4, 330-pound Newhouse was originally a fifth-round draft pick by the Green Bay Packers out of Texas Christian in 2010. In nine seasons, Newhouse has appeared in 114 career regular season games for the Packers, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Bills and Carolina Panthers with 72 starts at both the left and right tackle positions. 

The 6-foot-4, 212-pound Williams was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent last year out of the University of Houston. Williams though spent his rookie season on Injured Reserve following a training camp knee injury.