Saints cutting ties with wide receiver who is first victim of New Orleans' NFL Draft

The 2026 NFL Draft brings in new players for teams, but it can also lead to players losing their jobs. That is now the case with one New Orleans Saints wideout.

That is the case with wide receiver Samori Toure, who the Saints are cutting ties with just days after the draft ended, according to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo.

Toure was signed to a futures deal in January, so he was always going to be facing an uphill climb to make the roster.

Things got even worse for him after New Orleans drafted wide receivers Jordyn Tyson and Bryce Lance, who were taken in the first and fourth rounds, respectively.

"The Saints are releasing WR Samori Toure following the drafting of WRs Jordyn Tyson and Bryce Lance,  Garafolo reported. "Toure, a 2022 seventh-round pick of the Packers, joined New Orleans in November and had signed a future deal this January."

Toure has appeared in 23 games over three seasons since being a seventh-round pick of the Green Bay Packers in 2022.

He compiled 13 catches for 160 yards and one touchdown over two years with the Packers. He latched on in New Orleans in 2025 and caught just one ball for three yards in one game.

The Saints had a clear need at wide receiver going into the draft, with the team not having much behind No. 1 target Chris Olave, which was troubling for Tyler Shough.

Tyson was widely viewed as the best wide receiver in the class, even though he was not the first one taken. The Tennessee Titans decided to go with Carnell Tate over Tyson with the No. 4 pick.

Getting Tyson at the No. 8 pick might end up being a steal if the Arizona State product can put together a better NFL career.

If he does pan out, New Orleans is going to have a lethal one-two punch at wide receiver. Lance, along with Devaughn Vele, gives the Saints some promising depth, also.