With all the things that happened during college football’s opening weekend and the NFL’s final cuts, Austin Carr being released by the Patriots was a headline that kinda went under the radar. Carr, an undrafted free agent out of Northwestern, was a standout during the preseason, reeling in 2 touchdowns and 153 yards on 14 catches. Carr was quickly picked up by the New Orleans Saints after not making the Patriots final 53-man roster.

With New England’s great success with short, white wide receivers, you would’ve thought that they would almost certainly keep Carr, especially considering the way he played in the preseason. After trading Jacoby Brissett for Phillip Dorsett, I guess the wide receiver depth was just too much to keep him. On the flip side, New Orleans is going to really prosper by picking Carr up, especially since receiver Willie Snead has just been suspended for the first three games of the season. Austin Carr will not be a one-hit wonder, mark my words. He won’t be putting up Brandin Cooks-type numbers out of the slot this year for ‘who-dat’ nation by any means, but he is going to be a nice piece for the Saints moving forward.