There was a report earlier this week that Saints linebacker James Laurinaitis would visit a doctor for an evaluation of the quad injury that landed him on injured reserve early this month with the possibility that he’d be waived by New Orleans if he was deemed healthy.
It appears all went well with that examination. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Laurinaitis has indeed been waived ahead of Thursday night’s game against the Panthers.
Laurinaitis signed a three-year deal with the Saints this offseason after he was released by the Rams. He played in five games and had 17 tackles before getting shut down by the injury.
Laurinaitis is a vested veteran, but it’s after the trade deadline so he can be claimed by any team in the league off of waivers. He will become a free agent if he goes unclaimed and could land with a team in need of linebacker help down the stretch.