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| HT/WT: 6-1, 210 lbs |
| Birthplace: Hawarden, IA |
| Age: 25 |
| School: Iowa Western CC |
| Experience: 1 |
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Hunter Dekkers: Dumped by New Orleans
The Saints waived Dekkers on Saturday.
New Orleans inked Dekkers as an undrafted rookie last offseason, but the team has cut him six times since then, including this current transaction. He'll be free to sign elsewhere if he clears waivers.
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Saints' Hunter Dekkers: Back with New Orleans
The Saints signed Dekkers on Wednesday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
Dekkers has now returned to the Saints after spending most of last season on the team's practice squad injured list. The Iowa Western product has yet to appear in an NFL game after throwing for 3,044 yards, 19 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in 12 contests during his final collegiate season in 2022.
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Hunter Dekkers: Off practice squad injured list
The Saints restored Dekkers (undisclosed) to the practice squad from the practice squad injured list Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Prior to landing on the practice squad injury list Sept. 24, Dekkers was signed and subsequently cut by the Saints five different times between the start of training camp and Sept. 18. He'll have one chance to be elevated from the practice squad to the active roster this Sunday in Atlanta before his contract expires after the current campaign.
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Hunter Dekkers: Sidelined by undisclosed injury
The Saints placed Dekkers (undisclosed) on the practice squad injured list Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Dekkers has bounced on and off the Saints' practice squad early this season. He'll now be ineligible to be elevated to the active roster for at least the next four games.
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Hunter Dekkers: Back on practice squad
The Saints signed Dekkers to the practice squad Thursday, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
Dekkers was just cut from the practice squad Wednesday. The undrafted rookie has been bouncing on and off the practice squad through the first three weeks of the season.
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Hunter Dekkers: Cut from practice squad
The Saints released Dekkers from the practice squad Wednesday.
Dekkers was signed and cut by New Orleans multiple times over the offseason and has already bounced on and off the practice squad three times since the start of Week 1.
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Hunter Dekkers: Back with New Orleans
Dekkers signed with the Saints' practice squad Saturday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Dekkers will now remain in New Orleans after being cut from the team's practice squad just three days prior. The 24-year-old has yet to appear in an NFL game after throwing for 3,806 yards, 32 touchdowns and 10 interceptions across 13 games for Iowa Western in 2024.
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Hunter Dekkers: Let go by New Orleans again
The Saints cut Dekkers from the practice squad Wednesday, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
It's the second time Dekkers has been cut from the Saints' practice squad since the end of training camp. Dekkers could remain in New Orleans or explore his opportunities elsewhere and join a team in need of a quarterback for the scout team.
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Hunter Dekkers: Returning to New Orleans
The Saints signed Dekkers to the practice squad Tuesday.
This is Dekkers' second stint on the Saints' practice squad after he was let go by the team Thursday. Dekkers and Jake Haener are the two quarterbacks on the practice squad and both are candidates to be elevated to the 53-man roster as an emergency third-string quarterback behind Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough.
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Hunter Dekkers: Cut from Saints' practice squad
New Orleans cut Dekkers from the practice squad Thursday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Dekkers' removal makes room on the Saints' practice squad for linebacker Garrett Nelson. Dekkers will look to catch on with another team that is in need of a scout team quarterback.
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Hunter Dekkers: Joins practice squad
The Saints signed Dekkers to the practice squad Wednesday, Luke Johnson of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Dekkers bounced on and off the Saints' roster throughout the preseason but ultimately was waived on Aug. 14. He'll presumably find a more permanent place on the practice squad.
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Hunter Dekkers: Waived again by Saints
Dekkers was waived by the Saints on Thursday.
The Saints have signed and waived Dekkers twice over the past three months. The rookie quarterback is trying to earn a spot in the NFL after going undrafted out of Iowa Western.
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Saints' Hunter Dekkers: Inks deal with New Orleans
The Saints signed Dekkers on Wednesday, Luke Johnson of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Less than a week after getting cut by New Orleans, Dekkers is already back with the team ahead of its preseason opener Sunday. As the preseason goes on, he'll likely be competing for the third slot on the quarterback depth chart with 2023 fourth-rounder Jake Haener.
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Hunter Dekkers: Cut by New Orleans
The Saints waived Dekkers on Thursday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
New Orleans doesn't have the reps to give Dekkers, as the team is trying to sort out its starting quarterback situation by giving second-round rookie Tyler Shough, Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener meaningful snaps this summer. Dekkers will try to find work as a camp arm elsewhere.
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Saints' Hunter Dekkers: Signs with Saints
The Saints signed Dekkers as an undrafted free agent Wednesday.
Dekkers completed 302 of his 457 pass attempts for 3,044 yards, 19 touchdowns and 14 interceptions during his final season at Iowa Sate in 2022 before playing in junior college in 2024. As the Saints currently lack proven talent at quarterback, Dekkers could be a candidate to land with the team's practice squad.
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