NFL veteran wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones has been released by the New Orleans Saints to make room for newly-acquired receiver Devaughn Vele .

Peoples-Jones was officially released on Thursday, a day after the Saints traded a fourth and sixth-round draft pick to the Denver Broncos for Vele. Peoples-Jones did not have a catch in either of the Saints' first two preseason games.

Peoples-Jones, a Detroit native, was a sixth-round pick by the Cleveland Browns in 2020, where he spent nearly four seasons before getting traded to his hometown Lions in 2023. He re-signed with the Lions in 2024, and spent the year on the practice squad.

He has caught 122 passes for 1,895 receiving yards and eight touchdowns in his career. Peoples-Jones also returned punts for the Browns, and returned o

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