The New Orleans Saints technically ruled out Brandin Cooks for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons, even though they announced he had been waived days earlier.

What's going on?

Cooks has yet to be officially released and hit the league's waiver wire as the veteran wide receiver and the Saints work on readjusting his contract, coach Kellen Moore said Friday.

"They're just finalizing the contract portion, working with the league just to make sure everything's all good to go for all parties," Moore said.

Moore said Wednesday that Cooks asked to be released, and the Saints were willing to grant that as long as the two sides could rework his deal. Cooks, New Orleans' first-round pick in 2014, rejoined the franchise this offseason on a two-year, $13 million contract with $7.75 million

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