Saints waive backup WR-turned-RB Kirk Merritt

This is something. The New Orleans Saints waived backup running back Kirk Merritt on Tuesday, per NewOrleans.Football’s Brooke Kirchhofer. Merritt previously played wide receiver for the Saints but switched positions last season on the practice squad to try and earn more reps. An injury kept Merritt on the sidelines for most of the preseason, but he made the initial 53-man…