The New Orleans Saints won't have a designated emergency quarterback on Sunday.

The Saints released quarterback Jake Haener to sign rookie defensive end Fadil Diggs from the practice squad, the team announced Saturday. New Orleans also elevated tight end Jack Stoll and defensive lineman Jonah Williams from the practice squad ahead of Sunday's season-opening game against the Arizona Cardinals.

In releasing Haener, the Saints now only have two quarterbacks on the 53-man roster — meaning they won't be able to take advantage of the NFL's emergency quarterback rule, which allowed for teams to dress an inactive third quarterback and play him if the others became injured.

But New Orleans was seemingly comfortable with that trade-off as defensive end Chase Young was ruled out with a calf inju

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