The Chicago Bears have landed quarterback Connor Shaw off waivers after theNew Orleans Saints also put in a claim, ESPN reported Friday.
ESPN originally reported that the Saints had landed Shaw one day after the Cleveland Browns placed him on waivers.
But another ESPN report said the Saints mistakenly sent an email to the other 31 teams in the league instead of only to the league office to put in their claim.
Whether that factored in the Bears' acquisition of Shaw before the 3 p.m. CT waiver claiming deadline was not known.
The Bears hold priority over the Saints in the waiver claiming order, and therefore would have landed Shaw with a claim regardless if they knew of the Saints' desire to get the South Carolina product.
Shaw, who the Browns signed in 2014 as an undrafted free agent, appeared to confirm his destination with a message posted to Twitter.
The Saints talked last month about adding a fourth quarterback for training camp.
The Saints went through OTA and minicamp workouts with three quarterbacks, with veterans Drew Brees and Luke McCown working with Garrett Grayson, a third-round drafted rookie in 2015.
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ESPN originally reported that the Saints had landed Shaw one day after the Cleveland Browns placed him on waivers.
But another ESPN report said the Saints mistakenly sent an email to the other 31 teams in the league instead of only to the league office to put in their claim.
Whether that factored in the Bears' acquisition of Shaw before the 3 p.m. CT waiver claiming deadline was not known.
The Bears hold priority over the Saints in the waiver claiming order, and therefore would have landed Shaw with a claim regardless if they knew of the Saints' desire to get the South Carolina product.
Shaw, who the Browns signed in 2014 as an undrafted free agent, appeared to confirm his destination with a message posted to Twitter.
The Saints talked last month about adding a fourth quarterback for training camp.
The Saints went through OTA and minicamp workouts with three quarterbacks, with veterans Drew Brees and Luke McCown working with Garrett Grayson, a third-round drafted rookie in 2015.
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2016/07/connor_shaw_chicago_bears_new.html#incart_river_home
