The 49ers released Crawley on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Crawley signed with the 49ers in mid-August but finds himself among the first wave of cuts ahead of Tuesday's 53-man roster deadline. The veteran defensive back has spent the majority of his career in New Orleans, but he hasn't garnered a major role since 2018, when he totaled 31 tackles and six pass defenses across 10 appearances.

Crawley was signed to the Saints' active roster Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Crawley has been with the Saints since coming into the league in 2016, with a small detour in Miami. His season has been riddled with issues between starting the season on IR with a hamstring issue, then spending time on the COVID-19 list. Crawley was finally activated from IR on Nov. 14 and played three special-teams snaps in Week 10. He'll now look at add depth to the Saints' secondary as soon as Thursday against the Bills.

Crawley (hamstring) was activated from IR on Saturday, Aaron Wilson of Sportstalk 790 Houston reports.

EDGE Analysis

Crawley has yet to play this season after injuring his hamstring in a preseason game. He was expected to start opposite Marshon Lattimore going into the season, but he'll likely return to a reserve role for now.

Crawley (hamstring) was activated off the Saints' reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday, Amie Just of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

EDGE Analysis

Crawley was placed on the Saints' reserve/COVID-19 list a couple of weeks ago after testing positive for COVID-19. The cornerback is still on the Saints' injured reserve list for his hamstring injury, but he is expected to get activated to New Orleans' active roster at some point in the foreseeable future.

Crawley (hamstring) was added to the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

EDGE Analysis

The cornerback was designed to return from injured reserve Wednesday before testing positive for COVID-19. He'll likely be inactive in Week 8, whether due to illness or the injury. Bradley Roby was acquired in early September and will continue to help fill in for Crawley in the secondary.

Crawley (hamstring) was designated to return from injured reserve Thursday, John DeShazier of the Saints' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

Crawley has been on injured reserve since the start of the season due to a hamstring injury. The 28-year-old practiced Thursday and will have to be activated within 21 days if he hopes to play this year.

Crawley (hamstring) was placed on IR on Friday, Rod Walker of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

EDGE Analysis

Crawley will miss at least the first three games of the season as a result of this move, so the earliest he could come back would be Week 4 against the Giants. The Saints' recent decision to trade for fellow cornerback Bradley Roby was likely made at least in part due to Crawley's injury.

Crawley (undisclosed) is expected to be out for a couple weeks after suffering an injury during Monday's preseason win against Jacksonville, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.

EDGE Analysis

Crawley was expected to open the season as a starter at cornerback for the Saints after re-signing in May, but his availalbity is now in question with Week 1 less than three weeks away. Third-round rookie Paulson Adebo should be in the mix for the starting role while Crawley deals with the unspecified injury.

New Orleans re-signed Crawley on Monday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

EDGE Analysis

Crawley has appeared in seven games with the Saints over the last two seasons, normally contributing on special teams and occasionally handling depth snaps on defense. He'll again compete for a reserve role this offseason.

Crawley (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's matchup against the Bears.

EDGE Analysis

New Orleans is in fine shape at cornerback, with Janoris Jenkins, Marshon Lattimore and Patrick Robinson all available for Sunday's road trip, plus Justin Hardee on call as a No. 4 option if needed. Crawley has been active for just two contests thus far in 2020, playing six defensive snaps and 13 special-teams snaps across the pair of appearances.