There’s little path to a roster spot for Mathis, at this point. The Broncos have perhaps the best five-deep of cornerbacks — Pat Surtain II, Riley Moss, Ja’Quan McMillian, Jahdae Barron and Kris Abrams-Draine — in the NFL. Slowly, over the course of his rookie deal in Denver, Mathis has gotten phased out of a role.

With roster decisions looming, these recently-acquired Saints should see their first game action in the preseason finale against the Denver Broncos:

This appears to be a tight race between second-year pro Spencer Rattler and rookie Tyler Shough. New coach Kellen Moore says this battle will go down to the wire -- even through the Saints' final preseason matchup against the Denver Broncos .

The New Orleans Saints will start quarterback Spencer Rattler in their preseason finale against the Denver Broncos, coach Kellen Moore said Thursday. "He's done a nice job. We rotated it last week, we'll rotate again this week;

The Saints have not announced their starting quarterback for the first week of the regular season, but they have made their choice for the final week of the preseason.