New Orleans signed Lauter to its practice squad Tuesday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
In corresponding moves, the Saints also signed tight end Treyton Welch to their practice squad and released tight end Stone Smartt (undisclosed) from their practice squad with an injury designation. Lauter started with the Raiders as an undrafted free agent during the offseason and is still waiting to make his regular-season NFL debut.