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Last offseason, the Saints planned on shifting LB Hau’oli Kikaha to a pass-rushing Defensive End, but a season-ending injury in training camp never allowed the Saints to try the Kikaha Defensive End experiment. On the other end of the line, Cam Jordan did Cam Jordan-esque things, finishing with 7.5 sacks.
To replace Kikaha across from Cam Jordan, the Saints used a combination of Paul Kruger, Kasim Edebali, and Darryl Tapp, all of whom left a lot to be desired.
They signed Nick Fairley to a one-year, incentive-laden deal that proved to be one of the biggest bargains in football as Fairley (as he is known to do in contract years) put up big numbers with a career high in sacks with 6.