A level of toxicity existed within the defensive line group for the New Orleans Saints in 2014. Big money. Big egos. Big naked bodies literally brawling in the locker room.
Yes, you read the last sentence correctly.
The Saints systematically attempted to eliminate those they felt fueled the dumpster fire in 2015. Akiem Hicks found himself caught up in the house cleaning.
First, the Saints elected not to re-sign reserve defensive tackle Brandon Deaderick. Then, coach Sean Payton washed his hands of edge rusher Junior Galette following an arrest involving a domestic dispute and the revelation of a video of a scuffle on the beach where Galette battered a woman with a belt.