Bobby Richardson finds himself facing a far different defensive line picture than the one he left in January.
New Orleans shifted its best defensive player, Cameron Jordan, to the “closed” end position Richardson occupied last year, drafted fourth-rounder David Onyemata and started him out at the position, spent its first-round pick on an interior rusher in Sheldon Rankins and signed veteran penetrator Nick Fairley in the offseason.
Along the way, the Saints also parted ways with Tavaris Barnes and shifted second-year defensive tackle Kaleb Eulls to offensive guard, leaving Richardson without the other two undrafted free agents who made the 53-man roster with Richardson last season.