There will be an asterisk next to Kenny Vaccaro’s 2016 season, one in which the New Orleans Saints’ safety missed the final four games due to a violation of the league’s performance-enhancing drugs policy.
The suspension abbreviated a season that was shaping up to be one of Vaccaro’s most productive, in terms of his usage. Whether he was lining up in the box as a linebacker, deep as a safety or on the line as a rush end, the fourth-year player showed a level of versatility that he previously had exhibited, but hadn’t as often been on display since his rookie year.