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Valuable commodity

Michael Hoomanawanui made the leap from expendable to essential in about three-quarters of a season last year.

Hoomanawanui, who had spent three years in New England, found himself on a plane heading south after the third week of the season, swapped to New Orleans in exchange for former Saints defensive tackle Akiem Hicks.

All of a sudden, Hoomanawanui found himself in the unstable position of learning a playbook on the fly and simultaneously trying to prove himself to the rest of the NFL in a contract year.

“Being traded is part of the business, it’s not fun, having to move your family mid-season.