Keenan Lewis was a star under defensive coordinator Rob Ryan in his first season with New Orleans back in 2013.
Now that Dennis Allen is running the defense, the Saints have cut ties with the veteran cornerback.
Is it the change in coordinator that led to Lewis' Friday exit? He certainly believes that's the case, telling ESPN's Josina Anderson that he was never "one of (Allen's) guys."
"Dennis Allen, we never got along since day one. It was something that happened years ago," Lewis said. "... Like he told me seven years ago, I didn't have what it takes to make it.