Potential loss: DL Mario Edwards Jr.

Salary cap savings: $2.765 million

Replacement: Jason Strowbridge, North Carolina

Edwards didn’t play often last season, seeing most of his action in relief of Cameron Jordan (who rarely left the field) or Sheldon Rankins (after his season-ending injury) while averaging just over 20 snaps per game. Strowbridge could be a low-cost replacement the Saints look at through the draft thanks to his similar height-weight profile (6-foot-5, 285 pounds) and usage with the Tar Heels, who lined him up all over the front just like Edwards was tasked with doing in New Orleans.

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