It’s been a hard summer for the New Orleans Saints, with players battling through the Louisiana heat at training camp and competing hard for the few roster spots available in their three preseason games.
But that’s all behind us now. Like every other team around the NFL, the Saints must trim their roster down to just 53 names by Tuesday’s 3 p.m. CT deadline. We’ve made our best guess at who those 53 players might be, but which projected cuts were most difficult? Let’s break it down while we wait for the Saints to make their own moves: