Saints training camp preview: Roster locks and long shots at defensive end

The New Orleans Saints may have more viable options at defensive end than roster spots. Who could be on the roster bubble in training camp?

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We’ll be previewing each position group every day twice a day, from now until the New Orleans Saints rookies race each other to the doors for the start of training camp. After previously scouting the landscape at quarterback in New Orleans, we’re turning our attentions to the defensive ends rotation — a spot that could get highly competitive as the summer continues.

These previews are structured into three tiers: roster locks (certainties to make the team), players on the bubble (those with something to prove), and long shots (players at the end of the depth chart). Things will change once the pads come on and new opportunities present themselves, so let’s jump into the preview: