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The New Orleans Saints made perhaps their most surprising move of preseason Tuesday when they released veteran starting left defensive end Alex Brown.

Brown, a 10-year veteran who appeared in 143 consecutive games -- the longest current consecutive games streak for a defensive end -- was among 11 players released by the team to get down to the NFL's roster limit of 80 players.
Coach Sean Payton said the decision to part ways with Brown, who played just one season in New Orleans after signing a two-year contract with the Saints last offseason, was difficult, and had little to do with the team making room for first-round draft pick Cameron Jordan.
"It wasn't that we just drafted a young player at that position," Payton said. "I think you try to factor in all the practice snaps, all the game film.
"After going through it all and also looking at the timing of it, there is still that opportunity within this next week that he'll have a chance to sign with someone else, and also the door is not totally shut if that opportunity presents itself here. But nonetheless, it was a hard decision we had to make."


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