RB Kareem Hunt visiting the Saints tonight; Saints also working out LB Anthony Barr

Dago said
Keep in mind that the third 'starting' LB is a bit misleading as most teams play in the nickel with 2 LBs on the field far more often than a base 4-3.

I am pretty sure I saw a stat where the Saints were in the nickel for nearly 60% of their snaps last season. If you don't count short yardage and goal line situations, that percentage is going to be significantly higher. One could definitely say that the nickel is our base defense these days

And that's probably the big reason why Barr is hesitant to sign even though he doesn't have any other offer. His snaps would go down significantly and him shopping around is probably more to do with finding a team that could leave him on the field the majority of the game.