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With Keenan Lewis gone, Saints' corps of young cornerbacks takes center stage
By Joel Erickson -- Advocate
HOUSTON — By cutting Keenan Lewis on Friday night, the New Orleans Saints effectively severed ties with their past at cornerback and jumped head-first into the future at the position.
Three of the six cornerbacks who made the Saints' 53-man roster a year ago are now gone, and only Brian Dixon remains from the group that made the team in 2014.
Now, the Saints will be led by a budding star in Delvin Breaux and a group of relatively untested youngsters who have looked the part in training camp, led by P.J. Williams, who steps into Lewis' spot on the left side of the defensse
Williams, a third-round pick who was placed on injured reserve after tearing his hamstring last August because the Saints worried that the injury would linger if he tried to return, has looked like the player New Orleans thought it was getting when he was selected in the third round last year.
All he lacked was time on the field, and with Lewis out because of a strained hip, Williams has spent most of camp lining up across from Breaux.
"Getting a lot of reps is always good for you," Williams said. "I've been working my technique, getting a feel for different receivers and how to play different routes."
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With Keenan Lewis gone, Saints' corps of young cornerbacks takes center stage
By Joel Erickson -- Advocate
HOUSTON — By cutting Keenan Lewis on Friday night, the New Orleans Saints effectively severed ties with their past at cornerback and jumped head-first into the future at the position.
Three of the six cornerbacks who made the Saints' 53-man roster a year ago are now gone, and only Brian Dixon remains from the group that made the team in 2014.
Now, the Saints will be led by a budding star in Delvin Breaux and a group of relatively untested youngsters who have looked the part in training camp, led by P.J. Williams, who steps into Lewis' spot on the left side of the defensse
Williams, a third-round pick who was placed on injured reserve after tearing his hamstring last August because the Saints worried that the injury would linger if he tried to return, has looked like the player New Orleans thought it was getting when he was selected in the third round last year.
All he lacked was time on the field, and with Lewis out because of a strained hip, Williams has spent most of camp lining up across from Breaux.
"Getting a lot of reps is always good for you," Williams said. "I've been working my technique, getting a feel for different receivers and how to play different routes."
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