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Defensive tackle Malcom Brown made a move from the Patriots to the Saints this offseason and he sounds pretty happy about his choice of a new team as his first offseason in New Orleans winds down.Brown spent four years in New England and won a pair of Super Bowls in three trips over the last three seasons Ryquell Armstead Jersey , which is experience that defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen said the team will “lean on him for” during the season. For now, though, Nielsen said the focus is on fundamentals and Brown is enjoying how that’s played out.“I just love it. It was a defense where I knew I could have fun, and I really like having fun out there on the field, so it seemed very intriguing,” Brown said Gardner Minshew II Jersey , via the . “It just makes everything easier.”The Saints moved quickly to sign Brown in free agency and he appears set for a big role early in the year. Tyeler Davison left as a free agent, Sheldon Rankins is coming off a torn Achilles and David Onyemata could face league discipline after being cited for marijuana possession, so Brown may be the surest bet on the interior for Week One. ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Ziggy Ansah may have played his final game with the Detroit Lions.The Lions put Ansah and tight end Michael Roberts on injured reserve Tuesday with shoulder problems. Detroit signed tight end Jerome Cunningham and offensive lineman Leo Koloamatangi from the practice squad to the active roster.Detroit kept Ansah this season with the franchise tag , but he’s dealt with injuries all season and has played in only seven games. He’s still managed four sacks, bringing his total to 48 in six seasons with the Lions.Detroit beat Arizona 17-3 last weekend and plays at Buffalo next. The Lions (5-8) are a longshot to make the playoffs Christian Wilkins Jersey , even more so without Ansah.It’s not clear where Ansah and the Lions go from here. Detroit drafted Ansah with the fifth overall pick in 2013, and he has been an effective pass rusher ever since. He had a career-high 14½ sacks in 2015, and although he managed only two the following season, he bounced back with 12 in 2017.But this season, he left the opener in September with a shoulder injury and missed the next six games. He had three sacks in his first four games after returning, but he was hurt again against Arizona.Coach Matt Patricia held a conference call Tuesday Michael Deiter Jersey , but it was before the team announced Ansah’s move to IR.Roberts has played in eight games this season, starting two. He has nine catches for 100 yards and three touchdowns.