Dixon has appeared in 37 regular-season games, all with the Saints, so general manager Ryan Pace and director of player personnel Josh Lucas are quite familiar with him. He was one of the core special teams players in New Orleans in 2014 and 2015 and spent time this offseason with the Cardinals and Jaguars. Swann also has ties to New Orleans, appearing in seven games with two starts in 2015 after Pace and Lucas departed. The Saints drafted him in the fifth round in 2015.