"I know in the back of my mind, if I don't produce they're going to get rid of me," Grant said between the morning and afternoon workouts at the team's training facility in Metairie. "I know that. It's a business.

"But I also know the team's got my back. I'm one of the tenured players on this team. From the GM to the owner to the head coach to the defensive coordinator, they've got my back and I know it. They've got my back whatever happens."