LATEST UPDATE: New Orleans Saints Fans React as Team Create a Rebellious Cap Space Eyeing Future Moves While Balancing Free Agency Amid Draft Needs and Potential Roster Adjustments…
Update on the Saints’ Salary Cap Situation…
The New Orleans Saints have created additional cap space to facilitate roster moves. This offseason has seen the team engage in contract restructures, pay cuts, re-signings, trades, and new acquisitions. While many anticipated an active offseason, the Saints have surpassed expectations. As is typical for New Orleans, their contracts feature low base salaries in the early years, along with void years to manage cap impact. Before details of Dillon Radunz’s contract are revealed, the team’s available cap space is estimated at approximately $31 million, according to Kat Terrell.
Since the start of free agency, the Saints have addressed several key needs, reducing the likelihood of major signings before the draft. Additionally, offering a large contract at this stage could nullify a projected fourth-round compensatory pick for losing Paulson Adebo in free agency. While having around $30 million in cap space suggests room for further moves, the team may opt to carry the funds into next year’s cap. Nonetheless, some gaps remain, and if the draft does not fully address them, the Saints could still seek additional roster reinforcements.
