Saints up to date salary cap situation

Approximate numbers

$5.3 million under the cap

Rookie pool cap hit:
$1.8 million (maximum), but could be less than half that depending on how contracts are structured

Taysom Hill signing
????

Jameis Winston signing
????

Larry Warford cut
7.75 million in cap savings

Larry Warford traded
8.5 million in cap savings

I can't see how Warford isn't dealt with in either a cut or trade. BTW, June 1 is no longer relevant, so this can happen at any time.


1. The Saints cap space isn't really known by fans. According to spot trac it is 3.5m and overthecap says 5M.

2. The drafted rookie pool will be more that 1.8M. Last years 24th pick was Josh Jacobs and his deal for the 1st year was a rookie minimum salary and a 6.99m signing bonus that is prorated over 4 years for a cap charge of 1.675m. Ruiz will have a slightly more then add in the signing bonus from the 2 third round picks. I believe those will add upto above 2m.

3. Winston is reported to sign for 1 year so there is no proration and I doubt he agreed to anything less than 5-6m.

4. There would be no difference on savings of either cutting or trading Warford. That number is 7.75m. The roster bonus has for this year has been paid by the Saints and can not be transferred if traded.