Ryan Ramczyk reduces Saints salary for 2025, signaling likely retirement
Credit: AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps
By Jeff Nowak - WWL Radio Sports
Ryan Ramczyk didn't play a down for the New Orleans Saints this season, but his final move in the NFL will still help the team next year.
Ramczyk has reduced his base salary for the upcoming season down to the league's minimum, according to reports, a common sign that a player is planning to retire in the near future.
Handling things this way means the restructured deal frees up more than $16 million against the Saints' immediate salary cap overage. The Saints will still have to navigate a dead cap hit starting in 2025 when the retirement is officially processed, most likely after June 1.
The Saints still sit in the range of $50 million over the 2025 salary cap and will have to clear that space using a variety of measures, including restructured deals to shift more cap burden down the line. The biggest name in that conversation will be Derek Carr, whose contract could be restructured to clear up to $30.9 million against the cap in 2025.
Ramczyk's move mirrors what former Saints players Drew Brees and Malcolm Jenkins did immediately prior to their respective retirements. The former first-round pick was a stalwart along the Saints' defensive line since 2017, helping to lead a stout group bookended by Terron Armstead for much of that time. Ramczyk started at least 15 games in each of his first four seasons and was named All Pro three times. ...
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Credit: AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps
By Jeff Nowak - WWL Radio Sports
Ryan Ramczyk didn't play a down for the New Orleans Saints this season, but his final move in the NFL will still help the team next year.
Ramczyk has reduced his base salary for the upcoming season down to the league's minimum, according to reports, a common sign that a player is planning to retire in the near future.
Handling things this way means the restructured deal frees up more than $16 million against the Saints' immediate salary cap overage. The Saints will still have to navigate a dead cap hit starting in 2025 when the retirement is officially processed, most likely after June 1.
The Saints still sit in the range of $50 million over the 2025 salary cap and will have to clear that space using a variety of measures, including restructured deals to shift more cap burden down the line. The biggest name in that conversation will be Derek Carr, whose contract could be restructured to clear up to $30.9 million against the cap in 2025.
Ramczyk's move mirrors what former Saints players Drew Brees and Malcolm Jenkins did immediately prior to their respective retirements. The former first-round pick was a stalwart along the Saints' defensive line since 2017, helping to lead a stout group bookended by Terron Armstead for much of that time. Ramczyk started at least 15 games in each of his first four seasons and was named All Pro three times. ...
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