Ian Rapoport: Saints to make a decision on Taysom Hill; hard to imagine Hill returning [T.Hill is turning 35 w/ 18M cap hit & ACL recovery]

ravenblade23x said

It's like the pose a question and then try and answer it without even doing the tiniest bit of research.

Cutting Hill this year saves like $275k. Still $17m in dead money. You could cut him next year only take $9m in dead money. He's playing for the Saints this year no matter what.

Hill will be 36 next year and as much as Saints fans love him, will have no market. The most likely option is a pay cut with some form of extension until 27 and he finishes his career as a Saint.

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He's recovering from a torn ACL that he had surgery for in December. At 35 years old. He won't be ready for camp and most likely begin the season on IR. The Saints aren't deep enough to carry him into the season without filling his roster spot. Remember, Foster Moreau also had a bad knee injury requiring surgery and Juwan Johnson is a free agent. We can't just sit on the roster spots no matter what the money looks like. Holker is the only guy under contract that doesn't have a blown out knee.