Saints Cap Moves: $33,780,933 cap space ….. 8 restructures, 3 extensions, 3 pay cut, 1 release [All current cap moves are in OP below line]

Elvis said

The problem is that we have to field a team in 2026. Currently we are 17 players short of the 51 players that count towards the cap and with minimum salaries being right around $1 million each, that is going to take a minimum of $17 million to fill. And we’re already over the cap. It was different this year when we were going in with more than 60 players under contract, 2026 is far more difficult. Which is why I wanted to do more this year.

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I would think they will fill those 17 spots with draft picks and UDFA types. And you know they can create that $17 million easily even if you/we don't like the way they do it. All it takes is some void years and/or some restructures. Or, as you have already mentioned, they might be rolling at least $17 million in cap space from this year into the cap next year.

But, like I said, isn't that the tear down that many have been asking for if it turns out the plan is just to fill roster spots with draft picks and UDFAs?