By John Hendrix | SI
If you didn't know by now, the New Orleans Saints are some of the NFL's best at maneuvering the salary cap. Mickey Loomis and Khai Harley continue to do great work in the front office, and it allows Sean Payton's team to stay competitive and bring in some good free agents year after year. This offseason proves to be no different for New Orleans, who has several decisions to make to create more salary cap space. There are a few cap-saving angles they could pursue to get there, but let's first review their top hits of 2020.
If you didn't know by now, the New Orleans Saints are some of the NFL's best at maneuvering the salary cap. Mickey Loomis and Khai Harley continue to do great work in the front office, and it allows Sean Payton's team to stay competitive and bring in some good free agents year after year. This offseason proves to be no different for New Orleans, who has several decisions to make to create more salary cap space. There are a few cap-saving angles they could pursue to get there, but let's first review their top hits of 2020.
- Drew Brees, QB - $21.3 million ($10.5 million in signing bonus + $5.4 million restructure bonus)
- Terron Armstead, OT - $15.9 million ($10.7 million base)
- Michael Thomas, WR - $15 million ($11 million base)
- Larry Warford, OG - $12.875 million ($7.65 million base)
- Janoris Jenkins, CB - $11.25 million ($10.15 million base)
- Demario Davis, LB - $9.9 million ($7.35 million base)
- Jared Cook, TE - $9 million ($7 million base)
- Cameron Jordan, DE - $8.347 million ($1.5 million base)
- Sheldon Rankins, DT - $7.69 million (all base)
- Kiko Alonso, LB - $6.4 million ($6.375 million base)
