Getting the NFL's five biggest spenders out of salary-cap hell (1 Viewer)

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The Eagles will regain $20 million in cap room when Nick Foles comes off the books for the new league year. Matt Patterso/AP Photo

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The New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars and Philadelphia Eagles have the least amount of cap space to work with as free agency and the draft approach.

The Jaguars and Eagles are both over the cap.

Here's how each of these teams can save some money and still make a moderate splash in free agency.

New Orleans Saints


Salary cap rank: 28th

Cap space: $7,656,953 million

Key free agents: QB Teddy Bridgewater, RB Mark Ingram II, DE Alex Okafor, K Wil Lutz (restricted), TE Benjamin Watson (retiring), DT Tyeler Davison
Possible solutions

Cut Kurt Coleman: The safety's debut season in New Orleans didn't pan out as hoped after he signed a three-year, $16.35 million contract. His role diminished as the year went on, and he played three snaps in the playoffs. The Saints can save at least $4 million in cap space by cutting him -- and $5.5 million if they designate it as a post-June 1 move. ...

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