Saints Cap Moves: $30,305,932 cap space ….. 8 restructures, 3 extensions, 3 pay cut, 1 release [All current cap moves are in OP below line]

[Tulsa Saint]

I honestly have no idea who the week 1 starter at QB is going to be. I think there's at least 30-40% chance it is Rattler. Exciting times to be a Saints fan. Enjoy the ride.

RJS is this an opinion or do you know something?

 

[RJS]

RJS is this an opinion or do you know something?

Complete unadulterated opinion. I've been fortunate to have some NFL inside info in the past, but never about our Saints.

 

[ELLIASJWILLIAMS]

We can expect McCoy, Chase Young, Granderson, Ruiz, Johnson, and Kamara to be the quick restructures in Feb/Mar 2026. They’ll clear $49 million cap space. Kamara will probably be a reworked deal with the same amount of cap savings ($8M).

2027 will be the Year of The Big Absorb for all of the current-2026 dead money to absorb into the $80-100+ million cap space that’ll be available then.

Yep 2027 is the end game.

 

[SonOfNOLA]

Not counted in the top 51 at $840,000 cap hit so this release won’t affect the cap space in any way

 

[GraveyardCurse]

At this point, probably makes sense to just cut Ramczyk before June 1 and absorb his full dead cap hit this year (would be an additional $10 - $11 M or so on this year's cap). We're currently project to be slightly over the cap for next year (even before Reid's contract is factored in), so wouldn't hurt to get a little breathing room next year. In fact, it would be a nice change!

 

[SonOfNOLA]

 

[saintsmarchin]

Freeing up 32m who are they after? Tom Brady coming out of retirement?

 

[JackDiesel]

Freeing up 32m who are they after? Tom Brady coming out of retirement?

We've made some of these moves after losing Ward and Kupp so stands to reason they have someone they are targeting. Doubt it's 2026 Carr related like I've seen some speculation.

 

[saintsmarchin]

We've made some of these moves after losing Ward and Kupp so stands to reason they have someone they are targeting. Doubt it's 2026 Carr related like I've seen some speculation.

hopefully its a trade for a linebacker.. 3-4s need linebackers

 

[DeuceMcAllisterFan]

Something has to be happening soon.

 

[WilliamBrees]

I don't think it's likely, but maybe Carr starting was the plan but Carr got pissed because they asked him to take a pay cut and wants to be traded. That would explain why they initially came out declaring they wanted Carr to start and restructured his deal. They may have thought Carr would get over it but maybe he, or more likely his agent, is making noise that makes them think it won't be a good situation to keep Carr against his wishes?

I'm obviously speculating and none of this seems likely, but that's one explanation for how things have gone down.

Who is Carr's agent?

 

[DSnfla]

what makes me think there something going on, besides the silence itself. Is that they cleared a ton of space then whiffed. Ok that space was for the three they whiffed on. OK But why continue to clear cap room? This tells me the space wasnt necessarily for the free agents. Then it must be for Carr and to get rid of him after june 1st? (Carr knows this, and this is why he didnt show up for anything and is silent now). Does this make sense cap wise? Maybe we're drafting Dart at 9 or moving up? Hmm, As im writing this im remembering AKs tweet.

Isn't this similar to the way we cleared space in the pursuit of Watson? We cleared a bunch of space going after him and even when it was apparent we were not getting him we still cleared more space.

 

[Rexman100]

Isn't this similar to the way we cleared space in the pursuit of Watson? We cleared a bunch of space going after him and even when it was apparent we were not getting him we still cleared more space.

Yea I don’t remember them clearing space after whiffing on Watson. (Not disagreeing, I just don’t remember) Maybe it’s just a due diligence clearing for the following year. However, that doesn’t answer why DC4 is mouse quiet. I think it’s been said enough by many, Mike Detilier, NoF, that DC4 should’ve gotten the message loud and clear, but yet.,more silence. Maybe I’m making something out of nothing.

 

[DeuceMcAllisterFan]

With Watson, it was different. We were in pursuit of him while we adjusted our cap and made space. We are currently do this with no free agent that's going to command that type of money on the market right now.