Plotting out an offseason road map for the New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints must wait out the CBA vote, navigate the salary cap, deal with pending free agents, and make the most of the draft.

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The advent of NFL free agency is just days away, and the New Orleans Saints are as busy as any other team in preparing for it. Despite travel restrictions and other in-house changes in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Saints are moving forwards with business as usual.

So why haven’t they made any moves yet? Where are the annual salary cap cuts, restructures, and contract extensions with pending free agents? Like most teams, the Saints are waiting for the NFL Players Association to finish voting on the proposed collective bargaining agreement, which will dictate how teams do business over the next decade. Voting closes at midnight on Saturday, and Saints punter Thomas Morstead (a member of the NFLPA executive committee), has already voiced support for the new CBA.

Still, we’ll take a look at predicting what the Saints may do in the days, weeks, and months ahead. Here’s your road map to a busy Saints offseason.