The New Orleans Saints are still over the salary cap by more than $55 million after restructuring their contract with veteran safety Marcus Maye this week, so it’s clear that they have a lot of work to do a month ahead of free agency. And they will continue to lean on their restructure strategy to open up salary cap resources and keep their best players in town.
So who are the top candidates to be restructured next? Many of these contracts are designed with future moves in mind, so it’s not too difficult to scout ahead and guess at which players will rework their deals in the coming days and weeks. Here’s a quick survey, using contract data from Over The Cap: