It’s time for one of the most interesting parts of the New Orleans Saints season: how they manage to get under the salary cap once again.
There was good news for the Saints recently as the NFL announced the 2024 salary cap with a big raise — the cap went up $30.6 million from last year to $255.4 million. That will give the Saints more room to maneuver around, given that they are used to making it work with a lot less.
A lot that will be done over the next few weeks will be restructuring existing contracts. They keep restructuring in mind when forming their contracts in the first place, just one tool that the front office uses to stay ahead of things. They will also likely cut some players that they consider to be a bad value.
Here is a running tracker of every move the team makes to get under the salary cap. Our numbers are approximate, give or take a couple million dollars, and there are so many moving parts this time of the year it’s near-impossible to nail things down to the nth degree. So check this space often for updates: