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The New Orleans Saints are proving to be themselves during an offseason once again. They brought back Chase Young and Juwan ...
The New Orleans Saints' offseason has been full of plenty of turnover and that's going to continue to be the case over the next few weeks as we get even closer ...
Five New Orleans Saints players retired this offseason, but how much dead money is left behind? Breaking down the surprises ...
Tyler Shough's contract isn't much money to pay a backup quarterback. But if he can earn the Saints' starting job, his deal ...
Carr's retirement gives New Orleans a bit more wiggle room. According to Spotrac, Carr will carry a dead cap hit of $14.5 million in 2025. That figure will lead to $35.6 million in 2026. That's a ...
That will lower his 2026 salary cap hit, called dead money when paid for players not on the team, from $69,207,000 to about $39,207,000. That is substantial. But what difference does it truly make?
Believe it or not, the New Orleans Saints suddenly have cap space again. After years of navigating stormy financial waters, New Orleans' front office has skillfully restructured contracts and ...
In an effort to free up cap space, the Saints in March restructured Carr's contract, lowering his '25 cap hit to $20.4 million at the time. Carr's '26 cap figure was set to balloon to $69.2 million.
Then he's off the books by 2027. He did have a salary cap hit of $69,207,000 in 2026, so that means substantial savings. We'll find out what the real numbers are sooner or later.
The Saints' undrafted free agents also will receive a salary, though it's unlikely any of those would be large enough to count against the top 51 salaries that are used for cap reasons. Here's a ...
How Derek Carr retirement affects Saints salary cap situation Carr signed a four-year, $150 million contract with the team back in 2023. In classic Saints fashion, the team restructured that deal ...
Derek Carr's shocking retirement Saturday morning has implications for the New Orleans Saints salary cap, but most of them won't be realized until 2026. Carr's retirement is expected to be ...