The initial purge of players has come and gone in New Orleans, and it appears the Saints are not done yet. With the tough decision to release Lance Moore being taken on Friday, the team is also believed to be shopping Running Backs Pierre Thomas and Darren Sproles, as they look to create further cap […]
Lance Moore Out Of New Orleans With More To Come
New Orleans Saints cap casualties continue as Lance Moore is said to be out of New Orleans. Though it is unofficial, it is said that Moore will no longer be wearing black and gold. The 31 year old wide receiver has played for the Saints since 2005 and was a major part of the Saints […]
Bullish Saints Confident On Graham Situation
Unable to negotiate a long-term extension with their star Tight End, the New Orleans Saints chose to use the franchise tag on Jimmy Graham last week. The stage has now been set for a long, drawn out negotiating battle with Graham and his agent Jimmy Sexton in the coming months. With little cap space to […]
NFL’s New Cap Number Will Help Saints
Last week, the NFLPA announced that the league’s 2014 salary cap number will be $133 million. That is several million more than most estimates had the new number reaching, and over $9 million more than the 2013 salary cap. Having only recently chopped and changed their way under the cap, the New Orleans Saints are […]
Saints Use Franchise Tag On Jimmy Graham
Far apart in negotiations over a proposed long-term contract offer, the New Orleans Saints elected to use the Franchise Tag on Tight End Jimmy Graham Friday afternoon. The move does not come as a complete surprise as the Saints were never going to let Graham hit the open market. However, the team now faces a […]