As March drew near, the New Orleans Saints found themselves performing just as much salary cap maintenance as any other NFL franchise. The first trio of departures came in late February, with more still likely to follow. That sets the stage for the next men up. Having performed well in their respective roles in 2013, […]
Saints Expected To Release Darren Sproles
Exhausting every option to create as much cap room as possible with free agency on the horizon, the New Orleans Saints are now expected to part ways with RB Darren Sproles. Having already released Lance Moore earlier on Friday, Sproles is likely next up on the team’s chopping block should he not be traded within […]
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 Show Interest In Re-Signing At Least 3 Veterans
Having already retained the services of Kicker Shayne Graham and Linebacker/Defensive End Keyunta Dawson for an additional season, the New Orleans Saints have turned their attention to some of their more high profile soon-to-be unrestricted free agents. The representation of at least 3 of these players has met with Saints brass as recently as this […]