New Orleans Saints will slip under salary cap, but expanding IR could be pain

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The New Orleans Saints have more than $4 million in salary cap space available as the regular season approaches, according to several estimates.

So there shouldn't be any reason to worry as the team prepares to cut salaries -- not add them -- in the final days of the preseason, right?

Well, not quite.

The Saints must reduce their roster to 53 players by Saturday afternoon. But another key deadline doesn't happen until Sept. 10.

That's when the NFL changes its salary cap accounting rules.

In offseason mode, only the most expensive 51 players count against the salary cap. That allows teams to sign players to build up their 90-man offseason roster.

hagan714 · 09-04-2015, 03:31 PM

freaking accountants

homerj07 · 09-05-2015, 08:17 AM

It's like politics. Money **** everything up

vtiger72 · 09-05-2015, 03:45 PM

I would like to know what Spencer's injury is, because he is a guy who I would like to see an injury settlement with. He would likely be open to it as he's a guy who is getting up in years and would probably like to have some productive game tape for next season.

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Threaded by SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 36,956 Blog Entries: 29 Rating: (0 votes - average) The New Orleans Saints have more than $4 million in salary cap space available as the regular season approaches, according to several estimates. So there shouldn't be any reason to worry as the team prepares to cut salaries -- not add them -- in the final days of the preseason, right? Well, not quite. The Saints must reduce their roster to 53 players by Saturday afternoon. But another key deadline doesn't happen until Sept. 10. That's when the NFL changes its salary cap accounting rules. In offseason mode, only the most expensive 51 players count against the salary cap. That allows teams to sign players to build up their 90-man offseason roster. read more Attached Thumbnails
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hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: New Orleans Saints will slip under salary cap, but expanding IR could be pain freaking accountants

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homerj07 In Doh We Trust Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 7,027 Blog Entries: 16	Re: New Orleans Saints will slip under salary cap, but expanding IR could be pain It's like politics. Money **** everything up Rugby Saint II likes this.

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vtiger72 100th Post Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 185	Re: New Orleans Saints will slip under salary cap, but expanding IR could be pain I would like to know what Spencer's injury is, because he is a guy who I would like to see an injury settlement with. He would likely be open to it as he's a guy who is getting up in years and would probably like to have some productive game tape for next season.
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