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The New Orleans Saints have some tough decisions to make in the coming week about which veteran players they can afford to keep -- and which ones they have to let go. Such is the nature of being an elite NFL team. They can afford to keep the core together only for so long. Just look at the Pittsburgh Steelers, who have released three Pro Bowl players this offseason.

The Saints' situation isn't that dire yet. They were an estimated $7 million under the projected salary cap of $120 million at the start of this week, including a charge of about $14.4 million for placing the franchise tag on quarterback Drew Brees.

That doesn't leave much room to re-sign all of their key free agents -- a list that includes guard Carl Nicks, receivers Marques Colston and Robert Meachem and cornerback Tracy Porter.

The Saints will try to bring back all of those players, but they can't afford to win many bidding wars on the open market. As they've always done, the Saints will place a value on what they feel each player is worth and stick to that number.

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Free agency math not in New Orleans Saints' favor - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com

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