Colston Restructure
 

Saints WR Marques Colston has restructured his contract, source says. No details available but he sticks with the team.



Marques Colston has agreed to a restructured contract to keep him with the Saints.

In all likelihood, we're looking at a straight pay cut from Colston. He was scheduled to earn $6.9 million this season and count $9.7 million against the cap. Coming off a poor season and about to turn 32, he had to do something with his contract if he wanted to stick around. It probably would have made more sense to outright cut Colston, but GM Mickey Loomis has been extremely loyal to veterans.

Source: Mike Garafolo on Twitter

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Great news if it is legit.

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It's legit. I got the update on Bleacher Report.

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good, like him sticking around for less money, good character player

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Saw that on NOLA a few minutes ago.

Going to be a busy weekend and I expect a couple more shockers (in addition to PT)

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Good news. A player I truly admire. He deserves to retire with the Saints.

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Happy with this too.
Not sure he is a 1000 yard a season guy anymore (thiugh i think his production has been hit by Graham rather than loss of ability) but if he can get 6-800 yards and 5+ TDs he can be really important still.

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No more drops and fumbles please. Yardage is not that important.

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I think its fair to say last year can easily be written off for Colston. The extended rest of no playoffs etc may benefit him. 8 drops and 1 fumble last year. But only 10 fumbles in his career,considering the amount of time Drew has push the ball to him across the middle for DBs free hits thats a great number.

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Smart move by everyone involved! There would've been an absolute mutiny if we got rid of Pierre AND Colston lol.

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I don't think it would have made more sense to cut Colston, he can still be productive and is a mentor for the young WR's, both on and off the field.

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http://www.unlockingthegrowth.com/wp..._dominoes1.jpg.

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I think Drew had a say in whether Marques stayed. I think he would of been pissed if he was cut. Anyways I'm glad he's still with us but I'm still pissed bout Pierre but I would of been über pissed if both were cut.

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if he's so f-in concerned, he needs to also restructure his contract. otherwise he has no reason to be pissed.

Congrats to Manning and Brady for doing the right thing for there TEAM.

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Good move... first good move of the off-season.

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I'm glad we're keeping him. He wasn't himself last year and I bet it was a fluke. I don't expect the same production from him as when he was younger, but he's still an asset.

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Obviously we'll know soon, but I wonder if they are waiting on releasing the actual number bc of how significant the cut is

This was on rotoworld:
In all likelihood, we're looking at a straight pay cut from Colston. He was scheduled to earn $6.9 million this season and count $9.7 million against the cap. Coming off a poor season and about to turn 32, he had to do something with his contract if he wanted to stick around. It probably would have made more sense to outright cut Colston, but GM Mickey Loomis has been extremely loyal to veterans. Mar 6 - 10:22 AM

Um, which veterans has he been loyal to exactly? I don't fault Loomis for making business decisions, but to outright call him loyal is just plain incorrect

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YES!

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Shanle, Vilma, Smith, Harper, Colston, Thomas (many thought he should have been cut last year), Meach and Goodwin just to name a few.

Most of these players should/could have been cut before they were. I wish PT would have stayed and I am happy about the Colston move. I wouldn't say he is extremely loyal but he does favor some players because of their history with the team.

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I hope he picks it up this year... could be his last.

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I hope he can have atleast 800yds this year and become our first 10 000yd reciever.

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Good to hear!

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I believe that Colston needs an eye exam. I've watched plenty of rugby players who think their career is over because they can't catch and start missing tackles because of poor depth perception. I also speak from experience. Every time I get my new contact prescription I almost have too pee because I'm so excited about playing rugby again. It's almost long moments of clarity. :smile:

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I hate to say it but I'm not sure Colston has much to offer anymore. Surely, he can make a few nice third down catches, but I'd like to see the Saints try to get faster at the receiver position. We need guys who can turn a 5yd curl into a big gain. Of course Cooks can do this. This is my biggest complaint with Jimmy Graham. Run over some CBs dude! Toon actually broke a few tackles late in the season last year. Colston actually used to do this, but he does it less and less lately.

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I was actually quite impressed with toon late in the season, he had some really solid, consistent games

Breaking 4 tackles for the TD vs Steelers was pretty sweet too!

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Waiting to see details. While the deal helps the current season cap it surely means more money in Colston's pocket. The deal hasn't hit Spotrac.com yet.

Saints restructure Colston contract
 

Saints working to get under cap

Updated: March 6, 2015, 6:14 PM ET
ESPN.com staff

The New Orleans Saints have restructured the contract of wide receiver Marques Colston, sources confirmed to ESPN Saints reporter Mike Triplett on a busy Friday during which the team took steps to get under the salary cap before the free-agent market opens.

The Colston story was first reported by Fox Sports.
Defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley also agreed to a pay cut to stay with the Saints, a league source confirmed to Triplett. Financial terms are unknown. Bunkley also took a pay cut in 2014.

New Orleans Saints restructure Marques Colston's contract - ESPN

The Saints are desperate for salary cap space, and Colston's $9.7 cap hit in 2015 was an easy place to find relief. Details of the restructure have not been reported yet but a cut in Colston's $6.9 million base salary is likely. The move will help the Saints lower their cap total and perhaps allow them to add a veteran free agent or two to the roster next week.

Marques Colston's return makes sense, allows Saints to concentrate on other priorities: Jeff Duncan | NOLA.com

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Old news?

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The more I think about it, I think the Saints made a mistake. Colston has lost a step if not two, whereas Pierre Thomas in spurts last year was phenomenal. In 2015 I'd rather see Toon on the field than Colston. I don't follow the cap and player salaries closely but I think PT was set to make around 1 mil and Colston was set to make 9 mil. Maybe Tim Hightower is looking good, but I suspect we plan to draft or sign a back. Because as we stand, we still need PT as a 3rd down back. PT caught 45 passes with like 19 of 'em being first downs. And he wasn't on the field that much. Only 59% of passes thrown to Colston were completed, because he can no longer get open and he aint getting younger.

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the cap hit for dead money was just to high not to do this

i agree and i am not counting on him for anything. so he is set up to surprise me

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yeah i was surprised by the dates myself. slipped by us?

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Apparently Colston gave the Saints the hometown discount.

David Hawthorne accepts pay cut as New Orleans Saints slide under salary cap | NOLA.com

He'll get more work for less, it appears, with JG headed to Seattle...