New Orleans Saints salary cap: Flurry of moves offers breathing room as deadline nears

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With several hours to spare before Tuesday afternoon's deadline, the New Orleans Saints sliced their way to salary cap compliance -- unofficially at least.

The latest NOLA.com estimate gives the Saints $2.39 million in breathing room. That total doesn't include the pay cut accepted by veteran receiver Marques Colston. Nor does it include possible contract alterations -- or even outright releases -- for linebacker David Hawthorne and offensive linemen Jahri Evans and Ben Grubbs.

On Monday the Saints released veteran linebacker Curtis Lofton, freeing up $4.25 million in cap space. The team also converted edge rusher Junior Galette's roster bonus into a signing bonus, freeing up $10 million for 2015.

See the detailed salary cap numbers here for each player

QBREES9 · 03-09-2015, 10:43 PM

Loomis working his magic

blackangold · 03-09-2015, 11:40 PM

Good moves so far. Need to cut Hawthorne and restructure grubbs or evans.

I don't like the fact Brees hasn't been extended. To me that means this will be his last contract with the Saints.

|Mitch| · 03-10-2015, 02:14 AM

Be careful with this wish to cut Hawthorne, soon the team may find itself with more holes than they can effectively fill...

FromMNtoLASt · 03-10-2015, 04:37 AM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

Be careful with this wish to cut Hawthorne, soon the team may find itself with more holes than they can effectively fill...

I wouldn't be too sure about that. LB has been a thorn in the side of the D for far too long. Time to get younger & faster at the position

voodooido · 03-10-2015, 07:45 AM

Originally Posted by FromMNtoLASt

I wouldn't be too sure about that. LB has been a thorn in the side of the D for far too long. Time to get younger & faster at the position

So you would be willing to possibly go into the draft with no starting ILB's? Hawthorne at the least adds depth.

UK_WhoDat · 03-10-2015, 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by QBREES9

Loomis working his magic

Is he? Or is it sleight of hand?

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

Be careful with this wish to cut Hawthorne, soon the team may find itself with more holes than they can effectively fill...

I don't know what you mean

03-09-2015, 10:42 PM	#1
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03-09-2015, 10:43 PM	#2
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,985	Re: New Orleans Saints salary cap: Flurry of moves offers breathing room as deadline nears Loomis working his magic

03-09-2015, 11:40 PM	#3
blackangold 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,422	Re: New Orleans Saints salary cap: Flurry of moves offers breathing room as deadline nears Good moves so far. Need to cut Hawthorne and restructure grubbs or evans. I don't like the fact Brees hasn't been extended. To me that means this will be his last contract with the Saints.

03-10-2015, 02:14 AM	#4
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: New Orleans Saints salary cap: Flurry of moves offers breathing room as deadline nears Be careful with this wish to cut Hawthorne, soon the team may find itself with more holes than they can effectively fill... voodooido and Saint in Aus like this.

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FromMNtoLASt Houma Native Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houma LA Posts: 29	Re: New Orleans Saints salary cap: Flurry of moves offers breathing room as deadline nears Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| Be careful with this wish to cut Hawthorne, soon the team may find itself with more holes than they can effectively fill... I wouldn't be too sure about that. LB has been a thorn in the side of the D for far too long. Time to get younger & faster at the position MarchingOn likes this.

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voodooido 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,770	Re: New Orleans Saints salary cap: Flurry of moves offers breathing room as deadline nears Originally Posted by FromMNtoLASt I wouldn't be too sure about that. LB has been a thorn in the side of the D for far too long. Time to get younger & faster at the position So you would be willing to possibly go into the draft with no starting ILB's? Hawthorne at the least adds depth.
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UK_WhoDat 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wherever I lay my hat Posts: 3,983	Re: New Orleans Saints salary cap: Flurry of moves offers breathing room as deadline nears Originally Posted by QBREES9 Loomis working his magic Is he? Or is it sleight of hand? Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| Be careful with this wish to cut Hawthorne, soon the team may find itself with more holes than they can effectively fill... I don't know what you mean