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When veteran offensive lineman Jahri Evans agreed to slice down his 2015 salary, it may have marked the final contract restructuring of what has been a busy offseason for New Orleans Saints.

The Saints are now $4.69 million under the salary cap, more than enough room to sign all their draft picks plus a little extra to pursue inexpensive veteran free agents.

As expected, the Saints were aggressive about shedding salary this offseason, even if their biggest trades (Jimmy Graham to the Seattle Seahawks and Kenny Stills to the Miami Dolphins) were not related to the salary cap.



Here's a tally of the Saints cap-related moves over the last month:

Traded

OG Ben Grubbs: $3.6 million cap savings in 2015

Released/waived

RB Pierre Thomas: $1.735 million saved

LB Curtis Lofton: $4.25 million saved

DB Corey White: $1.574 saved

Restructured

Jairus Byrd: $4.8 million saved

Junior Galette: $10 million saved

Keenan Lewis: $350,000 saved.

Restructure with pay cut

Jahri Evans: $4 million saved

Brodrick Bunkley: $2.9375 million saved

David Hawthorne: $2 million saved.

Marques Colston: $3.2 million saved


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