Saints restructure contract of RB Mark Ingram
 

The New Orleans Saints have restructured the contract of running back Mark Ingram, making him the third player this week to have his salary adjusted to free up salary cap space.

Ingram was slated to make $3 million in base salary in 2016; now he'll make $765,000, with the remaining $2.235 million converted to signing bonus.

Ingram's salary cap number will drop from $4 million to $2.51 million, saving the Saints $1.41 million in 2016.

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Ingram's salary cap number would grow by $745,000 in 2017 and 2018. His cap number will now be $5.245 million in 2017 and $6.245 in 2018.

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Re: Saints restructure contract of RB Mark Ingram
 

#Loomising

Re: Saints restructure contract of RB Mark Ingram
 

more magic from Mickey...makes you wonder if something is brewin'
Who's left in FA?
Jake Long? Louis Vasquez? Johnson Boldin?

Re: Saints restructure contract of RB Mark Ingram
 

This is what scares me about all these restructures. Their cap numbers will grow for the remaining years, and that also means the potential dead money if cut early grows too. Of course I can't see the overall picture at once like Loomis can so I am doing my best to trust that this won't end in another cap mess down the road.

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MI will not be cut. Regardless of his play or lack there of. It is only 3 more years and by that time all 31 million of dead money will be gone. We will be in great shape.

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I'm liking that Boldin thought. Let someone else take Retreadwell. He's going to end up in the okay to average category in the big league.

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We now have 4.5 in cap space. wooooooohooooooooo

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I get making salary cap room, but here's one of the things that bothers me...

When you guarantee the money, you guarantee the player's playing status....

To me, what makes a man get up to go to work in the morning is hunger and obligations and fear of being replaced...

When you take that motivation away, you've ruined a good player...

The Big Mo definitely handicaps the Bigger Mo...

Re: Saints restructure contract of RB Mark Ingram
 

Mark just got himself some job security

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The thing that bothers me is the FO restructuring all these contracts to make room, when only one contract could be restructured and extended and would give them plenty of room.

What the hell is the hold up on Brees? None of this would be necessary if a damn contract could be agreed upon.

In fact all this tells me is that negotiations are stale.