Report: Saints give Zach Strief a*raise
 

The Saints took a tackle in the first round of this year’s draft and Ryan Ramczyk will be a starter up front at some point if all goes according to plan, but Zach Strief is still the top guy at right tackle and the Saints have reportedly funneled a little more money his way.

Nick Underhill of the New Orleans Advocate reports that the team has bumped Strief’s base salary by $700,000 to $1.7 million for the 2017 season.

He’s also reportedly getting another $300,000 in roster bonuses, which makes him eligible to make another $1.7 million if he’s on the active roster every week this season.

Strief’s cap hit goes from $5.1 million to $6.1 million as a result. He has a $5.1 million cap charge for the 2018 season as well.

Report: Saints give Zach Strief a raise | ProFootballTalk

Re: Report: Saints give Zach Strief a*raise
 

They did what?

Re: Report: Saints give Zach Strief a*raise
 

Yeah..don't get this either.

Re: Report: Saints give Zach Strief a*raise
 

Well, this is very unsurprising.

Re: Report: Saints give Zach Strief a*raise
 

They must know something we don't.

Re: Report: Saints give Zach Strief a*raise
 

Why restructure Zach now?

2018 Contract details by year
age 34
Base Salary $1,000,000
Signing $1,100,000
Roster $2,900,000
Workout $100,000
Cap Hit $5,100,000
Dead Cap $1,100,000

by cutting Zach, they have will gain $4 million cap space.

Early cut equals $7.0 million in cap space

The saints always reward players with a long loyalty record to the club at the end of their playing time. Thus the $1 million dollar bonus this year

If the saints are banking on Ryan Ramczyk in 2018 and all goes well, this is probably Zachs final year as a saint

Re: Report: Saints give Zach Strief a*raise
 

something is really off here, specifically the timing.
Why surrender $1,000,000 right now instead of , say in week 3? or at least after the cut to 53

Re: Report: Saints give Zach Strief a*raise
 

My uneducated guess... Strief is mulling retirement so they've convinced him to play one more season and given him a little raise.

Re: Report: Saints give Zach Strief a*raise
 

My thoughts exactly. I don't think they're ready to throw Ramczyk into the starting lineup yet. Convince Strief to play one more season and put the kid in next year.

Re: Report: Saints give Zach Strief a*raise
 

Re: Report: Saints give Zach Strief a*raise
 

My first thought was that they were rewarding his loyalty after having fought off one first round draft pick already. But yeah, this make a lot more sense.:p