According to ESPN.com, the Saints created $2.6 million in cap space by making $5.2 million of Brees’ base salary into a signing bonus.
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In that case, Brees’ salary cap hit would decrease to about $23 million in 2015 and increase to about $30 million in 2016.
Sean Payton said Wednesday during his morning teleconference that freeing up salary cap space helps the team operate during the season.
Payton said Wednesday he the Saints are “one short at tight end, and that concerns me”. This could mean the Saints are on the verge of wheeling and dealing for a player.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees plans to play Sunday against the Cowboys after missing last week with an injured shoulder.
Once would think that nearly guarantees the Saints keep Brees on the roster – regardless of the circumstances – since they can’t afford another Galette-type hit.
The New Orleans Saints have reportedly re-done quarterback Drew Brees’ deal, all but ensuring that he’ll remain with the franchise through at least the 2016 National Football League season. Why?
That may be a tall order considering Brees’ health, as the nine-time Pro Bowler sat out the Saints’ Week 3 loss to the Carolina Panthers with what has been called a bruised rotator cuff.
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New Orleans is very much in win-now mode with Brees getting up there in age, and its handling of his contract certainly seems to speak to that.
