Seven members of the New Orleans Saints can cash in on big bonuses for playing time against the Carolina Panthers in Week 17, per Nick Underhill of the Advocate. That creates a bit of a problem with the possibility of the Saints resting starters on the horizon.
Having locked up the NFC’s No. 1 seed, they simply don’t have much left to play for. The results of this regular-season finale won’t affect playoff standings and, if anything, opens the door for meaningless injury risk.
But these seven players do have something to look forward to.