Now we know why the Saints freed up $2.6 million in cap space today by restructuring Drew Brees' contract. The details of the trade for Hoomanawanui (Damn, that's gonna be difficult to pronounce and remember!) are not yet known, but based on past trades between the Saints and Patriots, it's probably for future draft picks and may be conditional based on performance.
New Orleans Saints trade for Patriots tight end Michael Hoomanawanui, Boston Globe reports http://t.co/gwY9t2MxMv via @nolanews
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Sean Payton said this morning in his conference call that they may be looking to add a TE to the roster.