NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 25: Alvin Kamara #41 of the New Orleans Saints warms up before the game against the Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on October 25, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Looking at a breakdown of the Saints salary cap for next year, the top five players take up almost 50 percent of New Orleans’ money in 2021.
The New Orleans Saints have one of the biggest tasks of all NFL teams this year. They don’t just need to improve, they need to improve while cutting everyone’s salary and getting below the newly raised $180 million salary cap.