The New Orleans Saints learned of the NFL’s 2019 salary cap on Tuesday, giving them an estimated $15.6 million in the next fiscal year. That’s great news, even if the salary cap falls on the low end of projections – the NFL announced that it’s expected to fall between $187 and 191 million. New Orleans went into 2018 free agency with a little over $31 million in space to work with, but that was before they re-signed quarterback Drew Brees.
Brees is also the team’s highest-paid player in 2019. He carries a salary cap charge of $33.5 million, far ahead of the next-closest players: left tackle Terron Armstead ($16.