A couple of expected roster moves have helped the New Orleans Saints in their efforts to get beneath the 2021 salary cap. Between a pay cut for franchise quarterback Drew Brees (likely preluding his retirement) that freed up $23.925 million and the release of guard Nick Easton, which saved $5.875 million. Those maneuvers combined to take $29.8 million off the books.
That puts the Saints at more than $252.3 million in cap commitments for 2021, which runs against the latest report of a $180 million salary cap. It could be higher than that, and New Orleans submitted $4.