METAIRIE, LA. -- The New Orleans Saints plan to release linebacker Kwon Alexander, a source confirmed, as they continue to chip away at their massive salary-cap deficit.
Alexander's release is not surprising since he tore his Achilles in Week 16 and was due $13.4 million this season. But it's not out of the question that the two sides could consider a reunion when he gets healthy. The 26-year-old proved to be a good fit in New Orleans after the Saints traded a conditional fifth-round draft pick to acquire him from the San Francisco 49ers last season.