All of the levers have been pulled. Restructures were agreed to months ago, cap cuts are well behind us, and extensions for prominent players have been worked out or punted onto next offseason. The New Orleans Saints have over $11.6 million in salary cap space to work with a week away from training camp, but who carries the top cap hits for the 2021 season? With 85 players under contract, here is how the top 21 (all players on the books for $2 million or more this year) shakes out:
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