The New Orleans Saints players gathered for their first mandatory minicamp this week, and the team used the occasion to restructure Marshon Lattimore’s contract and flip the savings into contracts with each of their rookie draft picks. So what is their salary cap outlook now?
It’s a fluid situation, but the Saints maxed out Lattimore’s restructure to create $7.4 million in cap space, lowering his cap hit to $2.84 million, just like they did last summer with Sheldon Rankins. While they’ll probably continue to explore a long-term deal with Lattimore, his volatility as an on-field talent combined with a recent off-field incident make it more likely he’ll play out this season and see where everyone stands next spring.