The New Orleans Saints are proving to be themselves during an offseason once again. They brought back Chase Young and Juwan ...

Carr's retirement gives New Orleans a bit more wiggle room. According to Spotrac, Carr will carry a dead cap hit of $14.5 million in 2025. That figure will lead to $35.6 million in 2026. That's a ...

The New Orleans Saints had the perfect chance to embrace a full rebuild in 2025, but what they did instead could keep them ...

That will lower his 2026 salary cap hit, called dead money when paid for players not on the team, from $69,207,000 to about $39,207,000. That is substantial. But what difference does it truly make?

The Saints' undrafted free agents also will receive a salary, though it's unlikely any of those would be large enough to count against the top 51 salaries that are used for cap reasons. Here's a ...

In an effort to free up cap space, the Saints in March restructured Carr's contract, lowering his '25 cap hit to $20.4 million at the time. Carr's '26 cap figure was set to balloon to $69.2 million.

The Saints are in a season of transition during their first year under Kellen Moore. They must fix this fatal flaw during ...

How Derek Carr retirement affects Saints salary cap situation Carr signed a four-year, $150 million contract with the team back in 2023.

Halsell said Carr’s cap figure would remain $20.4 million in 2025, then the Saints would have $60 million in dead money in 2026 as a result of Carr’s contract.

Derek Carr's shocking retirement Saturday morning has implications for the New Orleans Saints salary cap, but most of them won't be realized until 2026. Carr's retirement is expected to be ...