Khai Harley, Mickey Loomis, and co. in the New Orleans Saints front office are getting to work. With an important free agency period and the 2026 NFL Draft around the corner, the Saints are making sure they have som room to maneuver in order to improve Kellen Moore's roster for 2026 and beyond.
It was an intriguing day for the New Orleans Saints on Thursday. Reports started popping up left and right about various contract restructurings that the team got done in order to not only get into cap compliance, but to give the franchise some space to add more talent once free agency opens up on Monday.
The New Orleans Saints entered the 2026 offseason with some of the least cap space in the league and have quickly worked around by restructuring the contracts of Alvin Kamara, Justin Reid, Chase Young and Juwan Johnson.
The New Orleans Saints have been hard at work freeing up salary cap space over the last few days and took another step in the right direction on Friday by restructuring Alvin Kamara's deal with the team.
Most of the NFL mock drafts focus on the early rounds, but there are still many prominent college players who will hear their names called later. These are just some of the big names that could hear their names in the later rounds.
Nick Underhill reports that the Saints recently converted $10.155 million of RB Alvin Kamara‘s salary, but it wasn’t a standard salary conversion. According to Mike Garafolo, the Saints and Kamara adjusted his contract and lowered his cap number for 2026 by $8 million.
It's no secret that the New Orleans Saints’ offseason priorities are centered around adding a wide receiver to complement Chris Olave and to make life easier for Tyler Shough.
Every year, there’s a ton of concern about the New Orleans Saints’ cap space. During the mid-to-late 2010s, New Orleans was contending for a Super Bowl.
The New Orleans Saints' quarterback room is a strength for the franchise right. Talk about a big year for New Orleans, huh? At this point last year, the quarterback room was completely up in the air.
The New Orleans Saints were in a very bad spot as a franchise a year ago. They lost their franchise quarterback, Derek Carr, to a sudden medical retirement.
NFL prospects from major programs get most of the attention, but there are numerous examples of players drafted from small schools who have become difference-makers.
The New Orleans Saints signed Justin Reid to a three-year, $31.5 million contract last March. He had a disappointing 2025 campaign, posting the second-fewest tackles and tackles for loss, while recording 11 missed tackles and a 13% missed-tackle rate, and being a liability in coverage.
The New Orleans Saints desperately need to add more talent to their offense over the coming months. Last offseason, they hit the jackpot in the 2025 NFL Draft by landing offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr.
Nick Underhill reports the Saints are restructuring TE Juwan Johnson‘s contract. Underhill reported earlier today New Orleans also restructured DE Chase Young and S Justin Reid.
Star defensive end Cameron Jordan has spent his entire 15-year NFL career with the New Orleans Saints. However, for the first time since coming to the NFL, Jordan is set to enter free agency, and he is open to leaving New Orleans, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Nick Underhill reports the Saints are also restructuring S Justin Reid‘s contract for cap space. New Orleans is making moves to get cap compliant before the new league year after restructuring Reid and DE Chase Young on Thursday.
The New Orleans Saints have a lot on their plate this offseason. Most importantly, they need to hit a home run in the 2026 NFL Draft in the same way they did last season.
Nick Underhill reports the Saints are restructuring DE Chase Young‘s contract. Underhill adds New Orleans plans on restructuring more deals for cap space.
Eight-time Pro Bowl defensive end Cameron Jordan, the New Orleans Saints’ all-time sacks leader and the franchise’s most-capped player in team history, is heading to free agency for the first time in his 15-year NFL career.
Cameron Jordan, an eight-time Pro Bowl defensive end who has spent his 15-year career with New Orleans, will not have a new contract with the Saints by next week and will become a free agent, ESPN reported Thursday.
Carr was on the Saints roster when he retired in May 2025 due to reasons related to a significant shoulder injury, so New Orleans still holds his rights.
The New Orleans Saints sat and watched Jeremiyah Love put on a show at the NFL Combine. Love blazed his 40-yard dash in 4.36 seconds while luring that same speed into the running back drills.
The Saints retained Carr's rights because he was on their roster when he surprisingly retired in May 2025 due to reasons related to a significant shoulder injury.