Barnwell on Saints cap situation

[the Talking Can]

Adam Schefter reported Thursday that the NFL expects the 2015 cap to come in between $138.6 million and $141.8 million, up from $133 million this year. Split the difference between those two figures and the Saints are about $20 million over the projected cap before signing a draft class or retaining any of their unrestricted free agents. That’s a problem.

It’s actually pretty staggering to see just how much the Saints have committed to some of their more notable players. They have no fewer than seven players, per Spotrac, who will rank among the four highest-paid players at their positions in 2015:

Position Player Rank 2015 Cap Hit

QB Drew Brees 2 $26,400,000
TE Jimmy Graham 1 $11,000,000
G Jahri Evans 1 $11,000,000
G Ben Grubbs 2 $9,600,000
ILB Curtis Lofton 4 $9,000,000
OLB Junior Galette 1 $15,500,000
S Jairus Byrd 1 $10,300,000

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