Where Saints rank among NFL in unspent salary cap space after roster cuts
The dust has settled around the NFL after a tough week of roster cuts, with almost every team back to its full capacity with 53 players on the roster, 16 on the practice squad, and a few others on injured reserve or the suspended list.
This shift in the NFL calendar also introduces a new wrinkle for salary cap accounting: every player on the team counts against the cap, unlike in the offseason, where only the top 51 contracts factored in. That means some teams (eight of them, right now) are in the red and must open up cap space; the easiest ways of doing that are restructures with veteran players or injury settlements for those on injured reserve.
So where do the New Orleans Saints rank now? Are they even in the clear? Here’s how much cap space the Saints have at their disposal, and where it places among their peers (with all information sourced from Over The Cap):
Cleveland Browns: $26,893,800
Arizona Cardinals: $16,546,437
Carolina Panthers: $13,076,952
Cincinnati Bengals: $12,427,058
Detroit Lions: $9,471,505
Chicago Bears: $9,457,866
New York Jets: $8,433,751
Indianapolis Colts: $7,953,632
Dallas Cowboys: $7,727,531
Pittsburgh Steelers: $6,538,470
New England Patriots: $6,240,864
Jacksonville Jaguars: $6,127,663
Green Bay Packers: $6,127,663
Los Angeles Chargers: $5,635,997
New Orleans Saints: $5,484,349
Philadelphia Eagles: $5,197,751
Miami Dolphins: $3,197,751
Minnesota Vikings: $3,531,672
Seattle Seahawks: $2,755,930
Los Angeles Rams: $2,682,745
Houston Texans: $2,621,393
Atlanta Falcons: $1,833,684
Washington Commanders: $1,567,401
Tennessee Titans: $76,256
Denver Broncos: -$275,563
San Francisco 49ers: -$2,658,408
Baltimore Ravens: -$3,800,533
Buffalo Bills: -$4,701,177
New York Giants: -$5,643,636
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: $7,261,854
Las Vegas Raiders: -$7,690,379
Kansas City Chiefs: -$8,636,131
