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The New Orleans Saints continue to fill out Kellen Moore’s staff with intriguing assistants. The latest, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, is Ted Rath as the director of sports science. Rath has held a number of roles in the NFL, mostly as a trainer and on the strength and conditioning staff. That’s where he overlapped with head coach Kellen Moore on the Detroit Lions for a few … [Read more...] about Saints hire former Eagles assistant for their director of sports science

The NFL shared some good news for the New Orleans Saints (and every other team) on Wednesday, with an updated range of estimates for the 2025 salary cap. Their latest projections put this year’s spending limit at between $278.5 and $281.5 million, which is another huge leap in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cap to plummet. It’s also a nice bump over everyone’s … [Read more...] about How the Saints can get under the rising NFL salary cap, with or without Derek Carr

Teams were informed to expect the 2025 salary cap to settle between $277.5-281.5 million next season. That’s a huge jump and will benefit the Saints immensely in building their 2025 roster. — Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) February 19, 2025 The New Orleans Saints have been dealt a strong hand again when it comes to clearing their cap space, as this NFL offseason will see a … [Read more...] about NFL shares an unprecedented spike in salary cap estimates for 2025

The NFL’s franchise tag window opened this week and teams have some time to consider what to do about their most important free agents. For the New Orleans Saints, that list is pretty thin — just three players appear likely to get multi-year deals on the free agent market. Would the franchise tag be an option for retaining any of them? Probably not, given the team’s tight … [Read more...] about How much would it cost the Saints to use the 2025 franchise tag?

As we inch closer to free agency, NFL teams can begin using the franchise tag on Feb. 18. Just don’t expect the New Orleans Saints to be one of those teams. New Orleans hasn’t used the franchise tag since tagging Marcus Williams in 2021, and the Saints have only used it six times since it was introduced in 1993. The franchise tag is meant to be used to hold on to your top free … [Read more...] about Which Saints free agent could they use the franchise tag on in 2025?