Saints restructure Brees’ deal to free up cap space

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9 years ago

September 30, 2015

The New Orleans Saints freed up salary cap space on Wednesday after quarterback Drew Brees agreed to turn a portion of his 2015 base salary into a signing bonus.

According to ESPN.com, the Saints created $2.6 million in cap space by making $5.2 million of Brees’ base salary into a signing bonus. His cap hit for 2016 is now $30 million.

Brees missed the first game of his career due to injury last Sunday against the Carolina Panthers because of a bruised rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder.

Brees said he is optimistic he will play on Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys as the Saints seek their first win of the season.

Brees is expected to take some practice reps for the first time Wednesday after his Tuesday throwing session went well during the Saints’ off day, a league source told ESPN’s Ed Werder.

Coach Sean Payton said Wednesday morning that it’s “safe to say” Brees will throw every day this week as the Saints continue to evaluate his shoulder.

Buccaneers admit mistake, boot Aguayo

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

In the NFL, it’s always better to admit a mistake than to compound it. For the Buccaneers, the decision to burn a 2016 second-round pick on kicker Robert Aguayo has proven to be a mistake. The Buccaneers made the definitive admission of their error on Saturday, cutting Aguayo. He exits with $428,000 in fully-guaranteed salary [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Did Bucs put too much pressure on Aguayo?

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

After the Buccaneers surprised everyone by taking a kicker with the 59th overall pick in the draft, G.M. Jason Licht explained the move by heaping superlatives on the player. “I was very excited along with my staff and coaches about Roberto for a very long time,” Licht told PFT Live in May 2016. “It’s not [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Broncos holding their breath on Derek Wolfe

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

Only two days after losing Billy Winn for the year with a torn ACL, the Broncos are now sweating out another potentially serious injury along the defensive line. Via multiple reports, Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe was carted off the field during practice on Saturday. It’s being described as a right ankle injury by coach [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk