The New Orleans Saints are in a tight spot. They finished the 2022 season with a 7-10 record after rallying to win 3 of their last 4 games under Dennis Allen’s first year as their head coach. They don’t own a pick in the first round of the 2023 draft, and depending on where you look, they’re projected to sit over the 2023 salary cap by $53 to $57 million.
So they have a lot of work to do, but that’s the case every year. Some veterans will be let go, others will restructure their contracts to move money around, and a few will sign lucrative extensions as the Saints work to reach salary cap compliance and open up resources to add new talent. It’s the same as it ever was.
With the Saints’ 2022 season in the books, we’re shifting gears to look at their top 10 cap hits for 2023 (numbers via Spotrac):
10. C Erik McCoy
2023 cap hit: $12,680,000
Percentage of 2023 cap: 5.63%
9. LB Demario Davis
2023 cap hit: $13,776,000
Percentage of 2023 cap: 6.12%
8. TE Taysom Hill
2023 cap hit: $13,925,000
Percentage of 2023 cap: 6.18%
7. WR Michael Thomas
2023 cap hit: $14,108,588
Percentage of 2023 cap: 6.27%
6. QB Jameis Winston
2023 cap hit: $15,600,000
Percentage of 2023 cap: 6.93%
5. RB Alvin Kamara
2023 cap hit: $16,093,000
Percentage of 2023 cap: 7.15%
4. LG Andrus Peat
2023 cap hit: $18,371,000
Percentage of 2023 cap: 8.16%
3. RT Ryan Ramczyk
2023 cap hit: $21,441,321
Percentage of 2023 cap: 9.52%
2. CB Marshon Lattimore
2023 cap hit: $22,464,400
Percentage of 2023 cap: 9.98%
1. DE Cameron Jordan
2023 cap hit: $25,637,250
Percentage of 2023 cap: 11.39%
