Saints rank dead-last in PFF’s ‘salary cap health’ rankings

First edition of the 2022 Cap Health Rankings, with a handful of updates from prior versions:

1. Now using weighted averages for each category
2. Roster quality matters more pic.twitter.com/wAyqEoJDsw

— Brad Spielberger, Esq. (@PFF_Brad) May 17, 2022

The salary cap management approaches of the New Orleans Saints are always a hot topic. As a team that tends to operate up against the NFL’s limits, restructures contracts, and pushes spending down the road, the Saints are often references in one of two ways when it comes to their finances. Either they’re considered geniuses of the trade, or constantly navigating “cap hell.”