Saints Restructure Chase Young's Contract

0:00From NFL coverage, this is your March 5th update. The New Orleans Saints took their first step towards salary cap compliance by restructuring defensive end Chase Young's contract. This move helps free up space as the team works to get under the cap limit. It was first reported by Nick Underhill from New Orleans.Foodball. The restructure targets Young's big cap hit next year, which was set at $20.5 million, mostly from a $14.83 million base salary. They dropped that base to the league minimum and turned the difference into assigning bonus. This change could save the Saints up to $10.9 million in cap space. Fans and analysts see it as a smart play to keep flexibility for the roster. Young signed this deal last off season to ease the current year's cap pressure and extend his time with the team. There was talk of another extension, but that is not happening right now. He remains under contract through the 2027 season and the Saints expect more restructures soon as details emerge.

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