New Orleans Saints Restructure Drew Brees’ Contract

The New Orleans Saints have restructured the contract of quarterback Drew Brees. According to ESPN's Field Yates, the Saints turned 5.2 million dollars of Brees’ base salary into a signing bonus.

This restructuring frees up salary cap space be 2.6 million dollars. Saints head coach Sean Payton said:

“It's not to fit a specific player. When you have some injuries, you have some (injured reserves), you know it's creating some wiggle room. Obviously, if a player comes up, you have that space.”