The NFL is ever-evolving. Nothing shoes that more than the major salary cap growth for the 2024 offseason. The cap number endured a massive $30M increase from last offseason.
The New Orleans Saints are freeing up some cap space with free agency just around the corner.
According to Tom Pelissero, the Saints have restructured the contract for OL Cesar Ruiz to create more cap space. New Orleans converted a roster bonus to a signing bonus and added $6.4 million in cap space for 2024 to the books. It’s the latest move as the Saints work out of what was the biggest cap deficit in the league to start the offseason.
ESPN Insider Jeremy Fowler reports on Friday that the New Orleans Saints plan to restructure the contract of offensive guard Cesar Ruiz. Earlier this week, the Saints restructured contracts of C Erik McCoy and QB Derek Carr to create approximately $30 million dollars in salary cap space.
The Saints put out their final injury report ahead of Week 4's NFC South matchup with the Bucs. Three players have been ruled out of action, while quarterback Derek Carr is officially questionable.
Cesar Ruiz of the New Orleans Saints suffered an injury during the game against Green Bay. Saints medical staff treated Ruiz for a concussion. He's headed to the locker room, according to SNN's John Hendrix.
Before Week 1 games kicked off, the New Orleans Saints came to an agreement with offensive lineman Cesar Ruiz on a four-year contract extension. The deal, worth $44 million, will keep the former first-rounder in New Orleans through the 2027 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Cesar Ruiz agreed to a four-year contract extension Saturday, keeping him locked in with the team through the 2027 season.
He became a full-time starter during his sophomore season and has started all 31 of his appearances over the past two seasons.
The New England Patriots are receiving a huge return from injury in the form of starting guard Michael Onwenu.
As we enter the month of May, things only build off of the NFL Draft for the Saints. We'll get our first looks at the rookies this month, as well as some returning faces when the team suits up for OTAs.
While not a Pro Bowler, Cesar Ruiz has been a starter for most of his Saints career. That places the fourth-year guard on the third tier of the CBA’s fifth-year option structure.
According to Ian Rapoport, the Saints are declining OL Cesar Ruiz‘s fifth-year option. The option would have been $14.175 million fully guaranteed for
The New Orleans Saints’ salary cap situation has been ugly for years. They were able to make it work enough this year to create room to sign quarterback Derek Carr, but some more difficult decisions will have to be made.
Showing the most improvement in 2022, Ruiz is now a key part of a young offensive line. Going into the 2022 NFL season many fans considered 3rd year guard Cesar Ruiz a liability rather an asset.
NFL teams have until May 1 to exercise a fifth-year option on first round picks from the 2020 NFL Draft. All rookie draft choices are given four-year contracts to start their career.
The New Orleans Saints tried to acquire Deshaun Watson during the offseason, but he chose the Cleveland Browns instead. Now Watson leads the Browns (6-8) against the Saints (5-9) on Saturday in what forecasters predict will be arctic conditions in Cleveland.
Shortly after seeing Erik McCoy return from IR, the Saints will be without another of their interior offensive line starters.
Two years after he was drafted by the New Orleans Saints, Cesar Ruiz hasn’t proven to be a total bust, but he could hardly be considered a star, either.
The New Orleans Saints surprised fans when they spent their first-round pick on Cesar Ruiz in the 2020 NFL Draft. They wouldn’t fall into that trap again
The 2020 NFL Draft took a few twists and turns nobody saw coming as the unconventional virtual affair played out Thursday night.
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