Since they are first round draft picks, we have the team option to pick up their extra 5th year. I do believe it is more expensive than their rookie pay, but not a huge increase. So basically don’t we have them for at least 2 more years? This year and next. Unless maybe we trade Lattimore. I can’t imagine we would let Ram leave any way. And in two years, I think Brees dead money is all off the books. And with a cheaper qb, maybe we can afford to pay Kamara, Ram, and Latt?

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Posted by saints5021

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Posted on 9/9/20 at 10:02 am to stickloveslsu

Think we already picked those up

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Posted by GynoSandberg

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Posted on 9/9/20 at 10:05 am to stickloveslsu

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So basically don’t we have them for at least 2 more years? This year and next.

Yes

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And with a cheaper qb, maybe we can afford to pay Kamara, Ram, and Latt?

You don’t need a cheap QB. We can sign them all

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Posted by biggdogg

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Posted on 9/9/20 at 10:52 am to stickloveslsu

We already have a cheap qb granted he would be priced higher than he is now but way cheaper than drew

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Posted by Weekend Warrior79

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Posted on 9/9/20 at 11:35 am to stickloveslsu

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I do believe it is more expensive than their rookie pay, but not a huge increase.

1st 4 years of Latt was a little over $13M, 5th year option for Latt is expected to be $10M

1st 4 years of Ram was a little under $9M, 5th year option for Ram is expected to be $11M

So, it'll be a slight increase

Obviously, Loomis will need to work on an extension to spread those costs out because the team already has $250M against the cap before AK's new deal. As a point of reference, the NFL salary cap for 2020 is just under $200M.

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