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New Orleans Saints restructure TE Juwan Johnson's contract

New Orleans Saints restructured TE Juwan Johnson's contract on March 5, 2026.

Event type
Restructure
First reported
Mar 5, 2026
Official
Mar 5, 2026
Player
Juwan Johnson
Position
TE

Known details

Compensation
Converted $7.8 million of 2026 salary into signing bonus, clearing $6.3M of cap space with New Orleans (NO)

How this move reshapes the Tight Ends room

New Orleans Saints tight ends, this season vs last season — the room this transaction changed.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Tight Ends Coach: Chase Haslett
84Noah FantNEW7715/17930919683$3.0M28.76'4"249
72Juwan Johnson7916/1785999291—$7.6M29.96'4"231
62Oscar DelpNEW638/1700505067$1.8M——245
45Treyton Welch333/174101896—$1.0M25.56'4"241
45Zaire Mitchell-Paden438/1721294796—$1.0M26.96'5"257
45Cody HardyNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——271
20Moliki Matavao276/17182535885$1.0M23.46'8"263
Last season · 2025Tight Ends Coach: Chase Haslett
72Juwan Johnson7916/1785999291—$7.6M29.96'4"231
45Jack StollLEFT5615/177208796—$1.2M28.56'4"260
45Zaire Mitchell-Paden438/1721294796—$1.0M26.96'5"257
45Treyton Welch333/174101896—$1.0M25.56'4"241
35Foster MoreauLEFT5314/17880829442$2.3M29.26'4"250
30Mason PlineLEFT29—0050960$885K26.56'7"260
20Moliki Matavao276/17182535885$1.0M23.46'8"263

Timeline

  1. OfficialMar 5, 2026

    New Orleans Saints restructure TE Juwan Johnson's contract

    Converted $7.8 million of 2026 salary into signing bonus, clearing $6.3M of cap space with New Orleans (NO)

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