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New Orleans Saints restructure C Erik McCoy's contract

New Orleans Saints restructured C Erik McCoy's contract on March 10, 2026.

Event type
Restructure
First reported
Mar 10, 2026
Official
Mar 10, 2026
Position
C

Known details

Compensation
Converted $8.7M of base salary plus a $500,000 roster bonus into signing bonus, adding 1 void year, clearing $7.36M of cap with New Orleans (NO)

How this move reshapes the Centers room

New Orleans Saints centers, 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

82Erik McCoy8010/178698609675$10M28.96'4"315
82Will ClappLEFT528/176104896530.66'5"311
82Erik McCoy8010/178698609675$10M28.96'4"315
62Luke FortnerLEFT6117/177301009669$2.8M28.26'4"300

Timeline

  1. OfficialMar 10, 2026

    New Orleans Saints restructure C Erik McCoy's contract

    Converted $8.7M of base salary plus a $500,000 roster bonus into signing bonus, adding 1 void year, clearing $7.36M of cap with New Orleans (NO)

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