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5 Players Who Will Be Released By New Orleans Saints In 2015 Offseason

5 Players Who Will Be Released By New Orleans Saints In 2015 Offseason

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The 2014 season was disappointing for the New Orleans Saints across the board, and to make matters worse, the team appears to be about $ 20 million over the cap going into 2015. Some tough decisions will be made during the offseason, and these five cuts might be the hardest.

5. Brodrick Bunkley

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5. Brodrick Bunkley

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Bunkley avoided being cut last year by restructuring his contract, but he still has a cap hit of over $ 6 million going into this season. The writing is on the wall that Bunkley will be cut before he is due major money.

4. David Hawthorne

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4. David Hawthorne

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Hawthorne is due a $ 2.5 million roster bonus and has a cap hit of $ 6 million. That is simply too much money to keep a linebacker who performed so inconsistently in 2014.

3. Ben Grubbs

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3. Ben Grubbs

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Another cap casualty, Ben Grubbs has a massive cap number over the next two years. Now that he is on the wrong side of 30, it appears that the Saints will look to get younger on the cheap.

2. Junior Galette

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2. Junior Galette

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While a restructuring of his contract is more likely, Junior Galette could very well be on his way out of New Orleans. Couple his $ 12.5 million roster bonus with his recent arrest, and the Saints have a very tough decision to make.

1. Marques Colston

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1. Marques Colston

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With a cap hit of $ 9.7 million in 2015, it is likely that the 32-year-old receiver will be let go by the Saints even though the team wants him back. This release has nothing to do with performance and everything to do with Colston's cap number.

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