Coaching Staff Head Coach - Sean Payton [$5.0M] Offense Coordinator - Pete Carmichael Jr. [$2.5M] Defense Coordinator - Gregg Williams [$2.5M] Quarterback Drew Brees $4,487,500.00 Chris Redman $750,000.00 Chase Daniel $370,000.00 Running Back Pierre Thomas $2,600,000.00 Reggie Bush $2,585,000.00 Lynell Hamilton $310,000.00 Fullback Heath Evans $745,000.00 Wide Reciever Marques Colston $2,250,000.00 Robert Meachem $492,500.00 Devery Henderson $1,500,000.00 Adrian Arrington $370,000.00 Rod Harper $310,000.00 Tight End Jeremy Shockey $2,725,000.00 David Thomas $700,000.00 Center Jonathan Goodwin $1,950,000.00 Guard Jahri Evans $6,045,000.00 Carl Nicks $385,000.00 Ritchie Incognito $700,000.00 Zane Beadles (R) $300,000.00 Offensive Tackle Jermon Bushrod $1,500,000.00 Jon Stinchcomb $1,500,000.00 Zach Strief $300,000.00 Jason Fox (R) $300,000.00 Defensive Tackle Sedrick Ellis $3,366,000.00 Anthony Hargrove $1,100,000.00 Javon Haye $600,000.00 Linval Joseph (R) $300,000.00 Defensive End Will Smith $1,070,000.00 Charles Grant $1,850,000.00 Bobby McCray $1,000,000.00 Austen Lane (R) $450,000.00 Linebacker Jonathan Vilma $3,300,000.00 Keith Bulluck $700,000.00 Scott Shanle $550,000.00 Stanley Arnoux $310,000.00 Jonathan Casillas $310,000.00 Jo-Lonn Dunbar $385,000.00 Cornerback Tracy Porter $455,000.00 Jabari Greer $3,000,000.00 Malcolm Jenkins $310,000.00 Chris Cook (R) $500,000.00 Joshua Moore (R) $300,000.00 Safety Darren Sharper $4,194,000.00 Reed Doughty $400,000.00 Chip Vaughn $310,000.00 Taylor Mays (R) $600,000.00 Kicker Garrett Hartley $385,000.00 Punter Thomas Morstead $310,000.00 TEAM SALARY $55,555,000.00
Free Agents Restricted Remi Ayodele DE RFA Saints Jermon Bushrod OT RFA Saints Tendered $1,500,000 (2nd rd comp) Jeff Charleston DE RFA Saints Marvin Mitchell ILB RFA Saints Chris Reis S RFA Saints Pierre Thomas RB RFA Saints Tendered $2,600,000 (1st and 3rd rd comp) Usama Young CB RFA Saints Unrestricted Mike Bell* RB RFA Saints Jammal Brown* OT RFA Saints Mark Brunell QB UFA Saints Dan Campbell TE UFA Saints John Carney PK UFA Saints Kendrick Clancy DT UFA Saints Darnell Dinkins TE UFA Saints Jahri Evans* DE RFA Saints Transition ($6,045,000) Scott Fujita OLB UFA Saints Anthony Hargrove* DE RFA Saints Roman Harper* S RFA Saints Nick Leckey C UFA Saints Chris McAllister CB UFA Saints Billy Miller TE UFA Saints Lance Moore* WR RFA Saints Pierson Prioleau S UFA Saints Courtney Roby* WR RFA Saints Darren Sharper S UFA Saints Franchise (4,194,000) Zach Strief* OG RFA Saints David Thomas* TE RFA Saints Leigh Torrance* CB RFA Saints Draft Picks 1-32 - Taylor Mays, S, USC 2-64 - Chris Cook, CB, Virginia 3-96 - Austen Lane, DE, Murray State 4-109 - Linval Joseph, DT, East Carolina 4-128 - Jason Fox, OT, Miami 6-192 - Zane Beadles, OG, Utah 7-224 - Joshua Moore, CB, Kansas State Cuts Eckel, Kyle $370,000.00 Mailei, Marcus $370,000.00 Shanle, Scott $2.100.000.00 WR Woods, D'Juan $310,000.00 TE Humphrey, Tory $370,000.00 OL Nesbit, Jamar $1,000,000.00 LB Evans, Troy $745,000.00 Waters, Anthony $370,000.00 Jones, Reggie $310,000.00 Rodney Leisle $370,000.00 DeMario Pressley $295,000.00