Saints Free Up Extra Cap Space By Restructuring DT Brodrick Bunkley’s Contract

Pat Yasinskas of ESPN.com reports that the New Orleans Saints have restructured the contract of defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley.

Bunkley, 29 was set to make a base salary of $3.7 million in 2013, but the Saints converted $3 million of that figure into a signing bonus that will be paid out over the remainder of his contract. His salary will now $750,000.

This actually frees up $2.2 million in cap space, but Yasinskas notes that New Orleans is still about $2.9 million over the cap.