Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Saints added two voidable years to DT Sheldon Rankins‘ contract in recent days and cleared $4 million in cap space.
According to Pelissero, Rankins is still owed $7.7 million for the 2020 season and can become a free agent next year.
Rankins actually came up as a potential trade candidate last year, but the Saints ultimately held on to him.
Rankins, 26, is a former first-round pick of the Saints back in 2016. He was entering the final year of his four-year, $12.8 million contract when the Saints picked up his fifth-year option this past April.
In 2019, Rankins appeared in 10 games for the Saints and recorded 10 tackles and two sacks. He was rated by Pro Football Focus as the No. 69 interior defender out of 116 qualifying players.
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