The New Orleans Saints have continued to double down on this roster this offseason by bringing in some interesting free agents and re-signing stars.
One of the more intriguing moves made was in bringing in safety Justin Reid from the Kansas City Chiefs. He is a Louisiana native, returning to the state to play football for the first time since high school. He was elite over his three seasons with the Chiefs. He averaged 88 tackles with one sack, one interception and eight passes broken up.
The Saints brought him in this year on a three-year, $31.5 million contract. These are the details of the deal, as shown by the experts over at OverThe Cap:
2025 salary cap hit
Like the rest of New Orlean's big contracts they have handed on this offseason, this one is heavily backloaded.
He has a base salary of just $1,500,000 this season. His prorated salary bonus will be $2,300,000 for all three seasons plus the void years. His total cap hit for 2025 is at $3,800,000. This is the one of two seasons where his base salary is guaranteed.
2026 salary cap hit
His base salary will jump up to $9,250,000 with the same prorated signing bonus. Once again, that base salary is fully guaranteed
In total, his cap hit for this year will be $11,550,000. While there isn't any way to get out of this contract this year, it is a prime restructure candidate as that could save them $6,360,000 million in cap both this year and next year.
2027 salary cap hit
The money is the exact same as las year. A base salary of $9,250,000 and cap hit of $11,550,000. The difference is, this year it is not guranteed.
If they don't end up restructuring this deal, they could end up cutting him post-June 1 and save on that base salary.
2028 void year
This is the first void year on the books, where he will be given $2,300,000.
2029 void year
His last year on the books for now, still with just the $2,300,000 signing bonus.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: What does Saints' three-year contract with S Justin Reid look like?
