Former New Orleans Saints safety Marcus Maye signed with the Miami Dolphins earlier this offseason.
. Having missed 17 games in the last two seasons, questions were lobbed regarding the structure of his new deal. Now, those questions are answered.This benefit will allow Maye to count less against the salary cap than the base salary actually paid out. This is accomplished by giving a player a standard veteran minimum deal as well as a signing bonus of $167,600. The Saints have used this exact same structure with both safety Will Harris and linebacker Khaleke Hudson this offseason.
Despite that amounting to a total north of $1.37 million, he will only count against the Dolphins' cap for $1.152 million. It is a cap-saving strategy for the Dolphins, but also a far cry from the three-year $28.5 million deal Maye signed with the Saints. An indication of how much things have changed for the talented player's expectations.
With Maye now having taken his talents to South Beach, the Saints will look to appoint a new starting safety next to star Tyrann Mathieu. All throughout OTAs and minicamps, veteran safety Johnathan Abram assumed the role. That is currently the expectation at the position for the 2024 year for now. But do expect second-year safety Jordan Howden to get his opportunities in training camp as well.
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