The Saints are continuing to chip away at their 2024 salary cap by pushing more money onto the 2025 cap. This time they're doing that by restructuring the contract of defensive tackle Nathan Shepherd, according to Field Yates of ESPN.
After reworking Erik McCoy‘s contract earlier this week, the Saints continue to carve out cap space.
The New Orleans Saints have restructured the contract for DT Nathan Shepherd and created a little more than $3 million in cap space for 2024, per ESPN’s Field Yates. Following the restructures of Shepherd, QB Derek Carr, and OL Erik McCoy, the Saints have cleared about $33 million this week.
New Orleans selected the Clemson DT with the 29th pick of the 2023 NFL Draft. The New Orleans Saints showed that they are committed to creating an elite defensive line with their selection of Bryan Bresee in the first round of the NFL Draft.
The Jets have been in the hunt for a veteran defensive tackle after losing Sheldon Rankins and Nathan Shepherd to free agency. They nearly landed one that just played in the Super Bowl.
The New York Jets still have multiple free agent options capable of plugging the hole on their interior defensive line. All Pro Quinnen Williams has one spot held down, but the rotation will no longer feature Sheldon Rankins or Nathan Shepherd.
The New York Jets may be forced to address defensive lines depth in the upcoming 2023 National Football League Draft. Gang Green lost two pieces from its 2022 rotation last week.
Solomon Thomas will be back with the New York Jets in 2023 after GM Joe Douglas reportedly lost out on free agent Fletcher Cox after a pair of his own linemen departed via free agency.
The New Orleans Saints are checking the boxes off their offseason needs list, as the team is expected to sign two veteran defensive tackles.
Another player that was likely expected to move on in free agency has found a new team for 2023. Defensive tackle Nathan Shepherd has agreed to terms with the New Orleans Saints, per Dianna Russini of ESPN.
The Jets were able to re-sign defensive tackle Nathan Shepherd to a one-year deal in 2022, but he’ll be moving on in 2023. Dianna Russini of ESPN reports that Shepherd has agreed to a contract with the Saints.
Dianna Russini reports that the Saints are expected to sign DT Nathan Shepherd to a contract. Shepherd, 29, is a former third-round pick of the Jets in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Fort Hays State.
Recently, I published an article that revealed my findings from a study in which I graded every run-defense snap from the New York Jets in 2022 after rewatching the film of each play.
Defensive tackle Nathan Shepherd has often been a much-maligned player with the New York Jets. Shepherd is an incredible athlete whose physical gifts made him a third-round pick in 2018, but he has battled inconsistency in the NFL.
Exploring the possibility of upgrading their interior defensive line, the Jets today hosted former Giants and Chargers defensive lineman Linval Joseph. This, according to NFL insider Mike Garafolo.
We continue our roster countdown today by taking a look at Nathan Shepherd. Name: Nathan Shepherd Number: 97 Year With Jets: 5th Projected Role: Rotational Defensive Tackle His 2021: Shepherd had a rough season.
The New York Jets reportedly got a little bit of a surprise from defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd during free agency. According to ESPN, Nathan Shepherd, who re-signed in New York this offseason, was offered a larger contract by another team at some point.
Many Jets fans were hoping the team would retain Folorunso Fatukasi in free agency but once he signed a long-term deal with Jacksonville, the Jets moved quickly to bring back Nathan Shepherd instead.
The Jets didn’t spend much when they re-signed DT Nathan Shepherd. The 28-year-old’s new contract will pay him the minimum of $1.035 million, per ESPN’s Rich Cimini.
While the big name free agent imports are garnering all of the attention among Jets fans, two minor moves by Joe Douglas will be aimed at adding some depth on both offense and defense.
The Jets are re-signing defensive tackle Nathan Shepherd per Tom Pelissaro. My analysis of this move is: ???????????????????????????????? It’s an odd move.
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