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Saints restructured Junior Galette’s contract

Junior Galette #93 of the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on August 25, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – The New Orleans Saints fixed their salary cap issues for now. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Saints restructured Junior Galette’s contract.

Rapoport tweets, they turned the linebacker’s $12.5 million roster bonus into a signing bonus, spreading the millions over five years. Meaning the Saints will have more dollars to juggle in the future.

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