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USA Today
a day ago
- Business
- USA Today
Saints make it official, process former All-Pro Ryan Ramczyk's retirement
Last Monday, the New Orleans Saints officially processed Derek Carr's retirement, bringing his NFL career to a close. One week later, they did the same with former All-Pro right tackle Ryan Ramczyk, per the daily transactions wire. We knew this was coming, but now there's no taking it back. Ramczyk won't wear No. 71 again, but its new owner Kelvin Banks Jr. ought to do it twin retirements leave the Saints with two vacancies on their 90-man offseason roster; they currently have 44 players under contract offensively, with 37 of them on defense, and four specialists (plus Irish kicker Charlie Smyth, who has an exemption as part of the NFL's International Player Pathway Program). How they'll address those two openings is anyone's guess, but we have some ideas. The team has recently met with free agents like wide receiver Gabe Davis, defensive tackle Jonathan Bullard, and cornerback Asante Samuel about the salary cap? This year, the Saints are carrying a total of $76.9 million in dead money from contracts with players no longer on the team -- $13.4 million of which accounts for Carr, and just over $11 million of which is from Ramczyk. In 2026, those numbers go up to $36.6 million for Carr and $11.9 million for Ramczyk, for a total of $48.6 million in dead money on next year's books. That's after Ramczyk agreed to lower this year's salary to the minimum with Carr forfeiting $30 million to facilitate their retirements. The Saints did get a small $1.255 million cap credit for Ramczyk retiring, just like they did for Carr, but most of those savings were wiped out by lesser contracts in the $1.03 million neighborhood replacing them above the top-51 luck to Ramczyk in retirement. Whether he's planning to take up coaching the next generation of linemen or go home to Wisconsin and log a lot of hours in his deer stand, he can do it knowing he achieved a career as a player that anyone would be proud article originally appeared on Saints Wire: NFL retirement news: Saints process Ryan Ramczyk's papers
USA Today
30-01-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
Spire Motorsports reveals NASCAR lineup for 2025 Truck race at Daytona
Spire Motorsports reveals NASCAR lineup for 2025 Truck race at Daytona Spire Motorsports has revealed its entire driver lineup for the 2025 NASCAR Truck Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway. On Wednesday morning, Spire Motorsports announced that Michael McDowell and Justin Haley will join full-time drivers Rajah Caruth and Andres Perez de Lara for the Truck Series race at Daytona. McDowell will drive the new No. 07 truck while Haley competes in the No. 7 truck. Meanwhile, Caruth will continue his tenure in the No. 71 truck, with Perez de Lara in the No. 77 truck. Most notably, this will be McDowell's first Truck Series race since the 2009 season, and he has yet to win at the NASCAR level. In two starts, his best finish was 11th place at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. As for Haley, he returns to a series that has provided great success in the past. In 2018, Haley won three races and finished third in the point standings. Overall, Spire Motorsports hopes that its strong driver lineup can take home the trophy at Daytona. McDowell, Haley, Caruth, and Perez de Lara are all capable of winning for Spire Motorsports at Daytona. More: Hailie Deegan provides a big update on her potential return to NASCAR
