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PlayerPete Werner · LB, New Orleans Saints, Model Score 78.7Be the Saints GM

Pete Werner

New Orleans Saints
Pos LB
Updated September 25, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$3.9M
APY
$7.5M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$14.3M
Years on Deal
7
Signed
2024
Est. Value
$3.0M/yr
overpaid by $4.5M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $12M total · range $1.6M to $4.5M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Divine DeabloATL · signed 2025
1 yr · $7.0M/yr
20
Duke RileyMIA · signed 2022
1 yr · $3.0M/yr
18
Harvey LangiNE · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
16
Marcell HarrisNYJ · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
20
Ben NiemannARI · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.0M/yr
21
Andre SmithTEN · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.0M/yr
19

The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2024$2.9M$1.4M$1.5M
2025$2.9M$1.2M$1.7M$0$2.9M
2026$3.9M$1.2M$2.7M$12.0M$0
2027$9.2M$6.5M$2.7M$8.1M$1.1M
2028$5.4M$0$2.7M$5.4M$0
2029$1.6M$0$0$0$0
2030$1.0M$0$0$0$0

Cap Scenario What-if

Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0

Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.

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