Report: Saints release 6-time Pro Bowler Jahri Evans
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The New Orleans Saints released guard Jahri Evans on Monday, a source told ESPN's Field Yates.
Evans was a six-time Pro Bowl selection and helped the Saints capture their lone Super Bowl championship in 2009.
The Saints, one of the most cap-strapped teams in the NFL, will save $1.1 million against the salary cap as a result.
New Orleans faced a Wednesday deadline to make a decision on Evans, or else the team would have owed him $3 million guaranteed for the 2016 season.
Evans signed a seven-year, $56.7-million contract with the Saints in May 2010.
The Saints also released linebackers David Hawthorne and Ramon Humber, a source told Yates.