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Saints to query Jon Vilma, Will Smith

Updated: February 18, 2013, 3:16 PM ET
By Adam Schefter | ESPN

The New Orleans Saints will ask linebacker Jonathan Vilma and defensive end Will Smith, two players embroiled in the bounty scandal, to restructure their contracts, according to league sources.

Smith is due $10.15 million for 2013, while Vilma is owed $6 million in the final year of his deal.

If the players are unwilling to restructure, they could be cap casualties.

As of Friday, the Saints were about $13.5 million over the salary cap, but that was before linebacker ...

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