26-02-2025
2025 offseason roster profile: DL Dante Stills
The Arizona Cardinals are in offseason mode and we are still several weeks away from free agency and two months from the NFL draft. Over the next two weeks, we will take a look at each player on the roster or signed to a reserve deal and break down where they stand with the team.
We will look at their 2024 season, their contract status and what their status is for the coming offseason and 2025 season.
Next up is defensive lineman Dante Stills.
2024 Dante Stills stats, season
Thanks to numerous injuries on the defensive line during the last two seasons, Stills has been provided significant amounts of playing time and he's taken advantage. Not bad for a sixth-round draft pick. Last season, Stills was inactive for one game and started 10 of the 16 he played, participating in 534 snaps (52 percent), second-most among the team's defensive linemen. His 42 tackles (20 solo, four for loss) led the unit and he was second on the team with 4.5 sacks for 31.5 yards. Stills also had six quarterback hits, one pressure and one pass defensed.
2025 contract status
This season with be the third of the four-year rookie contract Stills signed in 2023. His salary will be $1.03 million and carry a $1.063 million cap charge.
Outlook for 2025
Stills is one of the brightest lights on the Cardinals defensive line. At the very least, he is expected to be a big part of the rotation as the scheme enters the third year under defensive coordinator Nick Rallis.
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