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USA Today
25-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Which Arizona Cardinals free agents remain unsigned?
Which Arizona Cardinals free agents remain unsigned? Two weeks after the start of free agency, a look at which of the Cardinals' free agents still are available. NFL free agency began two weeks ago with the opening of the permitted negotiation window before the start of the new league year. As of today, more than 400 contracts have been signed. Cards Wire's Howard Balzer noted that 202 players have changed teams and 201 have re-signed. The Arizona Cardinals had 26 free agents to start the offseason. Five signed with other teams. Eight players have re-signed and another, receiver Greg Dortch, has been tendered as a restricted free agent. Who of the Cardinals' free agents remain unsigned? LB Kyzir White OL Will Hernandez K Matt Prater OLB Dennis Gardeck OL Trystan Colon P Michael Palardy LB Krys Barnes OL Jackson Barton OLB Julian Okwara S Andre Chachere OLB Jesse Luketa OL Carter O'Donnell Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
USA Today
19-03-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Contract details and breakdown for Arizona Cardinals OLB Josh Sweat
Contract details and breakdown for Arizona Cardinals OLB Josh Sweat Howard Balzer breaks down everything you need to know about the four-year deal Josh Sweat signed with the Cardinals. The contract numbers are in for Arizona Cardinals edge rusher Josh Sweat and it is very close to the initial reporting of the four-year contract agreed to on the first day of the negotiating period. Reported as a $76.4 million deal with $41 million guaranteed, $38 million is guaranteed at signing with the remaining $3 million guaranteed at signing for injury only, but it becomes guaranteed as part of his 2027 base salary of $17 million early in that league year. The contract also includes one void year, which allows the signing bonus of $18.5 million to be prorated on the salary cap over five years and a $7.22 million guaranteed option bonus in 2026 to be prorated over four years. That bonus must be exercised by the 10th day of the 2026 league year. Josh Sweat's salary breakdown 2025: $2.5 million guaranteed 2026: $9.78 million guaranteed 2027: $17 million ($3 million guaranteed injury only at signing) 2028: $17 million Bonuses Each year includes $58,823 per-game roster bonuses for a maximum of $1 million. He also has a $100,000 offseason workout bonus each year. Salary cap details As for the salary cap, this year's charge is $7.24 million, followed by $16.385 million in 2026 and $23.6 million in 2027 and 2028. For the eight signed players with published contract details (Sweat, Baron Browning, Mykal Walker, L.J. Collier, Evan Brown, Akeem Davis-Gaither, safety Joey Blount and long snapper Aaron Brewer) plus the one-year restricted free-agent tender for Greg Dortch, the total cap hit this year is $33.198 million. We still do not know official figures for additions Jacoby Brissett, Jake Curhan, Dalvin Tomlinson and Simi Fehoko along with re-signed players Kelvin Beachum and Zay Jones. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
USA Today
26-02-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Arizona Cardinals announce new training facility after poor NFL team report card
Arizona Cardinals announce new training facility after poor NFL team report card The Cardinals revealed that there will be a new training facility for the players ready in 2027 The Arizona Cardinals responded to a very poor NFL team report card released on Wednesday, one in which they had the lowest grades in the entire NFL. The team released a statement, indicating plans to a new training facility. Our goal is to provide the best possible environment, facilities and resources and to give our team the greatest opportunity to succeed. We are working hard to achieve that. Last season, we shared with our players the plans for a new training facility at the existing Tempe location with a targeted completion date of 2027. We have hired Rossetti, a leading architecture firm that has worked with a number of NFL teams on their new facilities, and the design process is underway. We will continue to explore all the other ways - large and small - that we can get better in every single area of our operation. According to ESPN's Josh Weinfuss, it will cost about $100 million to build it. The plan is to build upon the team's current location in Tempe. The $100 million price tag is lower than some recently built facilities. According to Cards Wire's Howard Balzer, The Minnesota Vikings opened their current facility in 2018 at a cost of $115 million. The Miami Dolphins' facilities, opened in 2021, cost $135 million, while the new facilities opened last year for the Los Angeles Chargers cost $250 million. The statement indicates that the team advised the players of the plans, although it is not known whether they knew before or after they submitted their grades to the NFLPA. A new facility in 2027 likely would not have influenced current grades, other than perhaps the perception of owner Michael Bidwill and his commitment to investing in the players' work environments. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
