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USA Today
9 hours ago
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Arizona Cardinals OL Kelvin Beachum says team must find a way to make playoffs in 2025
Kelvin Beachum says there is no room for excuses for the Cardinals in 2025. They have the talent and now have to perform. Entering the 2025 season, the Arizona Cardinals find themselves in a critical moment. Head coach Jonathan Gannon led a competitive and scrappy four-win team in 2023. In 2024, after being atop the NFC West last in the season, they faded and finished with an eight-win season. This is the year they should take the next step and make the postseason. Fans feel it is the year. Coaches feel it is the year. Offensive lineman Kelvin Beachum, entering his 14th NFL season and sixth with the Cardinals, didn't shy away from the topic. Appearing on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM during minicamp, he didn't shy away from what many would be afraid to say, calling it "the elephant in the room." "We've got to get things done here this year, and that's just the nature of the NFL," he said. "This is a performance-based business. This is year three of this regime. Playoffs are long overdue in some regards, and we gotta find a way." Beachum said it is something players need to be on board about. "You've got to talk about it, he said. "You can't be like, 'oh, we don't have this piece. We don't have this piece. We lack in here.' No, no, it is time out for all those things. "What is important is putting ourselves in a position to clock a ticket to be in the dance and then see what happens from there." He believes the Cardinals have the team to be able to do that this year, and he praised what general manager Monti Ossenfort did in the offseason, calling it "a superb job." "What about the offensive line? That box is checked. Well, what about the quarterback? Box is checked. What about the running back? Box is checked. Receivers, box is checked. DBs, box is checked. And then you spent a ton of money on the defensive line, and you drafted defensive line and you drafted corners. So like, what are we talking about?" He said the Cardinals can't use excuses for potential needs, whether it is at linebacker or a "somebody to take the top off" at receiver. "We've got to find a way to get it done. We've got to find a way to put ourselves in playoff contention." Beachum understands the urgency the team must have. He is entering his 14th season. He doesn't know how many seasons he has left. Will the Cardinals be up for the task? We will see early on how focused they are when the season begins. 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 onSpotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
USA Today
06-04-2025
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- USA Today
Contract details for T Kelvin Beachum in his return to Arizona Cardinals
Contract details for T Kelvin Beachum in his return to Arizona Cardinals It took over three weeks, but Beachum finally signed his one year deal. It is worth $4 million. It was early on March 10, the first day of the legal negotiating period for unrestricted free agents, that reports came out that the Arizona Cardinals had reached agreement to re-sign Kelvin Beachum to a one-year contract. Probably due to be being busy with family activities as well as his devotion to off-field endeavors, it took 24 days for the veteran tackle to sign the contract at the team facility in Tempe with his family looking on. Since being signed as a free agent in July, 2020, Beachum has played 75 games for the Cardinals with 62 starts and has been on the field for 4,211 offensive snaps and 248 on special teams. Last season, he started 12 of the 16 games he played, mostly at right tackle because of injuries suffered by Jonah Williams. The ultimate team player and reliable producer, Beachum will be 36 on June 8 and is entering his 14th NFL season. When asked as the 2024 season was ending if he planned to continue playing, Beachum said he hoped to be back with the Cardinals and had the support of his family. 'We'll see what happens,' he said. What happened was signing a contract worth $4 million with $3.49 guaranteed. The latter includes a $1.5 million signing bonus and guaranteed base salary of $1.99 million. The remaining $510,000 is the max that can be earned in $30,000 per-game roster bonuses. The salary-cap charge is $3.97 million because $30,000 of the roster bonuses don't count against the cap this year because he missed one game last season. The 2-year contract he signed in 2023 after general manager Monti Ossenfort and head coach Jonathan Gannon were hired was worth $5.15 million with $3.26 million guaranteed and included a $2.095 million signing bonus. For the 15 signed players with published contract details (Beachum, Zay Jones, Royce Newman, Zay Jones, Simi Fehoko, Jacoby Brissett, Dalvin Tomlinson, Josh Sweat, Baron Browning, Mykal Walker, L.J. Collier, Evan Brown, Akeem Davis-Gaither, Joey Blount, Aaron Brewer and Travis Vokolek) plus the 1-year restricted free-agent tender for Greg Dortch, the total cap hit this year is $55.445 million. We are still without official figures for the new contract for tight end Trey McBride as well as free-agent additions Calais Campbell and Jake Curhan. Prior to signing his new contract, McBride was scheduled to be paid a $5.346 million salary this year and have a cap hit of $5.786 million. That included the final year of signing bonus proration ($440,393) from his rookie deal. 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
04-04-2025
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- USA Today
OL Jake Curhan, Kelvin Beachum officially sign contracts with Arizona Cardinals
OL Jake Curhan, Kelvin Beachum officially sign contracts with Arizona Cardinals The Cardinals agreed to deals with Curhan and Beachum at the start of free agency. They finally signed their contracts. It took a while, but two of the Cardinals' free agent moves finally occurred. The team announced the official signing of offensive lineman Jake Curhan to a one-year deal. The contract was agreed to back on March 13, although the team never announced it. Curhan spent three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks after going undrafted out of Cal in 2021. While with Seattle, he played 17 games, starting nine at right tackle and left guard. In 2024 with the Chicago Bears, he appeared in 10 games, starting two at guard. He played 261 total snaps last season, 239 at left is likely coming in to compete for a backup role, given that he has both guard and tackle experience. He is 6-foot-6 and 316 pounds. The deal is expected to be for the league minimum, but we will have official numbers in a few days after the contract has been filed with the league. Although not reported, tackle Kelvin Beachum also signed the one-year deal he agreed to at the start of free agency to return for his sixth season with the team. His signing showed up on the league transaction report on Thursday. His contract is one-year deal. 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
21-03-2025
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- USA Today
The Arizona Cardinals' 2 most tradeable players on the roster
The Arizona Cardinals' 2 most tradeable players on the roster The Cardinals have not been rumored to be in any trade discussions, but they have two players who could be traded. With the work the Arizona Cardinals did in free agency, they are pretty set with their roster and now can add young talent in the draft. Most teams have a player who could be a trade asset. The Cardinals really only have two players who might have any value. OL Jonah Williams Williams' value is tricky. He is an able starter at both left and right tackle, both of which are premium positions. The Cardinals have Kelvin Beachum and perhaps 2024 fifth-round pick Christian Jones could replace him, or the Cardinals could go with a tackle in the draft. But Williams is also coming off a knee injury, so it isn't certain he is even healthy enough to trade. But in the final year of his two-year contract and due $10.78 million in salary in 2025, he could be valuable for a team who needs a tackle. S Jalen Thompson Thompson is a capable starter with Pro Bowl potential. He enters the final year of his contract and is due $7.56 million in salary, which is not bad for a starting safety. The Cardinals have a young safety in the wings who could replace him in Rabbit Taylor-Demerson. Whether it is before the draft or closer to the season, Thompson is one of the team's more tradeable assets, although it appears they have not had intentions of moving him. 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
16-03-2025
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- USA Today
Arizona Cardinals ranked in top half of new post-free agency power rankings
Arizona Cardinals ranked in top half of new post-free agency power rankings The Arizona Cardinals find themselves in the upper half of the league in Pro Football Network's new post-free agency power rankings. The Arizona Cardinals believe they have improved their roster with their moves so far in free agency. They have a stronger defensive line rotation. They have a better edge presence and, offensively, they didn't go backward. Where does that put them in new post-free agency power rankings? In Pro Football Network's power rankings, the Cardinals are in the top half of the league at No. 13 overall. The Josh Sweat signing was a statement move by the Arizona Cardinals. It showed they're serious about improving a defense that ranked 27th in Defense+ last year while also believing in the offensive upside of this team. The Cardinals also bolstered their offensive line by signing Kelvin Beachum and Evan Brown, giving Kyler Murray better protection. Last year's expectations were sky-high for Marvin Harrison Jr., but the team has acknowledged that the circumstances — not the player — were to blame for his modest production. Murray ranked as PFSN's 10th-best quarterback in 2021 but hasn't cracked the top 15 since. With three years left on his deal, Arizona is making a serious push to build a winner around him. If he develops a stronger connection with Harrison, this team could take a major step forward. In terms of the NFC West, they are only behind the Los Angeles Rams, the defending division champs. The Rams come in at No. 11, while the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks aren't far behind at Nos. 17 and 18. The Cardinals could still get better at receiver. They have questions at right guard. They could get better at cornerback potentially, although they have young players they like. Linebacker is somewhat of a question mark. But they were a team that had the division lead and faded. As currently assembled, they should be able to compete, and that is only after one week of free agency. There is more work to come. 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.
