<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-trey-mcbride-76-million-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Trey McBride, Cardinals agree to $76 million extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Trey-McBride-with-Arizona-Cardinals.jpg"><figcaption>© Joe Rondone / The Arizona Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Trey McBride, Cardinals agree to $76 million extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T13:46:28-07:00">April 3rd, 1:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T14:00:18-07:00">April 3rd, 2:00pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals and Trey McBride <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1907894846649676168" rel="noopener">agreed</a> on a four-year, $76 million contract, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-trey-mcbride-unfortunate-nfl-history-patriots-blowout-win">McBride made unfortunate NFL history with the Cardinals</a>, he is ready for a new chapter.</p><p>The tight end finished with the third-most receiving yards for his position group. Furthermore, McBride led the Cardinals in total receiving yards.</p><p>He was easily quarterback Kyler Murray’s security blanket and favorite target. Offensive coordinator Drew Petzing utilized McBride as a blocker in the run game and used that to his advantage.</p><p>He’s also been able to hurdle over defenders with ease. However, the beginning of his time with the Red Sea wasn’t so sweet. The team had Zach Ertz when they drafted McBride.</p><p>As a result, fans booed the pick and questioned it. Still, McBride proved everyone wrong. In his sophomore season, he posted 81 receptions for 825 yards and three touchdowns.</p><p>Half of the season was without Murray as the signal-caller. Despite that, he ended up being a crucial part of the rebuild for Arizona. Fast forward to the 2024 season, and McBride quite literally took another leap.</p><h2><b>Trey McBride is a cornerstone piece for the Cardinals</b></h2><p>The Cardinals are a young team and have some quality pieces. Marvin Harrison Jr and Trey Benson are two of the more prominent names that stand beside McBride.</p><p>However, the latter was the most involved within the offense. As mentioned before Petzing was quite creative with the tight end as well. Using his athleticism made defenses guess what was going to happen.</p><p>Either way, McBride proved that he was an integral part of the new-look Cardinals. The young pieces around Murray can help propel them into legitimate winning ways.</p><p>Following a 9-8 season, it disappointed some but it was a step in the right direction. With the NFC West being in a bit of scramble mode, there is <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/cardinals/news/how-arizona-cardinals-compare-nfc-west-seahawks-rams-49ers" rel="noopener">potential for them to win</a> the division.</p><p>Re-signing McBride could be the most necessary move the Cardinals made in the offseason. Not to mention, he has successfully reset the tight-end market.</p><p>If he continues to trend upward, his contract could look like a bargain in the next few years. His connection with Murray and his teammates will continue to grow. After posting a career-high in receiving yards and receptions, he’s poised to make another leap.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-trey-mcbride-finds-end-zone-97-catches-without-touchdown">Touchdowns could be next on the list for McBride</a>. As arguably one of the most athletic players in his position, his home will remain in Arizona for years to come.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Trey McBride, Cardinals agree to $76 million extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-calais-campbell-shares-powerful-message-after-arizona-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Calais Campbell shares powerful message after Cardinals decision');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cardinals-news-Calais-Campbell-shares-powerful-message-after-Arizona-decision.jpg"></figure><h1>Calais Campbell shares powerful message after Cardinals decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T06:13:20-07:00">April 2nd, 6:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T06:13:20-07:00">April 2nd, 6:13am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals could make some noise during the 2025 NFL season. Arizona finished the 2024 season 8-9 and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-fans-wont-like-jonathan-gannons-reaction-to-playoff-elimination">missed the playoffs</a>, but they were in the hunt for most of the season. The Cardinals have made a number of aggressive moves that could make them a lot more competitive in the fall. That includes adding one franchise legend in the twilight years of his career.</p><p>Cardinals defensive lineman Calais Campbell <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DH67_03xa82/?hl=en" rel="noopener">posted a powerful message</a> on Instagram on Tuesday.</p><p>“What a story it would be! Started my career with a bang,” Campbell posted, accompanied by a photo of himself holding up a Cardinals NFC champions towel. “Now it’s time to finish it with a bang back home where it first began!”</p><p>Campbell was drafted in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Cardinals. Arizona advanced to the Super Bowl during his rookie season, losing a tight game against Pittsburgh.</p><p>Campbell played in Arizona until 2016. Now he returns with a chance to finish his career where it all started.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-calais-campbell-returns-arizona-season-18">Cardinals signed Calais Campbell to a one-year contract</a> on Tuesday evening. Campbell will suit up for his 18th NFL season this fall.</p><h2><b>Cardinals rebuilding their defense during crucial 2025 NFL offseason</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jonathan-Gannon.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Calais Campbell is just one piece of Arizona’s defensive renovation project this offseason.</p><p>The Cardinals have been hard at work rebuilding their defense ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. Arizona has plenty of work still to do on both sides of the ball, but the defense needs help the most.</p><p>The Cardinals spent big money in free agency, bringing in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-arizona-splash-76-million-josh-sweat-contract">Josh Sweat on a massive four-year contract worth $76.4 million</a>. Sweat had an incredible 2024 season, logging 41 tackles, nine tackles for loss, and eight sacks. He was also a huge contributor during Philadelphia’s huge win in Super Bowl 59, even <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-josh-sweat-believes-shouldve-won-jalen-hurts-super-bowl-mvp">having his name in the conversation for Super Bowl MVP</a>.</p><p>Arizona also re-signed linebacker <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-arizona-agrees-15-million-contract-2024-trade-acquisition">Baron Browning on a two-year contract worth $15 million</a>. They acquired Browning from the Broncos during the 2024 season.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-bolster-defense-29-million-dalvin-tomlinson-free-agency">Cardinals also brought in Dalvin Tomlinson</a> to solidify the interior of their defensive line.</p><p>Campbell, Tomlinson, and Sweat join a front seven that could still use some reinforcements. Bilal Nichols, Justin Jones, Zaven Collins, BJ Ojulari, and Darius Robinson are all useful players on the defensive line. However, it would not be surprising to see Arizona invest a top-100 pick on their defensive line.</p><p>It will be fascinating to see if the Cardinals can improve their record during the 2025 NFL season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Calais Campbell shares powerful message after Cardinals decision

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He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After playing for the Miami Dolphins last season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/dolphins-news-calais-campbell-hilarious-take-week-18-playoff-scenario">veteran defensive lineman Calais Campbell</a> is not calling it a career just yet after he officially signed a new contract with the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday. Campbell returns to the team he began his career with for his 18th season.</p><p>The 38-year-old defensive lineman joins the Cardinals <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1907177576730378553" rel="noopener">on a one-year deal</a>, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. After playing for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, Atlanta Falcons, and Dolphins in previous years, Calais Campbell heads back to Arizona to play for the Cardinals for the first time since the 2016 season.</p><p>“ESPN sources: Six-time Pro-Bowl defensive lineman Calais Campbell is finalizing a one-year deal to return to the Arizona Cardinals. Campbell was the Cardinals’ 2008 second-round pick, played in Arizona until 2016, and now will return there for his 18th NFL season.”</p><p>The one-year contract Calais Campbell signed <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1907178594444689729" rel="noopener">is a $5.5 million deal</a>, per Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network. Campell has an opportunity to make up to $7.5 million with incentives.</p><p>“Compensation update: The Cardinals are bringing back Calais Campbell on a one-year, $5.5 million deal with a max value of $7.5M, per source. Still playing, and making money, at age 38.”</p><p>Although Campbell is entering his 18th season in the NFL his level of play has not altered. During his one-year stint with the Dolphins, the six-time Pro Bowler recorded 52 combined tackles (35 solo), five sacks, and a forced fumble.</p><p>The Cardinals hope to get that kind of production out of the wily veteran in the 2025 season to provide a boost to the defensive line. As a team, Arizona had the <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/2024-nfl-defense-rankings-team-pass-and-rush-stats" rel="noopener">No. 21 ranked defensive</a>, allowing an average of 342.5 yards of total offense per game. The team was in the middle of the pack in terms of sacking the opposing quarterback, finishing with campaign with 41 total sacks.</p><p>Bringing in Calais Campbell not only provides consistency at the defensive line but his experience makes him vital for any young edge rushers on the roster. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-bolster-defense-29-million-dalvin-tomlinson-free-agency">Cardinals will pair Campbell with Dalvin Tomlinson</a> who they signed in free agency.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Calais Campbell returns to Cardinals for season 18

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-nick-sirianni-tush-push-vote-demand-3-former-coaches');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles’ Nick Sirianni sends Tush Push vote demand to 3 former coaches');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Eagles-news-Nick-Sirianni-sends-Tush-Push-vote-demand-to-3-former-coaches.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles’ Nick Sirianni sends Tush Push vote demand to 3 former coaches</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-30T14:39:06-07:00">March 30th, 2:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-30T14:39:06-07:00">March 30th, 2:39pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Once the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/where-eagles-rank-most-dominant-super-bowl-performances-ever">Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs</a> in Super Bowl LIX, a mystery team — later unveiled as the Green Bay Packers — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/packers-news-green-bay-revealed-trying-tush-push-banned">formally requested to ban the Tush Push</a>. And now, months after the request, there’s a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-rumors-momentum-growing-potential-tush-push-ban">growing chance that the Tush Push gets banned</a>. In fact, there will be a vote among NFL teams to decide whether that play gets banned. And, it’s safe to say Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni <a href="https://x.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1906428805151150267" rel="noopener">expects a few teams to side with him</a> in the Tush Push vote.</p><p>“We’ll see how it goes,” Sirianni said via Mike Garafolo on X. “All I will say about it is [Jonathan] Gannon, [Shane] Steichen, and [Kellen] Moore better vote for it. They are in the [head coach] position right now because of that play. So all three, I better have those three votes right there and the Eagles’ vote. I at least know we have four.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Spoke to Nick Sirianni today on the tush-push vote. With a grin, he said: "We’ll see how it goes. All I will say about it is (Jonathan) Gannon, (Shane) Steichen and (Kellen) Moore better vote for it. They are in the (head coach) position right now because of that play. So all… <a href="https://t.co/aZBV4KHzPq">pic.twitter.com/aZBV4KHzPq</a></p><p>— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1906428805151150267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This is relevant because the NFL is holding the 2025 NFL <a href="https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/03/30/nfl-league-meetings-kick-off/" rel="noopener">league meetings</a>, commonly known as the owners meetings. These meetings take place from Sunday, March 30, to Wednesday, April 2, and it’s a time for all 32 teams to get together in one spot and discuss how to make the league better.</p><p>Whether it’s rule changes, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-news-league-reveals-3-teams-that-will-play-home-games-london-2025">spreading the game internationally</a>, or any other pressing topic, it’s discussed at the owners meetings.</p><p>One common topic of discussion is an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-news-roger-goodell-major-hold-up-18-game-nfl-season">18-game regular season</a>, but among other topics, the Tush Push will be a hotly contested talking point.</p><p>And for the Eagles, Sirianni — jokingly — hinted at a few coaches hopefully penned in for voting to keep the play around. Those coaches were Jonathan Gannon, Shane Steichen, and Kellen Moore.</p><p>For those unfamiliar with these coaches, they are all former Eagles coordinators.</p><ul><li><b>Jonathan Gannon:</b> Eagles defensive coordinator, <i>2021-2022</i></li><li><b>Shane Steichen:</b> Eagles offensive coordinator, <i>2021-2022</i></li><li><b>Kellen Moore:</b> Eagles offensive coordinator, <i>2024</i></li></ul><p>Now, Gannon might be a stretch, as he was the Eagles’ defensive coordinator from 2021 to 2022, and he probably wasn’t overly excited to practice against the Tush Push each week in practice. Maybe he understands how to stop it now, but it’s not the most useful tool, as the Eagles and Cardinals hardly ever face each other in the regular season.</p><p>But, if the Eagles and Cardinals face off in an NFC Championship, maybe knowing how to stop the Tush Push is good knowledge for Gannon and his Arizona defense.</p><p>However, if a vote goes down for the Tush Push to get banned, Nick Sirianni expects three teams to be on the Eagles’ side of the voting.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles’ Nick Sirianni sends Tush Push vote demand to 3 former coaches

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-5-round-post-free-agency-mock-draft-pfn-simulator');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals 5-round post-free agency frenzy 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFN simulator');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Arizona-Cardinals-5-round-post-free-agency-frenzy-2025-NFL-mock-draft-per-PFN-simulator.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals 5-round post-free agency frenzy 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFN simulator</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-20T17:00:46-07:00">March 20th, 5:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-20T17:00:46-07:00">March 20th, 5:00pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kyler Murray is striving to turn around <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-kyler-murray-drops-defiant-take-fixing-disappointing-career">what has been a fairly disappointing career</a>. And the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-bolster-defense-29-million-dalvin-tomlinson-free-agency">Arizona Cardinals have tried to improve his chances</a> with defensive help. Also, here is a <a href="https://www.profootballnetwork.com/mockdraft" rel="noopener">five-round post-free agency</a> frenzy 2025 NFL mock draft, according to the Pro Football Network simulator.</p><p>The Cardinals managed a somewhat respectable 8-9 season in 2024. But they weren’t on the A list in anybody’s conversation. To change that narrative, they enter the draft with needs at edge, defensive tackle, wide receiver, offensive guard, and linebacker. They have a full complement of picks in the first five rounds, including the No. 16 selection overall.</p><p>And the PFN simulator sent this player their way to start things off.</p><h2><b>Cardinals grab OG Tyler Booker in Round 1</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/University-of-Alabama-OG-Tyler-Booker.jpg"></figure><p>This works well for the Cardinals, who fill a need and get a tough competitor from Alabama. Booker stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 321 pounds, which should be sturdy enough to handle the interior of the offensive line.</p><p>“If you’re looking for a sturdy anchor at guard who can dish out punishment as well as he can absorb it, Tyler Booker is your guy,” PFN wrote. “With a low center of gravity and a thick, well-proportioned frame, Booker is very tough to move at the point of attack. His powerful lower half helps him neutralize power rushes along the interior, and his flexibility helps him maximize his power.”</p><p>However, there are limitations. If the Falcons want to pull their guards on a play, Booker may not deliver elite execution.</p><p>“Booker won’t necessarily wow you in space, though he did look a bit quicker after he lost weight before the 2024 season,” PFN wrote. “His hand placement needs work, though there’s a lot to like in his game elsewhere. Given his coordination, his length at guard, and the way he gets the most out of the power he has throughout his frame, Booker could end up selected in the middle of the first round.”</p><p>Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon <a href="https://www.azcardinals.com/news/jonathan-gannon-changes-come-to-cardinals-coaching-staff-2025" rel="noopener">made significant changes</a> to the coaching staff for the 2025 season, according to azcardinals.com.</p><p>“I have to do a better job with everything that we’re doing,” Gannon said. “Our process, how we structure things, connecting with the players, making sure I hold the players accountable, the coaches accountable, how we evaluate things.”</p><p>Included in that mix is a new offensive line coach, Justin Frye. Gannon plucked him from Ohio State, where Frye drew rave reviews from Buckeyes tackle Josh Simmons.</p><p>“Coach Frye is a genius not only at teaching plays but teaching you why the play is being called to a certain look at stuff like that,” said Simmons. “I knew coach Frye was gifted at this sort of thing.”</p><p>Therefore, Booker enters the NFL in good hands.</p><h2><b>Edge rusher is the Round 2 direction</b></h2><p>Ole Miss stud Princely Umanmielen got snapped up by the Cardinals in another good selection. Edge is the team’s biggest need, and Umanmielen could provide an instant upgrade in the quarterback-chase department.</p><p>“Princely Umanmielen’s collegiate production speaks for itself,” PFN wrote. “But it’s really his physical attributes and high motor that make Umanmielen an intriguing prospect. He’s explosive off the snap and has the speed to give opposing offensive tackles fits off the edge. His combination of speed and length gives him significant physical upside to work with at the next level.”</p><p>Like all rookies, Umanmielen will enter the league with things that need to be fixed.</p><p>“(He) could struggle early in his NFL career against the run due to play strength and leverage concerns,” PFN wrote. “But the spatial awareness is there for him to eventually become a solid contributor in those situations. His best role early on would likely be as a pass-rushing specialist, and he has the potential to develop into a quality three-down starter in either a base 3-4 or 4-3 defensive scheme.”</p><h2>WR Xavier Restrepo lands in Round 3</h2><p>Once again, the Cardinals hit paydirt. This is a solid third-round pick as the Miami product could develop into a a top-level threat.</p><p>“Xavier Restrepo is much more than a slot receiver,” PFN wrote. “While he thrives in the slot and over the middle, his versatility and sharp route running make him a rising NFL prospect. Restrepo’s ability to create separation, find holes in coverage, and adapt his routes to break defenses sets him apart.</p><p>“Though he’s neither the fastest nor the biggest, he plays with unmatched heart and ball skills, making him a complete package in 11 personnel. His flexibility and natural instincts are driving his climb up draft boards, showcasing a future as a dynamic, multi-faceted threat.”</p><p>That’s a lot of good stuff. Penix will appreciate having a dynamic receiver like Restrepo in his weapons case.</p><h2><b>Cardinals work the edge again in Round 4</b></h2><p>The hits keep coming. The Cardinals get North Carolina product Kaimon Rucker at a bargain value of Round 4.</p><p>“Kaimon Rucker … has produced at above-average levels throughout his college career, with 14.5 sacks and 23 tackles for loss in the past two seasons,” PFN wrote. “(He) has gotten pressure on over 15% of his pass-rushing snaps over the past two seasons thanks to a multitude of pass-rushing moves he can utilize to get around linemen. He is an above-average athlete who moves well in space and can get off the ball quickly.”</p><p>Rucker will need to work on run defense, especially setting the edge.</p><h2><b>Offensive line targeted again in Round 5</b></h2><p>If the Cardinals wanted depth, they got it here. Jackson Slater out of Sacramento State could develop into a fine player.</p><p>“Jackson Slater could be the next iteration of the small-school stud offensive lineman to become a starter in the NFL,” PFN wrote. “He was a standout at the Senior Bowl and an elite athletic tester at the NFL Combine, with 5.01 speed, a 1.78 10-yard split, and 31 bench reps at 6’3″, 311 pounds, with 32″ arms.”</p><p><i>The Cardinals hit the high points of their needs and did very well in this draft. Overall grade: A.</i></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals 5-round post-free agency frenzy 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFN simulator

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-kyler-murray-drops-defiant-take-fixing-disappointing-career');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kyler Murray drops defiant take on fixing ‘disappointing’ part of career');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cardinals-news-Kyler-Murray-drops-defiant-take-on-fixing-disappointing-part-of-career.jpg"></figure><h1>Kyler Murray drops defiant take on fixing ‘disappointing’ part of career</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-17T11:46:20-07:00">March 17th, 11:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-17T11:46:20-07:00">March 17th, 11:46am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals are ready to take a leap in 2025. Arizona finished the 2024 season 8-9 and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-fans-wont-like-jonathan-gannons-reaction-to-playoff-elimination">barely missed the playoffs in a tight NFC West divisional race</a>. Now the Cardinals are making moves with the goal of finally finding some postseason success.</p><p>Cardinals QB Kyler Murray has not had much success in the playoffs during his career in Arizona. Murray <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDR4OmUuj_Q" rel="noopener">admitted as much during a recent interview</a> with KBS World.</p><p>“I’ve only been in the playoffs once,” Murray said. “That, in itself, is disappointing to me and frustrating. Got to turn that around. I’m only getting older. But I’m only 27, I’m still young, so we’ve got time and I know we’re headed in the right direction. As far as what I’m working on, just going to continue to grow. Continue to grow on and off the field.”</p><p>Arizona’s only playoff appearance in the Murray era was an 18-7 loss against the Rams in 2021.</p><p>Thankfully, the Cardinals have already made some offseason moves that should have Murray excited about the 2025 season.</p><p>Arizona made one of the biggest splashes in free agency, scooping up former Eagles pass rusher Josh Sweat. The Cardinals gave <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-arizona-splash-76-million-josh-sweat-contract">Sweat a four-year, $76.4 million contract</a> to reunite with head coach Jonathan Gannon. He should immediately transform Arizona’s defense and make them much more dangerous when rushing the passer.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-bolster-defense-29-million-dalvin-tomlinson-free-agency">Cardinals also added Dalvin Tomlinson to a two-year contract worth $29 million</a>. Tomlinson adds another reliable veteran on the defensive line.</p><p>Cardinals fans must be hopeful that the improvements will continue in free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft.</p><h2><b>Kyler Murray gets key Cardinals contract update ahead of crucial 2025 season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Kyler-Murray-runs-out-of-the-pocket-against-the-Carolina-Panthers.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-kyler-murray-contract-key-update-bounce-back-season">Kyler Murray earned a sizeable roster bonus over the weekend</a>.</p><p>According to Murray’s contract, he earned a massive roster bonus just by staying on Arizona’s roster at 4PM ET on Saturday afternoon.</p><p>Murray is now <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1901000599849906449" rel="noopener">guaranteed $32.835 million in 2026</a> according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. This comes from his $22.835 million salary and $10 million of his $17 million roster bonus. For context, Murray is guaranteed $32.6 million during the 2025 season.</p><p>Arizona signed murray to a <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/29036/kyler-murray" rel="noopener">five-year, $230 million contract</a> back in 2022.</p><p>The Cardinals need to win now more than ever with Kyler Murray. He is under contract through the 2028 NFL season, though there is a potential out after the 2027 season. If the Cardinals cannot find any postseason success by that time, they may be forced to move on from Murray.</p><p>Hopefully the Cardinals can add more reinforcements over the next few months that help them make a deep playoff run in 2025.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyler Murray drops defiant take on fixing ‘disappointing’ part of career

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-kyler-murray-contract-key-update-bounce-back-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals’ Kyler Murray gets key contract update after bounce-back season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cardinals-news-Kyler-Murrays-contract-gets-key-update-after-bounce-back-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals’ Kyler Murray gets key contract update after bounce-back season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-15T14:57:58-07:00">March 15th, 2:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-15T14:57:58-07:00">March 15th, 2:57pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Without needing to do anything, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cardinals-news-29-9-million-kyler-murray-contract-guarantee-locked-in">Kyler Murray earned himself a pay raise</a> in his future contract. The Arizona Cardinals quarterback hit a roster bonus during the 2025 offseason, increasing his guaranteed pay for the 2026 season.</p><p>By remaining on the Cardinals’ roster at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday afternoon, Murray is <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1901000599849906449" rel="noopener">now guaranteed</a> $32.835 million in 2026, per Tom Pelissero. Hitting the quota guarantees his $22.835 million annual salary as well as $10 million of his $17 million roster bonus. The two contract clauses give Murray at least $30 million for the next two seasons, as he is guaranteed $32.6 million in 2025.</p><p>While his guaranteed rartes increased, Murray is still able to make up to roughly $46 million over the next three seasons. His current contract has him as the ninth-highest-paid quarterback in the league.</p><p>The 2025 and 2026 seasons are two of the five years on Murray’s current deal. The Cardinals quarterback inked a $230.5 million extension in the 2022 offseason to keep him in Arizona at least through the 2027 season. The new contract came after months of back-and-forth negotiations that seemingly created tension between the two sides.</p><p>After playing just eight games in an injury-shortened 2023 season, Murray is coming off a resurgent 2024 campaign. He threw for 3,851 yards on the year, his most since 2020. He added 26 total touchdowns and 11 interceptions with 572 rushing yards.</p><h2><b>Cardinals still seeking first playoff appearance since 2021</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Kyler-Murray-and-Jonathan-Gannon-on-the-field-for-the-Cardinals.jpg"><figcaption>Michael Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>With the increased guaranteed pay in Kyler Murray’s contract, the Cardinals are hoping to continue progressing ahead of Jonathan Gannon’s third season. Arizona improved to 8-9 in 2024 but still <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cardinals-news-trey-mcbride-not-hold-back-nsfw-rant-loss-panthers">failed to make the playoffs</a> for the third straight year.</p><p>So long as Murray can remain healthy, Arizona is looking for improvement in 2025 with a revamped roster. Without many offensive free agent signing — aside from veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett — the Cardinals are expecting a second-year leap from wideout Marvin Harrison Jr. to elevate the passing game.</p><p>While Harrison is coming off an encouraging rookie sweason, his 885 receiving yards were second on the team, behind tight end Trey McBride’s 1,146. However, as fans on social media pointed out, his numbers were nearly identical to those of his father, who went on to put together a Hall of Fame career.</p><p>The Cardinals’ biggest offseason moves came on the defensive end, where they added Josh Sweat, Dalvin Tomlinson and Akeem Davis-Gaither in free agency. The biggest signing, Sweat, addresses the team’s gaping issue in pass-rush, as no player accounted for more than five sacks in 2024.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals’ Kyler Murray gets key contract update after bounce-back season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-bolster-defense-29-million-dalvin-tomlinson-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals bolster defense with $29 million Dalvin Tomlinson addition in free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Arizona-bolsters-defense-with-29-million-Dalvin-Tomlinson-addition-in-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals bolster defense with $29 million Dalvin Tomlinson addition in free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-12T21:52:07-07:00">March 12th, 9:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-12T22:05:53-07:00">March 12th, 10:05pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals promised fans an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-cardinals-gms-active-free-agency-approach-have-fans-hyped">active approach to free agency</a> in 2025. Despite an 8-9 finish last year, the team believes it’s close to getting back into the playoffs after finishing just two games out of first place in the NFC West. The Cardinals hope they can add enough talent to the roster this offseason to compete for the division crown.</p><p>Arizona took <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1900004721793888464" rel="noopener">another step forward</a> by addressing a significant position of need when the team signed defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson to a two-year, $29 million contract, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport on X. The deal includes $16 million guaranteed.</p><h2><b>The Cardinals use free agency to bolster defensive line</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Arizona-bolsters-defense-with-29-million-Dalvin-Tomlinson-addition-in-free-agency-v2.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Tomlinson has been a model of consistency since being selected in the second round of the 2017 draft by the New York Giants. He’s played 16 games in seven of his eight NFL seasons. And while he doesn’t produce gaudy numbers, he provides a much needed presence in the middle of the defensive line, plugging up running lanes and drawing blockers to free up pass rushers.</p><p>Last season he had a career-low 26 total tackles. He added three sacks, six tackles for a loss and 18 quarterback hits. However, Tomlinson’s contributions don’t necessarily translate to the stat sheet. He <a href="https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-interior-defender-rankings-top-32-2024-nfl-season" rel="noopener">ranked 26th</a> in the league among interior defensive lineman ahead of the 2024 season, according to PFF.</p><p>The Cardinals need to build up their defensive line. Last year, Arizona ranked 20th in run defense, allowing 126.4 yards per game. That’s clearly an area of concern that head coach Jonathan Gannon wants to improve.</p><p>Tomlinson became available after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-dalvin-tomlinson-release-after-myles-garrett-extension">Cleveland Browns released him</a> in an effort to create cap space for Myles Garrett’s massive $160 million extension. Now the Cardinals hope he can be a major contributor to the team in his age-31 season.</p><p>Arizona also landed former Philadelphia Eagles pass rusher Josh Sweat on a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-arizona-splash-76-million-josh-sweat-contract">four-year, $76.4 million deal</a>. Sweat became one of the most coveted defenders in football after helping the Eagles win the Super Bowl. The Cardinals have vastly improved the interior and edge of their defensive line with these two free agent additions.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals bolster defense with $29 million Dalvin Tomlinson addition in free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-sign-ex-patriots-qb1-kyler-murray-backup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals to sign ex-Patriots QB1 as Kyler Murray backup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Arizona-signs-ex-Patriots-QB1-as-Kyler-Murray-backup.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals to sign ex-Patriots QB1 as Kyler Murray backup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-11T15:45:50-07:00">March 11th, 3:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-11T16:16:42-07:00">March 11th, 4:16pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-arizona-blows-playoff-chances-walk-off-ot-loss-lowly-panthers">missed the playoffs</a> for the third straight season in 2024, finishing with an 8-9 record. The team is still waiting for a true breakout campaign from former first overall draft pick Kyler Murray. However, the Cardinals <a href="https://x.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1899574568819323060" rel="noopener">have added</a> quarterback depth behind the seventh-year starter.</p><p>Arizona plans to sign Jacoby Brissett to be the team’s new backup QB, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on X. The specifics of the deal have yet to be released.</p><p>Brissett is entering his 10th year in the league. While he’s primarily functioned as a QB2 since being selected in the third round of the 2016 draft, the veteran passer will bring plenty of experience with him to Arizona, having made 53 career starts.</p><h2><b>Jacoby Brissett is set to join the Cardinals for 2025</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jacoby-Brissett.jpg"><figcaption>Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Last season, Brissett signed a one-year, $8 million contract with the New England Patriots. Although New England took Drake Maye with the third overall pick in the 2024 draft, Brissett was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/patriots-news-new-england-officially-names-jacoby-brissett-starting-qb-over-drake-maye">named the team’s starting quarterback</a>. However, after going 2-4 over his first six games, he was benched in favor of Maye, who went on to have a promising rookie campaign.</p><p>Now Brissett will head to the Cardinals, taking on a backup role. Murray was able to play all 17 games last season but he has missed significant time in recent years. The Pro Bowl QB was sidelined for 18 games over the last four seasons. While Arizona obviously hopes Murray can stay healthy in 2025, the team has upgraded its depth behind him.</p><p>Clayton Tune had operated as Murray’s backup the last two years. He held onto the role after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-arizona-releasing-desmind-ridder-clayton-tune-wins-backup-role">beating out Desmond Ridder</a> last offseason. But Brissett’s addition likely means Tune is ultimately released.</p><p>Brissett will reunite with Drew Petzing in the desert. The Cardinals’ offensive coordinator was the quarterbacks coach for the Browns in 2022, the season Brissett played in Cleveland. That year Brissett started 11 games and went 4-7.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals to sign ex-Patriots QB1 as Kyler Murray backup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-arizona-zay-jones-agree-4-4-million-reunion');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals, Zay Jones agree to $4.4 million reunion');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Arizona-Zay-Jones-agree-to-4.4-million-reunion.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals, Zay Jones agree to $4.4 million reunion</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-11T11:19:03-07:00">March 11th, 11:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-11T11:19:03-07:00">March 11th, 11:19am</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals and wide receiver Zay Jones <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1899513834303344816" rel="noopener">have agreed on a deal</a> that will bring the veteran back for another season. Jones will return to the Cardinals on a one-year deal that is worth $4.4 million. Jones has been with the Cardinals for just one season as he was previously with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and there was a chance that he would be on the move again this offseason. That will not be the case.</p><p>“Sources: The #Cardinals are re-signing WR Zay Jones to a 1-year, $4.4M deal,” Jordan Schultz said in a post.</p><p>Zay Jones played his college football at East Carolina, and he was selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 37th overall pick in the 2017 draft. The former Pirate has now been in the NFL for eight seasons, and he has spent time with four different teams.</p><p>Jones played for the Bills during the first three years of his career before joining the Las Vegas Raiders. He was also with the Raiders for three years before spending two seasons with the Jaguars. Jones’ first season with the Cardinals was last year, and he is now coming back at least one more.</p><p>We have never seen anything crazy special from Jones since his NFL career began, but he has always been a reliable target. He had a nice breakout season during his second year in the league as he racked up seven touchdowns, which is still his career-best. In 2022, Jones finished with a career-best in yards as he had 823.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-reward-17-game-starter-11-5-million-contract-protect-kyler-murray">The Cardinals have been busy the past couple of days</a> as they realize that this is an important offseason for the organization. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-arizona-splash-76-million-josh-sweat-contract">Arizona has made some big moves bringing players in</a> from other teams, and they are also getting deals done with the guys that they want to keep around.</p><p>Zay Jones isn’t going to be the team’s leading receiver or anything like that, but he is a reliable player that has a lot of experience. The Cardinals have some young talent at the position, like Marvin Harrison Jr., who can learn and develop under Jones, and that will be important for this offense.</p><p>The Cardinals still have some work to do to get this roster to where it needs to be ahead of the season, but they have made some good progress this week. Arizona has struggled during the past couple of seasons, but they have some intriguing pieces that might be able to lead them to some more success down the road.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals, Zay Jones agree to $4.4 million reunion

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-reward-17-game-starter-11-5-million-contract-protect-kyler-murray');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals reward 17-game starter with $11.5 million contract to protect Kyler Murray');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cardinals-news-Arizona-rewards-17-game-starter-with-11.5-million-contract-to-protect-Kyler-Murray.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals reward 17-game starter with $11.5 million contract to protect Kyler Murray</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-10T17:35:43-07:00">March 10th, 5:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-10T17:40:19-07:00">March 10th, 5:40pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Veteran center Evan Brown will continue his stint with the Arizona Cardinals after reportedly <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1899121146832019489" rel="noopener">signing a new contract</a> with the NFC West division team, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.</p><p>“Another important re-sign in Arizona: G Evan Brown is heading back to the #AZCardinals on a two-year deal worth $11.5M, per The Insiders,” shared Rapoport in a post on X (formerly Twitter). “Brown started all 17 games, a valuable part of their O-line. The deal was negotiated by Sean Kiernan and Tom Povinelli of @AthletesFirst.”</p><p>Brown is coming off his sixth season in the league and first with the Cardinals, during which he made 17 appearances — all starts.</p><p>Brown was a key piece of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-kyler-murray-love-injury-update-key-protector">Arizona’s offensive line last season</a>. Although the Cardinals failed to make the NFL playoffs for the fourth season in a row and finished just third in the NFC West with a sub-.500 record of 8-9, their pass protection was something they could be proud of, thanks in part to Brown’s work on the offensive line.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-shake-up-kyler-murray-protection-ahead-week-12-seahawks-clash">Cardinals’ offensive line in 2024</a> was ranked 16th at the end of the season by Pro Football Focus, which doesn’t sound impressive, but the site noted that Arizona’s “7.9 PFF pass-blocking efficiency rating” was the <a href="https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-final-offensive-line-rankings-2024" rel="noopener">fifth-best in 2024</a>.</p><p>In the 2024 NFL campaign, the SMU Mustangs product received a <a href="https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/evan-brown/38709" rel="noopener">solid overall grade of 65.9</a> from Pro Football Focus, ranking 46th out of 135 guards. He was a crucial piece of Kyler Murray’s protection unit, as evidenced by his 73.5 pass blocking grade from PFF, 27th overall. Over a total of 1,070 snaps played in 2024, Brown allowed two sacks and got hit with two penalties. However, he was graded a little lower in terms of run blocking with just a 58.7 rating, good for just 82nd.</p><p>Before coming over to Arizona in 2024, Brown spent the 2023 campaign with the Seattle Seahawks. He also had stints with the New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions. He went undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft before getting signed by the Giants. However, it was not until 2019 that he made his first NFL appearance, playing in four games with the Giants and the Dolphins.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals reward 17-game starter with $11.5 million contract to protect Kyler Murray

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-arizona-splash-76-million-josh-sweat-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals make splash with $76.4 million Josh Sweat contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cardinals-news-Arizona-makes-splash-76.4-million-Josh-Sweat-agreement.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals make splash with $76.4 million Josh Sweat contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-10T13:06:19-07:00">March 10th, 1:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-10T13:06:19-07:00">March 10th, 1:06pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the NFL legal tampering period underway, teams have been active, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/chicago-bears/bears-news-caleb-williams-gets-more-protection-42-million-contract-top-center">adding necessary pieces through free agency</a>. And the Arizona Cardinals got their guy, <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1899176064917873143" rel="noopener">signing Super Bowl champion</a> edge rusher Josh Sweat to a four-year contract, per  Adam Schefter on X.</p><p>“Josh Sweat and the Cardinals reached agreement on a 4-year deal worth $76.4 million, including $41 million guaranteed,” Schefter wrote. “Deal negotiated by Drew Rosenhaus.”F</p><p>Following <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-josh-sweat-believes-shouldve-won-jalen-hurts-super-bowl-mvp">his performance in Super Bowl LIX</a> against the Kansas City Chiefs, there was a strong belief that Sweat would sign elsewhere.</p><p>However, the contract details are a bit surprising.</p><p>Sweat was seen as one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/2025-nfl-free-agents-post-super-bowl-ranking-top-players-available-offseason">top edge rushers available in free agency</a>, the Cardinals locked the 27-year-old down for the next few years.</p><p>Although the verbiage of his agreement states that it’s a four-year deal, NFL contracts usually have an out for the team before the deal truly expires. NFL contracts are a tricky business, but that’s why guaranteed money is always a draw for players signing deals.</p><p>However — from the agent’s point of view — it looks better for them if their client agrees to a four-year deal worth $76.4 million (only $41 million guaranteed) than signing a two-year deal worth $41 million.</p><p>But regardless of the verbiage, the Cardinals’ defense gets a much-needed boost from the edge with Sweat.</p><p>In 2024 alone, Sweat ended the season with 41 tackles, nine tackles for loss, and eight sacks. And in the playoffs, Sweat was a major contributing factor to the Eagles’ Super Bowl victory.</p><p>Against the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, Sweat was credited with six tackles, three quarterback hits, and two-and-a-half sacks.</p><p>So, for a Cardinals defense that ended 2024 with 41 sacks, they get a premier pass rusher in Sweat.</p><p>Now, 41 sacks don’t put Arizona in a spot where they’re seen as a bad pass-rushing team. However, that’s always a position for teams that could probably use some extra juice.</p><p>In fact, the Cleveland Browns — who just <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/browns-news-myles-garrett-trade-saga-ends-historic-extension-160-million">signed Myles Garrett to a historic contract</a> — could take the best pass-rusher in the 2025 NFL Draft: Abdul Carter.</p><p>Elite pass rushers are rare to come by, so — when they’re available in free agency — teams should probably at least try to sign them.</p><p>And to beat out the other bidding teams, the Cardinals were aggressive in their offseason splash in free agency, signing Josh Sweat to a four-year contract worth $76.4 million and $41 million guaranteed.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals make splash with $76.4 million Josh Sweat contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/arizona-cardinals/2-free-agents-arizona-cardinals-avoid-signing-2025-nfl-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', '2 free agents Arizona Cardinals must avoid signing in 2025 NFL free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2-free-agents-Arizona-Cardinals-must-avoid-signing-in-2025-NFL-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>2 free agents Arizona Cardinals must avoid signing in 2025 NFL free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-09T10:30:43-07:00">March 9th, 10:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-09T10:30:43-07:00">March 9th, 10:30am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-fans-wont-like-jonathan-gannons-reaction-to-playoff-elimination">Arizona Cardinals have yet to make the playoffs</a> in two years with Jonathan Gannon as head coach but improved on their win total by four games in 2024. As they look to continue building in the right direction, the Cardinals enter a pivotal offseason with significant capital in free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft.</p><p>With 19 players hitting unrestricted free agency, the Cardinals will have the <a href="https://overthecap.com/salary-cap-space" rel="noopener">fourth-most cap space in the league</a> with $77.9 million to spare, per Over The Cap. While clearly still in rebuilding mode, the upcoming free agency window will be the most important of general manager Monti Ossenfort’s tenure.</p><p>As they continue to build around young stars Trey McBride and Marvin Harrison Jr. offensively, Ossenfort has the unenviable task of choosing the direction he wishes to take the team. Quarterback Kyler Murray continues to be involved in trade rumors, while three starting offensive linemen are projected to leave in free agency.</p><p>Roster needs aside, the abundance of expected departures creates a lot of holes in the team. In addition to the offensive line, nearly every key edge rusher will enter free agency. Arizona could be forced to overhaul nearly two full positional groups.</p><p>With the freedom Ossenfort will have in free agency, just a few of the right moves could instantly turn the Cardinals into playoff contenders. However, mismanaging the offseason would be equally as damaging.</p><h2><b>DE Joey Bosa</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Fans-done-with-Joey-Bosa-after-final-Week-6-injury-update.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Cardinals desperately need pass-rushers, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/chargers-news-la-shockingly-release-joey-bosa-in-cost-cutting-move">Joey Bosa is the biggest name available</a>. After nine seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers, Bosa was released one week ahead of NFL free agency. As big of a splash as his signing would make, his fit in Nick Rallis’ defense would not be what the team desires.</p><p>As one of the most injury-prone players in the league, Bosa has played just 30 games over the last three years. With 23 absences in that time, he has been on the field for just 57 percent of the Chargers’ games since 2022. For a player making over $20 million in annual salary, Los Angeles paid him nearly $30 million just to stand on the sidelines.</p><p>Even without his durability concerns, Bosa is simply not a fit in Rallis’ 4-3 defense. He thrives in a blitz-heavy, 3-4 scheme that allows him to utilize his speed as an outside linebacker, which is not a setup Rallis operates in. The Cardinals experienced the failed style fit with Baron Browning in 2024, who managed just two sacks on the year.</p><p>Bosa enters free agency at 29 but is still expected to sign a lucrative deal with his next team. Though diminished, his talent is still there in spurts. The Cardinals just cannot be the team to fall into the trap. If they were to sign him, it would take a significant portion of their cap space, effectively limiting them for the remainder of free agency.</p><p>With Browning, Dennis Gardeck, Jesse Luketa and L.J. Collier all hitting free agency, Arizona cannot end the offseason without adding pass-rushers to its roster. The answer just cannot be Bosa, as tempting as it might be.</p><h2><b>WR Amari Cooper</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Amari-Cooper-18-runs-with-the-ball-after-making-a-catch-against-the-Tennessee-Titans.jpg"><figcaption>Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Whether or not they keep Murray, the Cardinals need to add receivers to their pass-catching unit in the offseason. The dry unit offered little depth behind Harrison and McBride in 2024, with no other player recording over 550 receiving yards. Even with Harrison’s expected second-year leap, Arizona needs at least one more substantial weapon to its offense.</p><p>The wide receiver market is not as deep as some others but still includes several big-name targets. Among them, Amari Cooper hits free agency after spending the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/bills-news-buffalo-amari-cooper-browns-blockbuster-trade">second half of 2024 with the Buffalo Bills</a>. Cooper, 30, is still one of the better available options, but he cannot be the veteran Ossenfort chooses.</p><p>With his 31st birthday coming up in June, Cooper is preparing for his 11th professional season. Many elite receivers have played admirably into their thirties, but Cooper’s athletic decline caused a significant statistical drop-off in 2024. After posting 1,250 receiving yards in 2023, he mustered just 547 yards in his 10th year.</p><p>Early in the year, the blame for his lack of success was immediately placed on DeShaun Watson. Yet, even after his trade to the Buffalo Bills, Cooper remained silent and worked behind Keon Coleman and Khalil Shakir as Josh Allen’s third option. Cooper’s hands are still there, but the crisp route running that previously separated him has not been with him lately. His comments on his declining role late in the year seemingly indicate his acknowledgment of the end of his prime.</p><p>With Michael Wilson returning with Harrison in 2025, the Cardinals do not need to add another sure-handed wideout to the group. Instead, they would benefit the most from adding a high-level slot receiver or dynamic deep threat to open up Murray’s options in the offense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 free agents Arizona Cardinals must avoid signing in 2025 NFL free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-arizona-agrees-15-million-contract-2024-trade-acquisition');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals agree to $15 million contract with 2024 trade acquisition');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cardinals-news-Arizona-agrees-to-15-million-contract-with-2024-trade-acquisition.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals agree to $15 million contract with 2024 trade acquisition</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-09T09:41:31-07:00">March 9th, 9:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-09T09:41:31-07:00">March 9th, 9:41am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals could be in for an exciting offseason. Arizona was a competitive team during the 2024 season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/3-cardinals-takeaways-from-disappointing-week-18-loss-to-seahawks-to-blow-nfc-west-crown">competing for a playoff spot until the end of the regular season</a>. The Cardinals are positioned well to add a lot of talent during free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft. They got a head start on Sunday, extending one defensive player just before the league’s legal tampering period on Monday.</p><p>The Cardinals and linebacker Baron Browning <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1898761941935387094" rel="noopener">have agreed to a contract extension</a> per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. It is a two-year contract worth $15 million with upside to reach $19 million.</p><p>This is great news for Arizona. The Cardinals have plenty of needs to fill during NFL free agency and could have entered a bidding war for Browning’s services. By extending him before free agency, the Cardinals theoretically saved themselves money and the possibility of losing Browning altogether.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-acquire-edge-rusher-in-trade-with-broncos">Arizona acquired Browning at the trade deadline in November</a>, sending a sixth-round pick to the Broncos in exchange for Browning. The Cardinals seem to have long-term plans for Browning as a part of their defensive front seven.</p><p>Browning has been a roleplayer during his NFL career up until this point. His best season came in 2023 where he logged 25 total tackles and four-and-a-half sacks with the Broncos.</p><p>The Cardinals are expected to invest significant resources in their defensive line this offseason. This move locks Browning in as a useful depth and rotational piece for the Cardinals over the next few seasons.</p><h2><b>Cardinals connected to Eagles’ star pass rusher ahead of NFL free agency</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Josh-Sweat-celebrates-with-Nick-Sirianni.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Cardinals are also connected to one premier edge rusher in NFL free agency.</p><p>ESPN released an article on Thursday that paired NFL free agents with teams who may want to sign them ahead of free agency. The staff over at <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/nfl-rumors-insider-loves-eagles-super-bowl-star-cardinals-free-agency">ESPN paired the Cardinals with Eagles edge rusher Josh Sweat</a>.</p><p>“Arizona coach Jonathan Gannon worked with Sweat in Philly, so he knows what he’d be getting in the 6-foot-5, 265-pound edge rusher,” ESPN wrote. “Sweat had eight sacks and 33 pressures in the regular season and recorded 2.5 sacks in the Eagles’ Super Bowl LIX win. He would add much-needed pass-rushing juice to Gannon’s defense, using his speed-to-power to get to the quarterback.”</p><p>Sweat will be one of the most coveted players in free agency <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-josh-sweat-believes-shouldve-won-jalen-hurts-super-bowl-mvp">after his dominating performance in Super Bowl 59</a>.</p><p>Spotrac projects that Sweat <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/market-value/_/id/25231/josh-sweat" rel="noopener">has a market value of $18.8 million</a> in free agency. That number could be higher due to perception after the Super Bowl, or because of a bidding war for his services.</p><p>Arizona is capable of competing with other NFL teams to hand Sweat a massive contract.</p><p>Adding Sweat would be a huge addition for Arizona. It will be interesting to see if they pursue him this week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals agree to $15 million contract with 2024 trade acquisition

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/arizona-cardinals/nfl-rumors-insider-loves-eagles-super-bowl-star-cardinals-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Insider loves Eagles’ Super Bowl star for Cardinals in free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Insider-loves-Eagles-Super-Bowl-star-for-Cardinals-in-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Insider loves Eagles’ Super Bowl star for Cardinals in free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-06T08:52:45-08:00">March 6th, 8:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-06T08:52:45-08:00">March 6th, 8:52am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals could take a huge leap forward during the 2025 NFL season. Arizona finished the 2024 season 8-9 and was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/3-cardinals-takeaways-from-disappointing-week-18-loss-to-seahawks-to-blow-nfc-west-crown">in the NFC West division hunt until the end of the season</a>. Now they can propel themselves forward with a strong offseason.</p><p>ESPN released a massive article on Thursday ahead of next week’s NFL free agency. One component of the article was <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44093036/nfl-free-agency-2025-top-players-fits-teams-bold-predictions-quarterbacks-sleepers" rel="noopener">pairing top free agents with teams who may want to sign them</a>. ESPN’s staff paired the Cardinals with Eagles edge rusher Josh Sweat.</p><p>“Arizona coach Jonathan Gannon worked with Sweat in Philly, so he knows what he’d be getting in the 6-foot-5, 265-pound edge rusher,” ESPN wrote. “Sweat had eight sacks and 33 pressures in the regular season and recorded 2.5 sacks in the Eagles’ Super Bowl LIX win. He would add much-needed pass-rushing juice to Gannon’s defense, using his speed-to-power to get to the quarterback.”</p><p>Sweat would certainly fill a huge position of need for the Cardinals.</p><p>Not every team in the NFL can afford Sweat, especially <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-josh-sweat-believes-shouldve-won-jalen-hurts-super-bowl-mvp">after his impressive performance in Super Bowl 59</a>. Thankfully, the Cardinals are one team that should be able to afford him.</p><p>According to Spotrac, Sweat should command roughly <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/market-value/_/id/25231/josh-sweat" rel="noopener">$18.8 million per season on a new contract</a>. It is easy to imagine Sweat signing a deal more lucrative than this projection if teams get into a bidding war.</p><p>Arizona enters free agency with <a href="https://overthecap.com/calculator/arizona-cardinals" rel="noopener">almost $78 million in cap space</a> available to spend.</p><h2><b>Cardinals GM Monti Offensfort made ‘active’ claim about NFL free agency</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Monti-Ossenfort.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Cardinals appear ready to spend their hard-earned cap space in free agency.</p><p>Cardinals GM <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-cardinals-gms-active-free-agency-approach-have-fans-hyped">Monti Ossenfort declared in February that Arizona would be ‘active’ during free agency</a> in an interview with Arizona Sports 98.7 FM.</p><p>“We are going to be active (in free agency),” Ossenfort said. “We’re going to look for every avenue to improve the team, but we have to be smart about not only this year’s team, but as we build for the future and our own players that we want to extend.”</p><p>Arizona is positioned well to be an active player in free agency.</p><p>The Cardinals’ <a href="https://overthecap.com/salary-cap-space" rel="noopener">$78 million in cap space is the fourth most</a> in the NFL heading into free agency. Arizona has the firepower needed to get into a bidding war if needed.</p><p>However, if they take a smart approach, they could end up landing several talented players at a modest price.</p><p>It will be fascinating to see which moves the Cardinals make when NFL free agency kicks off next week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Insider loves Eagles’ Super Bowl star for Cardinals in free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/arizona-cardinals/1-free-agent-help-arizona-cardinals-biggest-offseason-need');   ga('set', 'title', '1 free agent who can help fill Arizona Cardinals’ biggest offseason need');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1-free-agent-who-can-help-fill-Arizona-Cardinals-biggest-offseason-need.jpg"></figure><h1>1 free agent who can help fill Arizona Cardinals’ biggest offseason need</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-01T09:55:13-08:00">March 1st, 9:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-01T09:55:31-08:00">March 1st, 9:55am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals are a franchise that hasn’t had a lot of success. It’s been more than 15 years since the team made a Super Bowl. Despite having one of the NFL’s most dynamic young quarterbacks in Kyler Murray, Arizona still hasn’t made a playoff appearance since the 2021 season.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/perfect-trade-cardinals-must-complete-in-2025-nfl-offseason">The Cardinals in fact have made the playoffs just twice</a> since 2015. This offseason, the team is going to be looking at some players in free agency who will be able to help the squad.</p><p>While Arizona has needs in several areas, the defense is one primary concern. The head coach of the team is defensive-minded, so it’s fair to assume that Arizona will focus primarily on fixing that unit. The Cardinals have a lot of young players on defense who need a leader to come in and organize them.</p><p>Here’s a free agent who can do exactly that for the Cardinals.</p><h2><b>Haason Reddick, LB </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Haason-Reddick-playing-for-the-Cardinals.jpg"><figcaption>Billy Hardiman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Haason Reddick is an experienced linebacker and end who last played for the New York Jets. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/jets-news-haason-reddick-plan-revealed-jeff-ulbrich">Reddick and the Jets had a tumultuous relationship over his contract</a>, which resulted in the defensive star sitting out for weeks.</p><p>Reddick is a free agent, and he actually played for the Cardinals before. He is known as a dynamic pass rusher who can also make explosive plays. In his career, Reddick has 59 sacks and 424 combined tackles. He’s played for Arizona, Philadelphia, Carolina and then the Jets.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cardinals-3-round-2025-nfl-mock-draft-with-trades-according-to-pfn-simulator">The Cardinals need someone who can rush the passer</a>. Arizona didn’t have a single player on last year’s roster that had more than five sacks. The Cardinals <a href="https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/new-york-jets/news/haason-reddick-projected-11-million-deal-reunion-former-team/ca3e1a082c9c58a5f3d6b503" rel="noopener">also finished 31st</a> in the NFL last season in Pro Football Focus’ pass-rush grade, per the Sporting News.</p><p>Arizona’s head coach also has a history with Reddick. The head coach of the Cardinals is Jonathan Gannon, who previously was the defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles. While in Philadelphia, Gannon worked with Reddick, who was a linebacker for that team.</p><p>That connection seemed to work well. Philadelphia reached a Super Bowl while Gannon and Reddick worked together. While the Eagles didn’t win the championship, Gannon and Reddick have a clear shorthand that could benefit the Cardinals.</p><p>Reddick would also be a veteran leader who can help mentor a young defensive line for the team, which includes Dante Stills and Roy Lopez.</p><h2><b>Cardinals had defensive struggles in 2024</b></h2><p>In 2024, the Cardinals entered their bye week with a 6-4 record. The team looked like it could win the NFC West, and earn an elusive postseason bid.</p><p>Everything essentially fell apart. Arizona then struggled after their Week 11 bye, losing 5 of their last 7 games.</p><p>The defense was a huge reason for that skid. Arizona allowed 20 or more points in three of those games, including a disappointing 36-30 overtime loss to a struggling Carolina Panthers team.</p><p>Building the defense this offseason could also help take pressure off Murray and the Arizona offense. Gannon believes that his squad, particularly his quarterback,<a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jonathan-gannon-kyler-murray-is-going-to-have-a-hell-of-a-year" rel="noopener"> can have a great</a> 2025 season.</p><p>“I’m really excited where he’s at right now. I really am. I’m not going to make any power statements but he’s going to have a hell of a year, I know that,” Gannon said ahead of the NFL Combine, per NBC Sports.</p><p>Cardinals fans are hopeful that the future brings good things to the struggling franchise. In 2024, Arizona finished the year with a 8-9 record.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

1 free agent who can help fill Arizona Cardinals’ biggest offseason need

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He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals have a chance to take a huge leap forward during the 2025 NFL season. Arizona may not have had a strong roster in 2024, but they were a competitive team. The Cardinals finished the season 8-9 but were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/3-cardinals-takeaways-from-disappointing-week-18-loss-to-seahawks-to-blow-nfc-west-crown">firmly in the NFC West divisional race</a> until the end of the season.</p><p>Now the Cardinals must transition into offseason mode and try to upgrade the roster. If they can add enough talented players, they could make a run at the NFC West division title in 2025.</p><p>Thankfully, Arizona has everything they need to make this vision come true. They already have a talented coaching staff, led by head coach Jonathan Gannon, and a franchise quarterback in Kyler Murray. They also boast young talent in Paris Johnson Jr. and Marvin Harrison Jr. Now the Cardinals just need to add the final pieces and flesh out their depth.</p><p>Arizona enters the offseason with <a href="https://overthecap.com/calculator/arizona-cardinals" rel="noopener">roughly $76.5 million in cap space</a> to spend. This gives them enough cash to compete for free agents in March, where they can add multiple starters.</p><p>The Cardinals also have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/2025-nfl-draft-order-prospects-targets">six selections in the 2025 NFL Draft, including the 16th overall pick</a>.</p><p>The Cardinals should also consider trades as another way of improving the roster. Arizona has plenty of cap space and draft capital, which gives them everything they need to add an established veteran.</p><p>But which player could Arizona realistically trade for?</p><p>Below we will explore one perfect trade that the Cardinals must complete during the 2025 NFL offseason.</p><h2><b>The Cardinals need a veteran defensive tackle like Jonathan Allen</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Washington-Commanders-DE-Jonathan-Allen.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Casey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Let’s break down the terms of this trade before getting into any specifics.</p><p><b>Cardinals receive: </b></p><ul><li>DT Jonathan Allen</li><li>2025 seventh-round pick</li></ul><p><b>Commanders receive: </b></p><ul><li>2026 second-round pick (conditional)</li></ul><p>The Cardinals have multiple positions of need on the defensive side of the ball. Defensive tackle may be the biggest need of all.</p><p>Arizona enter the offseason with only Khyiris Tonga, PJ Mustipher, and Ben Stille under contract on the interior of the defensive line. The Cardinals made the best of  bad situation in 2024, but the would be foolish not to add multiple starters at the position this offseason. That’s where Jonathan Allen comes in.</p><p>Allen is unquestionably on the trade block. In fact, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-washington-2-time-pro-bowler-permission-seek-trade">Commanders gave Allen permission to seek a trade on Tuesday</a>.</p><p>Allen is a dominant player when healthy, but he has struggled with injuries throughout his career. In 2024, Allen showed both good and bad signs in the injury department.</p><p>On one hand, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jonathan-allen-pec-injury">Allen suffered a pectoral injury in October</a> that was thought to be a season-ending injury. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/washington-commanders/commanders-news-jonathan-allen-major-injury-update-heading-into-playoffs">Allen battled back from that injury</a> and ended up returning for Washington’s surprise playoff run.</p><p>Allen is just past his prime at 30 years old. His best seasons came in 2021 and 2022. In each of those seasons, Allen logged 60+ total tackles and 7.5+ sacks per season. He is still a valuable player, especially to a talent-poor team like the Cardinals, but he is someone the Commanders can afford to part ways with.</p><p>Allen is on the final year of his contract and has a <a href="https://overthecap.com/player/jonathan-allen/5601">cap hit of $22.47 million in 2025</a>. If the Commanders decided to trade Allen before June 1st, they could save $16.47 million in cap space.</p><p>Washington still has Daron Payne at defensive tackle, as well as former second-round pick Johnny Newton who could replace Allen in 2025.</p><p>As for the Cardinals, they need to be willing to spend big to add talent at defensive tackle. The idea of trading a second-round pick for an interior defender may sound crazy, but it could pay dividends right away.</p><p>I noted that the second-round pick is conditional, which may be a necessary part of getting this deal done. Arizona and Washington could come to some type of compromise on terms for this conditional pick. It may revolve around Allen’s playing time or his actual production. The Cardinals would likely seek some insurance in case Allen suffers another major injury as well.</p><p>The Cardinals may not like dipping into their future draft picks to acquire Allen. However, I believe it is a shot worth taking to accelerate their rebuild ahead of an important 2025 campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Perfect trade Cardinals must complete in 2025 NFL offseason

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He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It doesn’t seem like it was very long ago that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/net-worth/kyler-murray-net-worth">Kyler Murray</a> was dominating the college football world at Oklahoma, but he has now been with the Arizona Cardinals for six seasons. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/ranking-every-heisman-trophy-winner-of-21st-century">Murray was the first overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft after winning the Heisman</a>, and he has spent his entire career with the Cardinals. Before he was drafted, he worked out for multiple teams, and one of them was with Jon Gruden and the Las Vegas Raiders.</p><p>Former Raiders GM Mike Mayock recently appeared on the <i>Rich Eisen Show, </i>and <a href="https://youtu.be/MoKdeK3L3IU?t=121" rel="noopener">he discussed that workout</a> with Kyler Murray. The Raiders wanted to keep things secretive, but Jon Gruden might’ve blown the cover.</p><p>“When I was with the Raiders we did a couple clandestine workouts my first year there with Kyler Murray and a couple of other guys,” Mike Mayock said. “After we worked out Kyler Murray, we were trying to keep it quiet. Coach Gruden went into the shop at the airport on the way in and he bought all these Oakland Athletic hats because that’s who Kyler Murray was owned by in baseball and he got Kyler to sign all the hats. We’re wearing them out of the workout like we’re really clandestine on the way to the airport autographed by Kyler Murray.”</p><p>Mayock went on to discuss some other aspects of the workout that really highlight Gruden’s character. Murray didn’t even get to enjoy his peace in his hotel because of Gruden.</p><p>“Jon was great in those situations,” Mayock continued. “He had him up in the hotel room, we met him in his hotel room and Jon had him barking out signals in the Marriott, in his hotel room. And yelling at the kid for not being loud enough, and now he’s barking, and Jon would have some footballs that had laces, other footballs didn’t have laces, and he wouldn’t tell the kid which one. He’d flip it to him and expect him to get the ball out of his hands quickly, with or without the laces.”</p><p>It sounds like Gruden had a lot of fun working with Murray during that workout, but there was never a chance for the Raiders to draft the young star. Murray was the first player off the board as he went to the Cardinals, and he is building a successful career in Arizona.</p><p>Jon Gruden’s coaching career has since come to an end, and he now works for <i>Barstool Sports.</i> Kyler Murray is getting ready to begin his seventh season with the Cardinals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ex-Raiders GM recalls Jon Gruden’s hilarious Kyler Murray draft workout

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-3-round-2025-nfl-mock-draft-with-trades-according-to-pfn-simulator');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals 3-round 2025 NFL Mock Draft with trades, according to PFN simulator');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cardinals-3-round-2025-NFL-Mock-Draft-with-trades-according-to-PFN-simulator.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals 3-round 2025 NFL Mock Draft with trades, according to PFN simulator</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-24T07:13:28-08:00">February 24th, 7:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-24T08:04:54-08:00">February 24th, 8:04am</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals’ 2024-25 NFL season became lost after the Week 11 bye. The Cardinals were gaining steam from October to November, with four-straight wins and a 6-4 record. But inconsistency is what drew head coach Jonathan Gannon and Co. out of playoff contention – losing their first three games after the bye week, ultimately finishing with a 8-9 record.</p><p>General manager Monti Ossenfort has a plan <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-top-nfl-free-agency-targets-as-2025-offseason-begins">to shift the Cardinals’ path in the 2025 offseason</a>. They hold six current spots in the NFL Draft, with three crucial selections in the first three rounds. After using Pro Football Network’s mock draft simulator, let’s see what decisions were made by Arizona.</p><h2><b>Pick 16 traded to the Bengals for Pick 17 and Pick 118</b></h2><p>The Cardinals kick things off with some movement in Round 1. A drop from No. 16 to 17, as well as acquiring another selection for later in the draft.</p><p>Ossenfort is <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/cardinals-intend-to-be-active-in-free-agency-build-around-kyler-murray" rel="noopener">expected to</a> make a considerable splash for the Cardinals this offseason, signing veteran help for Kyler Murray, per Nick Shook of Around The NFL.</p><p>“We are going to be active (in free agency),” Ossenfort said, <a href="https://www.azcardinals.com/news/monti-ossenfort-michael-bidwill-plan-for-the-cardinals-to-be-active-during-free-agency" rel="noopener">via the team’s official site</a>. “We’re going to look for every avenue to improve the team, but we have to be smart about not only this year’s team, but as we build for the future and our own players that we want to extend.”</p><p>Based on the medley of defensive weapons hitting the open market over the next month, it’s possible the Cardinals will be using that to their advantage ahead of the NFL Draft.</p><h2><b>No. 17 via Bengals Luther Burden III, Wide receiver, Missouri</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/USATSI_24882690_168404029_lowres.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Medley-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Sliding down the draft board, the Cardinals add one of the most dynamic players in college football. Luther Burden III operated as a runner, returner and receiver for Missouri over the last three seasons – racking up 192 catches for 2,263 yards and 21 touchdowns, and 234 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 34 attempts.</p><p>Wide receivers Zay Jones and Zach Pascal are unrestricted free agents, and the front office may not be able to retain Greg Dortch this offseason, so there’s a need for another young asset.</p><p>Burden is a thrilling addition. With the exception of Travis Hunter, Burden enters with more upside than any player in the top-15 on the offensive side of the ball. The Cardinals have the opportunity to line him up as a kick/punt returner, as well as a threatening weapon for Murray on bubble screens or jet sweeps.</p><p>The Cardinals get the impact player they need at the slot, joining <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-mina-kimes-marvin-harrison-jr-prediction-disappointing-2024-season">a receiving corps that features Marvin Harrison Jr.</a> and Michael Wilson.</p><h2><b>No. 47 Donovan Ezeiruaku, EDGE, Boston College</b></h2><p>Arizona, like many teams heading into this year’s draft, will be eager to add one of the talented edge rushers from the current class. In this case, the front office decides to avoid a leap to the podium in the first round. As it was alluded to earlier, the Cardinals may have their sights set on free agent defenders.</p><p>They are looking to compete next season with the offense improving, and they acquire a developmental piece in Donovan Ezeiruaku to a middle-of-the-road defense against the run and pass. Boston College’s best tackler (80) and sacks leader (16.5) offers exceptional value in the second round.</p><h2><b>No. 78 Chris Paul Jr., Linebacker, Ole Miss</b></h2><p>After a season of struggling to pressure the quarterback, and allowing 126.4 rushing yards per game, the Cardinals look to clean things up with their downfield defense.</p><p>Chris Paul Jr. was Ole Miss’ leading tackler with 86 (48 solo) in the 2024-25 campaign. As a third-round pick, he’s a terrific asset to start developing in Arizona’s Base 4-3, further bolstering the linebacker depth.</p><p>As the franchise hopes for an emphatic start to the offseason, balancing out their roster to help the offense reach its full potential is the first step to a playoff appearance next year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals 3-round 2025 NFL Mock Draft with trades, according to PFN simulator

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He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals are ready to take a huge leap forward during the 2025 NFL season. Arizona finished the 2024 season 8-9 and were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/3-cardinals-takeaways-from-disappointing-week-18-loss-to-seahawks-to-blow-nfc-west-crown">competitive in the NFC West division race until the very end of the season</a>. Now the Cardinals are ready to add talent and regroup during the offseason.</p><p>ESPN analyst Mina Kimes <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flvn45hmmnI&amp;ab_channel=PHNXSports" rel="noopener">had a blunt prediction</a> for Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr. after his disappointing rookie campaign in 2024.</p><p>“Still a believer,” Kimes said when asked how she views Harrison Jr. heading into the offseason. “I mean, going back to that final game, I was just like, God, this is the guy I thought he would be. The completeness of the route tree, the ability to win quickly at the line of scrimmage, contested catch ability. I keep going back to that word consistency when I talk about the offense. But I do think, everything I’ve heard about Marvin Harrison Jr. is unbelievably hard worker, real competitor. I think he’s going to attack this offseason really aggressively. And I think next year you’re going to see the result.”</p><p>It is easy to get behind Kimes’ analysis here.</p><p>Harrison Jr. did not have a completely disappointing rookie season. After all, he did put up 62 receptions for 885 yards and eight touchdowns. That said, Harrison Jr. had massive expectations coming into the NFL after he dominated at Ohio State.</p><p>Harrison Jr. was also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-2024-offensive-rookie-of-the-year-power-rankings-bo-nix-separates-pack">outperformed by other rookies in his class</a>, like Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr.</p><p>Cardinals fans can rest assured that Harrison Jr. will use this as fuel to get better during the offseason.</p><h2><b>Cardinals GM’s ‘active’ approach to free agency will have fans hyped</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Monti-Ossenfort.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Cardinals are prepared to make some big improvements to their roster during the 2025 NFL offseason. Arizona enters the offseason with <a href="https://overthecap.com/calculator/arizona-cardinals" rel="noopener">roughly $76 million in cap space</a> to work with.</p><p>It should be no surprise that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cardinals-news-cardinals-gms-active-free-agency-approach-have-fans-hyped">Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort plans to be active in free agency</a>. Ossenfort admitted as much during an interview on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM on Saturday.</p><p>“We are going to be active (in free agency),” Ossenfort said. “We’re going to look for every avenue to improve the team, but we have to be smart about not only this year’s team, but as we build for the future and our own players that we want to extend.”</p><p>This is exactly what Cardinals fans want to hear.</p><p>Arizona has plenty of needs across the roster, so it is great to see that Ossenfort is willing to make improvements wherever he can.</p><p>Cardinals fans should expect their team to bring in free agents on the defensive line and interior offensive line.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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