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<!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-trey-mcbride-breaks-silence-as-highest-paid-te');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals’ Trey McBride breaks silence with post after becoming highest-paid TE');   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-Trey-McBride-breaks-silence-with-post-after-becoming-highest-paid-TE.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals’ Trey McBride breaks silence with post after becoming highest-paid TE</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T20:32:44-07:00">April 3rd, 8:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T20:34:20-07:00">April 3rd, 8:34pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna has joined ClutchPoints as Associate Editor of NFL &amp; NCAA Football. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports. His Twitter/X handle is @LJ_Reyna and his Instagram is @lj_zo_rey.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals now feature the NFL’s richest tight end. Trey McBride signed his life away Thursday and hit the record books. The <a href="https://3.basecamp.com/5767866/buckets/36793780/card_tables/cards/8509007160">Cardinals signed him to a massive four-year, $76 million extension</a>.</p><p>McBride now earns more compared to his fellow tight end colleagues. That includes two-time NFC champion George Kittle, rising star Sam LaPorta, even three-time Super Bowl champ Travis Kelce. McBride will rake in $19 million annually through this deal.</p><p>The newly cemented $76 million man didn’t stay silent long after agreeing to the blockbuster deal. He <a href="https://x.com/mcbtrey/status/1907985843836551303" rel="noopener">fired off this message</a> on X after signing the deal.</p><p>“MAANNN HOW WE FEELING ??? LETS GOOOOO!!!” McBride shared on X.</p><p>The move signifies how the Cards value McBride. And how he’s a cornerstone moving forward.</p><h2><b>How Trey McBride earned massive Cardinals deal</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Trey-McBride-of-the-Cardinals.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>McBride arrived to the desert as a rather stunning draft move. He came to Glendale as a second round selection out of Colorado State. But McBride came over when Arizona still saw Zach Ertz playing at a high level.</p><p>The young tight end showed his impact right away. He grabbed 29 receptions for 265 yards with one touchdown his rookie season. But he rose to reliable security blanket from there.</p><p>McBride tallied 81 catches for 825 yards and scored three touchdowns his sophomore season. He ascended to newer heights after — grabbing an astonishing 111 catches while racking up 1,146 yards and two touchdowns. McBride showed his grit and athleticism inside State Farm Arena.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Trey McBride jumping over finely tuned athletic machines </p><p> <a href="https://t.co/DH78ia3fT0">pic.twitter.com/DH78ia3fT0</a></p><p>— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ihartitz/status/1907923681588007022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>He showed reliable hands too. The 33rd Team revealed his drop rate was one of the lowest in the NFL last season. McBride delivered a drop rate of 1% <a href="https://x.com/The33rdTeamFB/status/1907895125239554531" rel="noopener">among players who saw more than 100 targets on throws</a>.</p><p>McBride developed strong chemistry with quarterback Kyler Murray. The QB1 Murray himself <a href="https://x.com/K1/status/1907899702881751183" rel="noopener">shared how he was</a> “so happy for my dawg” after signing the deal. McBride <a href="https://x.com/mcbtrey/status/1907901387826217354" rel="noopener">responded by saying</a> “LFG! Going to be special.”</p><p>Arizona can now turn to the 2025 NFL Draft after taking care of its top TE. The Cardinals hold six picks this season including the 16th overall selection in the first round.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals’ Trey McBride breaks silence with post after becoming highest-paid TE

<!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/arizona-cardinals-7-round-2025-nfl-mock-draft-per-pff-simulator');   ga('set', 'title', 'Arizona Cardinals 7-round 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFF 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/2025/04/Arizona-Cardinals-7-round-2025-NFL-mock-draft-per-PFF-simulator.jpg"></figure><h1>Arizona Cardinals 7-round 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFF simulator</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T20:19:41-07:00">April 3rd, 8:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T20:19:41-07:00">April 3rd, 8:19pm</time><address><a href="http://hoopnut.blogspot.com/">Enzo Flojo</a>Enzo Flojo is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints and a columnist for Asian basketball at FIBA. He brings a dynamic spirit and background, having expertise that spans writing, analytics, coaching, and broadcasting. He is also currently an Assistant Coach on Scouting &amp; Analytics for the Philippine national youth basketball team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Arizona Cardinals</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Another season came and went gone, and once again, the Arizona Cardinals found themselves on the outside looking in when it comes to the playoffs. Sure, Kyler Murray remains the face of the franchise. However, the supporting cast around him still requires significant upgrades if Arizona hopes to compete in the highly competitive NFC. Head coach Jonathan Gannon has a clear plan, but execution is key. In addition, the 2025 NFL Draft provides a prime opportunity to accelerate the team’s rebuilding process. Utilizing Pro Football Focus’ (PFF) simulator, we conducted a full seven-round mock draft to explore how the Cardinals can make the most of their selections and take a step closer to contention.</p><h2>Cardinals’ Free Agency Recap and Draft Needs</h2><p>The Cardinals wasted no time <a href="https://www.espn.ph/nfl/team/depth/_/name/ari/arizona-cardinals">addressing a major roster hole</a> by securing edge rusher Josh Sweat. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cardinals-news-arizona-splash-76-million-josh-sweat-contract">They reunited him</a> with his former defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon. Sweat’s presence significantly strengthens a pass rush that has struggled in each of Gannon’s first two seasons at the helm. Retaining Baron Browning <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cardinals-news-calais-campbell-shares-powerful-message-after-arizona-decision">further bolsters the front seven</a>. However, Arizona still has work to do. The Cardinals still need reinforcements at several key positions, particularly on the offensive line, at wide receiver, and in the secondary. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cardinals-news-rb-move-after-placing-james-conner-ir">Adding another dependable running back</a> to support James Conner would also be a wise move. With these needs in mind, let’s take a closer look at how Arizona can improve through the draft.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/James-Conner.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Here we’ll try to look at the Arizona Cardinals 7-round post-free agency 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFF simulator.</p><h2>Round 1, Pick 16: Mike Green, EDGE, Marshall</h2><p>Green may have just two seasons of starting experience against lesser competition. However, he dominated in the way you’d expect from a future NFL standout. His elite pass-rush and run-defense grades make him a high-upside selection. Green possesses top-50 talent and projects as a starting-caliber outside linebacker in a 3-4 scheme. He’s a relentless pass rusher with the energy and technique to translate his college success to the next level. His natural instincts, fluid hips, and diverse arsenal of moves allow him to win with both power and finesse. Green brings a physical edge to his game. He can attack blockers with aggression in both pass-rushing and run-defending situations.</p><h2>Round 2, Pick 47: Trey Amos, CB, Mississippi</h2><p>Arizona’s defense showed improvement last season. That said, the secondary remains a weak spot. Trey Amos is a long and physical cornerback from Mississippi. He could help solidify the unit. Standing at 6’1, Amos excels in press coverage and has the fluidity to stay with top receivers. Yes, his explosiveness and straight-line speed aren’t elite. Still, his 2024 tape demonstrates that he has a high floor as a CB2 with CB1 potential. His blend of size, movement skills, and ability to thrive in multiple coverage schemes makes him a valuable addition to the Cardinals’ secondary.</p><h2>Round 3, Pick 78: Vernon Broughton, DT, Texas</h2><p>Arizona continues to bolster its defensive line with the addition of Vernon Broughton. The Texas product is a disruptive force in the trenches. He can use his combination of power and agility to shed blocks and disrupt plays in the backfield. Sure, he needs to refine his hand usage and technique to become a more effective one-on-one defender. However, his length and strength provide positional versatility. His best fit in the NFL projects as a 3-4 defensive end. That’s where he can utilize his size and power to control the line of scrimmage.</p><h2>Round 4, Pick 115: Harold Fannin Jr, TE, Bowling Green</h2><p>With Trey McBride emerging as a reliable option, the Cardinals could use another athletic tight end to complement him. Harold Fannin Jr offers intriguing receiving ability and excels in gaining yards after the catch. Yes, his blocking is solid enough to function as an inline TE2 or occasional wingback. That said, his real value lies in his ability to create plays in a tight end-focused passing game. His athleticism and playmaking ability would add another dimension to Arizona’s offense.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Bowling-Green-at-Senior-Bowl.jpg"><figcaption>Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2>Round 5, Pick 152: Jarquez Hunter, RB, Auburn</h2><p>James Conner has been a workhorse for Arizona. However, durability concerns make it essential to add depth in the backfield. Jarquez Hunter provides fresh legs and a dynamic playmaking presence. The Auburn running back is a tough, physical runner with sharp vision and the ability to break tackles at the second level. Despite his smaller stature, Hunter plays with impressive toughness and intelligence. Sure, his lack of ideal size may limit his long-term ceiling. Still, his reliability and well-rounded skill set make him an asset for any NFL coaching staff.</p><h2>Round 7, Pick 225: Max Brosmer, QB, Minnesota</h2><p>Kyler Murray remains Arizona’s franchise quarterback. Jacoby Brissett should be QB2. However, adding another dependable backup is always a smart move. Max Brosmer may not have the ideal size or elite arm strength, but he makes up for it with quick decision. He also has a strong football IQ. His mobility and poise under pressure make him a compelling late-round developmental option who could provide valuable depth behind Murray.</p><h2>Final Thoughts</h2><p>The Cardinals enter the 2025 NFL Draft with a clear need to keep improving their roster, and this mock draft lays out a blueprint for addressing their key weaknesses. With the selections of Mike Green and Trey Amos, Arizona strengthens both its pass rush and secondary, two areas that have hindered the team’s defensive progress. Vernon Broughton adds needed depth to the defensive front, while Harold Fannin Jr. gives Kyler Murray another weapon in the passing game. Jarquez Hunter provides a much-needed complement to James Conner in the backfield, and Max Brosmer offers a developmental quarterback prospect. While no draft can solve every issue, this seven-round haul would be a significant step toward making the Cardinals a more competitive team in the NFC.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Arizona Cardinals 7-round 2025 NFL mock draft, per PFF 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-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

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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

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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>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>

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