After one preseason game the Arizona Cardinals sit at 1-0. That doesn’t change the fact that they must trim five players off their roster heading into preseason game two.
That is right, later.
Mar 9, 2021
The deadline for teams to use the franchise tag on players has passed, and the Arizona Cardinals elected not to use it this offseason.
A franchise tag is when teams can keep one of its impending free agents on a one-year deal at a high price. It can be the average of the top five salaries at his position or 120 percent of his prior year s cap figure, depending on which number is higher.
The Cardinals used the franchise tag on edge rusher Chandler Jones in 2017 and the transition tag which allows a player to negotiate with other teams, but the team that tags him has the right to first refusal or match on running back Kenyan Drake last year.
J.J. Watt’s contract and the value of 3-4 defensive lineman
Cardinals finally get Calais Campbell’s replacement in J.J. Watt after nearly four years since his departure
For over four seasons, the Arizona Cardinals have been searching for Calais Campbell’s replacement.
They took a chance on Robert Nkemdiche in the first-round of the 2016 draft but he turned out to be a bust.
In 2017, Steve Keim offered Campbell a multi-year deal worth a little over $10 million per season to stay in Arizona but that offer was not nearly good enough for arguably the best 3-4 defensive end in the NFL.