The Arizona Cardinals have had a busy offseason. On offense, they acquired receiver DeAndre Hopkins via trade and re-signed running back Kenyan Drake to a one-year transition tag deal worth nearly $8.5 million.
Hopkins reportedly is seeking a new contract despite having three years remaining on his current deal. Drake is only under contract for this season.
There has been at least some discussion about a new deal for both.
“Both those guys are guys we’d like to have long-term,” general manager Steve Keim told reporters in a video conference this week. He emphasized that he is always willing to talk extensions or contracts “if it makes our organization better.”
“I’ve had communication with both their agents,” he added. “I’ll keep the nature of those conversations to myself but we’ll continue to pound away.
“We’ll continue to have ongoing talks with both those players’ agents.”
A Hopkins deal makes sense, as that was a major reason why the Houston Texans traded him. A deal for Drake is a little more complicated.
It doesn’t look like the Cardinals will be able to do much right now. They have less than $7 million in cap space currently.
Hopkins is reportedly seeking a raise that will pay him an average of around $20 million per year.
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