It has been said there’s very little rest for the weary in the NFL, and that’s especially the case at this time of the year.
The transactions have been in the hundreds around the league in the first week of the 2024 league year and the Arizona Cardinals have been a big part of that.
Eleven players have been re-signed and another eight added that ended the 2023 season on another team. The total includes four players re-signed prior to the official opening of the league year on Wednesday: wide receiver Greg Dortch, defensive end L.J. Collier, linebacker Jesse Luketa and tackle/guard Carter O’Donnell.
Prior to Saturday, we reported on the contract details for 11 players. Cards Wire learned the numbers for another six today, leaving only wide receiver Chris Moore and defensive lineman Khyiris Tonga with unknown figures.
The six are punter Blake Gillikin, long snapper Aaron Brewer, offensive linemen Elijah Wilkinson, Trystan Colon and Keith Ismael and cornerback Bobby Price.
Blake Gillikin contract, salary cap details
Gillikin signed a two-year contract worth $3.7 million that has $1.2 million guaranteed including a $600,000 signing bonus. His base salary for 2024 has $600,000 guaranteed and the 2025 salary is $1.8 million.
Charged against the salary cap is $1.6 million this year and $2.1 million in 2025.
Gillikin was signed by the Cardinals on Oct. 3 to replace Nolan Cooney and made the transition nicely including being the holder on kicks for Matt Prater. He got better as the season progressed and in 13 games averaged 50.6 yards (third in the NFL) with a 43.6-yard net (eighth). He had only two touchbacks to go with 11 inside the 20 and a long of 77.
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