The Arizona Cardinals have made four significant player additions since the start of free agency. They added receiver DeAndre Hopkins via trade and signed defensive lineman Jordan Phillips and linebackers De’Vondre Campbell and Devon Kennard.
With Phillips and Campbell, the Cardinals did some maneuvering to minimize their salary cap hit in 2020. The contract numbers are in for Kennard and the Cardinals did the same thing.
His three-year deal is worth up to $20 million. He gets a $5 million signing bonus. There is a fourth year on the deal that voids so spread the cap hit over an additional year, something the Cardinals did with both Phillips and Campbell.
Here is how the contract breaks down per year. There is a $1.25 million cap hit per year for his signing bonus.
2020: $1 million salary that is fully guaranteed, up to $250,000 in per-game roster bonus, with a total cap hit of $2.5 million.
2021: $6.25 million salary, up to $500,000 in per-game roster bonuses, with a total cap hit of $8 million
2022: $6.75 million salary and up to $250,000 in per-game roster bonuses, with a total cap hit of $8.25 million
In 2023, with the dummy year on the end, there will be $1.25 million in dead money against the cap.
According to Over the Cap, the Cardinals now have less than $9 million in cap space for this season.
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