The Arizona Cardinals have done nothing in free agency this week other than retain their own players. They are doing so on team-friendly contracts. The two-year deal for outside linebacker Markus Golden is a bargain. So is the announced deal for right tackle Kelvin Beachum.
He agreed to a two-year contract, the team announced on Tuesday, and some of the terms of his deal were reported on Wednesday by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Some contract details …#WFT CB William Jackson: 3 years, $40.5 million, $26M in guarantees ($16M fully at signing), max $42M#Cardinals OT Kelvin Beachum: 2 years, $4M, $3.075M in guarantees ($2.075M fully)#Dolphins RB Malcolm Brown: 1 year, $1.75 million fully guaranteed
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 17, 2021
The deal is for two years, $4 million with $2.075 million fully guaranteed.
He played in 100% of the team’s snaps last season at right tackle and was solid. The soon-to-be 32-year-old made only the league minimum last season at $1.05 million.
The way this looks, it appears he is getting $1 million to sign and will make the veteran minimum of $1.075 million in 2021 and that salary is fully guaranteed. It would make his 2021 cap hit only $1.58 million.
The Cardinals get a solid veteran starter at a reasonable deal. They haven’t made any splashes in free agency since they signed defensive lineman J.J. Watt last month, but they are solidifying their roster.
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