The Arizona Cardinals bolstered their defensive line with defensive tackle Darius Philon. He reportedly gets a two-year deal worth $10 million.
We have some details about how it is structured.
The information comes from Aaron Wilson.
He gets $4 million as a signing bonus and a fully-guaranteed $1 million salary in 2019.
He will count $3 million against the salary cap this year.
He is set to receive a $500,000 roster bonus on the fifth day of the 2020 year, setting up a decision about whether to keep him or cut him. If cut, he will count $2 million in dead money against the cap.
If they keep him, he will earn $4.5 million in salary, jumping his cap number to $7 million.
He also has a playing time bonus in 2019 worth $600,000 that would jump his 2020 salary by $700,000.
With the Cardinals at just under $25 million in salary cap space as of Thursday morning, according to the NFLPA website. the Cardinals still have about $22 million available space.
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