The Arizona Cardinals appear to be getting their draft picks under contract, as Tuesday is the day for rookies to report to training camp. First-round pick Isaiah Simmons reportedly agreed to a four-year contract already.
According to ESPN’s Field Yates, the Cardinals have also agreed to terms with their third-round pick, offensive lineman Josh Jones.
Rookie contracts are rolling in fast with reporting dates coming up. A trio of third-rounders that have agreed to terms on their deal, per source: Packers TE Josiah Deguara, Cardinals OT Josh Jones and Steelers LB Alex Highsmith.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) July 21, 2020
According to Spotrac, the deal is for four years, as it is standard for rookie contracts, worth more than $4.8 million.
His signing bonus is $1.08 million, which will count just less than $270,000 each of the four years.
This is what his cap hit will look like each year:
2020: $610,00 salary, $880,000 cap hit
2021: $830,000 salary, $1.1 million cap hit
2022: $1.05 million salary, $1.32 million cap hit
2023: $1.27 million salary, $1.54 million cap hit
Jones is expected to compete for the starting right tackle job and could end up being the team’s backup swing tackle, as he played left tackle in college.
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