The Arizona Cardinals have locked up safety Budda Baker through 2024. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Baker and the Cardinals have agreed to a record contract.
Baker is going to receive a four-year contract extension worth $59 million, an average $14.75 million per year, making him the highest-paid safety in NFL history.
Arizona is making 24-year-old, two-time, Pro-Bowl selection Budda Baker the highest-paid safety in the NFL history, giving him a four-year, $59 million contract extension ($14.75M average per year), sources tell ESPN.
Asked about the deal, agent @DavidMulugheta confirmed it.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 25, 2020
Baker was entering the final year of his rookie contract. He was a second-round pick in 2017 and has been to the Pro Bowl twice. He made it as a special teamer as a rookie and in 2019 as a safety.
He led the NFL with 104 solo tackles in 2019.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Baker will get $33.1 million in guaranteed money.
For the bright young star in AZ, Baker Budda is:
— The highest paid safety NFL history
— $14.75M a year average.
— $33.1M guaranteed.
💰💰💰$33.1M guarantee https://t.co/tNVLZPBXZg
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 25, 2020
We still do not know much he gets to sign and how it affects the salary cap this year.
He was due nearly $1.4 million in 2020 and had a cap hit of $2.17 million.
We will see how much that increases with his signing bonus and how the cap hit is structured over the next four seasons.
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