Safety Jalen Thompson no longer is in the final year of his contract. Originally signed through the 2022 season, the Arizona Cardinals announced he signed a contract extension though the 2025 season.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the deal is worth nearly $40 million and in cludes $24.5 million in guaranteed money.
Thompson enters his fourth NFL season. He was selected in the fifth round of the supplemental draft in 2019 and has blossomed into a Pro Bowl-caliber player.
In 2021, he arguable should have been a Pro Bowler after he had 121 tackles, three interceptions and seven pass breakups.
Fellow safety Budda Baker, a four-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro, is signed through 2024, so the Cardinals have three more seasons with the two of them protecting the back end of the defense.
He was due to make $2.5 million in 2022.
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