Tag: D.J. Humphries

Marvin Harrison Jr. and Paris Johnson Jr. have top-10 cap charges for Cardinals; D.J. Humphries exits top 51 Sunday

Both Harrison and Johnson move up a spot on Sunday after D.J. Humphries contract comes off the books.

With Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. catapulting to having the team’s ninth-highest salary-cap charge for 2024, he is only slightly higher than tackle Paris Johnson Jr., who was the sixth overall choice in the 2023 draft.

Harrison’s cap figure this year is $6.432 million, while Johnson’s is $6.376 million. During his rookie season, Johnson was at $5.1 million.

Both Harrison and Johnson aren’t far from being higher on the list. As of today (June 1), linebacker Kyzir White is sixth at $6.75 million, tackle Jonah Williams is seventh at $6.61 million and defensive lineman Justin Jones is eighth at $6.555 million.

However, when the clock strikes midnight Saturday, Harrison and Johnson will move up one spot because former Cardinals tackle D.J. Humphries will exit the team’s top 51.

Designated a post-June 1 release in March, Humphries has remained second on the team with a $22.877 million cap charge. As of June 2, his $15.735 million 2024 salary disappears and he will count $6.917 million in dead money this year and in 2025.

That will also increase the Cardinals’ current cap space to $36.358 million, according to overthecap.com. There will be cap room needed for players that end up on injured reserve and on the practice squad, but there will likely be significant funds available at the end of the season to roll over into the 2025 cap.

As of Sunday, the team’s top five cap hits are:

  • Quarterback Kyler Murray, $49.118 million
  • Safety Budda Baker, $19.025 million
  • Safety Jalen Thompson, $12.468 million
  • Running back James Conner, $8.93 million
  • Linebacker Kyzir White, $6.75 million

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Monti Ossenfort calls it ‘brutal’ releasing D.J. Humphries, who now has to rehab on his own

“The worst part about this league is injuries and it just struck a guy that meant a lot to this organization and to this team. It just hit him at the wrong time.”

“It was brutal. Yeah, it was brutal.”

Those were the words of Arizona Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort when he was asked recently how tough the decision was to terminate the contract of D.J. Humphries right after the start of the league year on March 13.

Humphries had been a stalwart at left tackle and a leader in the locker room, but then suffered a torn ACL in Week 17 at Philadelphia on Dec. 31.

A happy new year it was not for Humphries, who had celebrated his 31st birthday three days before that game.

The choice made sense from a business standpoint, but the human level is altogether different.

Ossenfort said, “We got to spend a year with D.J. and we’re both better for it; our team is better for it. It is really unfortunate with the timing of the injury, obviously for us as a football team and obviously for D.J. on a personal level. The salary cap and the way things are set up and the way contracts work; it put us in a very tough situation.

“I can’t say enough about how I feel about D.J. as a football player and even more so as a person. Just being around him. His energy, and the leadership that he brought to this team, we’re certainly going to miss him. I just hope nothing but the best for him in his recovery and his rehab.”

Humphries had signed a contract extension prior to the 2022 season, and while the salaries were high in the final two years of the deal, none of the combined $31.48 million was guaranteed.

He was released with a post-June 1 designation, allowing the remaining signing bonus proration of $13.8 million ($6.917 million each year) to be split on the cap between 2024 and 2025.

The full cap charge of $22.877 million, the second-highest on the team after quarterback Kyler Murray, is currently on the Cardinals’ cap through June 1. However, even with that, according to overthecap.com, the team has over $29 million of space with another $15.96 million becoming available on June 2.

Meanwhile, although the Cardinals are financially responsible for his rehab, it will be accomplished away from the team, while not knowing how much interest there will be from other teams whenever he is healthy.

Ossenfort said, “There will be plenty of resources available to D.J. that he’ll be able to do his rehab and he’ll have everything that he needs. But he’ll be on his own instead of with the team.”

Might there be a situation where Humphries could be with the Cardinals again, even though they moved quickly in free agency to add tackle Jonah Williams?

“Who knows what’s going to happen down the line?” Ossenfort said. “I would have zero hesitation to bring D.J. back. Unfortunately, the worst part about this league is injuries and it just struck a guy that meant a lot to this organization and to this team. It just hit him at the wrong time.”

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Cardinals place 2 on IR, sign CB to active roster

The Cardinals shuffled the roster up a little on Friday.

The Arizona Cardinals announced a few roster moves Friday as they wrapped the final practice of the year, leading up to their final game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at home.

They moved two players to injured reserve, made a surprise cut and signed a player to the active roster.

 

LT D.J. Humphries heading to IR with torn ACL

Humphries’ season ends on IR for the second straight season. His 2024 season could be in doubt.

The Arizona Cardinals have lost starting left tackle D.J. Humphries for the final game of the season. Head coach Jonathan Gannon told reporters on Wednesday that Humphries tore his ACL and will be placed on injured reserve.

That means Kelvin Beachum will start the season finale against the Seattle Seahawks at left tackle.

It also means that Humphries’ 2024 season is very much in question.

Humphries enters the final year of his contract in 2024. But getting hurt now means he probably won’t be able to play until at least November.

It is the second straight year that Humphries’ season ends on injured reserve. He played only eight games last season before a back injury ended his year.

He played in 15 games for the Cardinals this season. He turned 30 years old last month.

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Cardinals have 2 injuries to watch in Week 18 from win over Eagles

Left tackle D.J. Humphries injured his knee and cornerback Garrett Williams injured his ankle in the Cardinals’ 35-31 win over the Eagles.

The Arizona Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday 35-31 on the road to ring in the new year. In the win, a pair of starters suffered injuries.

They are worth paying attention to as the Cardinals prepare for their final game of the season, a home finale against the Seattle Seahawks.

Left tackle D.J. Humphries exited the game with a knee injury. He had to be assisted off the field. Kelvin Beachum finished the game at left tackle.

Rookie cornerback, back after a one-game absence with a knee injury, left the game with an ankle injury. He was in a lot of pain.

An initial guess would lead one to believe that both players could miss the finale.

We will know more throughout the week.

The first injury report of the week comes out Wednesday afternoon.

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Cardinals LT D.J. Humphries ejected from game vs. Seahawks

Humphries struck an official when taking a swipe at a Seahawks player.

The Arizona Cardinals lost their starting left tackle in the first half of their game against the Seattle Seahawks. D.J. Humphries did not get hurt. He was ejected.

It happened on what was a mess of a play.

Quarterback Josh Dobbs threw an interception in the end zone. However, Seattle was penalized for roughing the passer and for unnecessary roughness. Because Dobbs was hit hard, Humphries was upset. He attempted to take a swipe at a Seattle defender. He missed and ended up striking one of the game officials in the head.

It was an automatic ejection and gave the Cardinals a first-and-goal from the 25-yard line.

They scored on the next play when Dobbs ran 25 yards for the touchdown but they would go without Humphries the rest of the game. Kelvin Beachum replaced him in the lineup at left tackle.

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5 veteran offensive tackles the Browns could pursue on the trade market

It is slim pickings, but there are some potential offensive tackle upgrades out there.

The season is not lost for the Cleveland Browns. While the past two weeks have been a rough roller coaster ride to sit through with the looming injury to the shoulder of quarterback Deshaun Watson, they still have eight of their last 12 games against AFC opponents, including three against their division rivals. If they want to shove another chip into the middle of the table to make a run, however, the Browns need to take a deep look at upgrading their left tackle situation as Jedrick Wills has failed to take a step in year four.

According to The OBR’s Brad Stainbrook, this is a move the Browns are already expected to look into as well. The problem? There are not a plethora of good offensive tackles just hanging out on the market. The Browns will likely have to pursue a current starting veteran on another team, and that will cost them valuable assets to do.

Sifting through who could be on their shortlist was a task as well, as the list is already short. Regardless, here are five names pulled that fit the bill from a financial and logical perspective if the Browns are looking to go out and find an upgrade to their current left tackle in Wills.

All financial figures were pulled from Over the Cap

Secret Superstars: The underrated players for Week 2 of the 2023 NFL season

From Baker Mayfield to Zack Moss to Ivan Pace Jr. to Deommodore Lenoir to Geno Stone, here are the NFL’s Secret Superstars for Week 2.

Not every great NFL performance is given by a well-known player. Just as often as you see the league’s marquee names ball out, there are those under-the-radar guys who rise up at the right time to add weight to their own names.

It happens every week, and we have collected this list of the most prominent Week 2 performances from those players whose deeds outweighed the import of their reputations.

Here are the NFL’s Secret Superstars for Week 2 of the 2023 NFL season.

(All advanced metrics courtesy of Pro Football Focus and Sports Info Solutions). 

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Ranking the NFC West left tackles entering 2023

Trent Williams leads the away again.

The NFC West underwent significant changes at left tackle last season as the Seattle Seahawks let Duane Brown go and the Los Angeles Rams’ Andrew Whitworth retired after their Super Bowl win.

Entering 2023, the expected starters are the same. How do they rank?

Check them out below.

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LT D.J. Humphries participates in practice during OTAs

Humphries got cleared from his back injury to resume football activities about a week ago.

Arizona Cardinals left tackle D.J. Humphries missed the final nine games of the 2022 with a back injury and was not seen practicing in the offseason program until this week.

On Wednesday, he was on the field getting work in on the second-to-last day of voluntary OTAs.

Humphries told reporters after practice that he got cleared for on-field work about a week ago.

He avoided offseason surgery, although he did say he “rolled the dice” a little bit banking on him healing without surgery. He knew about three months ago that he wasn’t going to need it.

Head coach Jonathan Gannon said Humphries “is trending in the right way.”

The Cardinals have mandatory minicamp next week and then will be off until the end of July when they report for training camp.

It appears that Humphries is on track to do what he did before getting hurt.

He told reporters he didn’t give up a sack last season. If he can come back and do that, that’s a very good thing.

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