Tag: Max Garcia

Report: Cardinals shopped pair of O-linemen; Justin Pugh discussed

The Cardinals reportedly were shopping Max Garcia and Joshua Miles. Justin Pugh’s name came up in talks.

The Arizona Cardinals have apparently been busy trying to work out some trades to make building their final roster a little easier. According to SI.com’s Albert Breer, they were shopping multiple offensive linemen.

The names that have come up are veteran guard Max Garcia, second-year tackle Joshua Miles and starting left guard Justin Pugh.

The surprising name on here is Pugh, but Breer clarified. Pugh’s name came up in trade talks. It doesn’t appear that it was initiated by the Cardinals.

The Cardinals don’t have a ton of space under the salary cap and Pugh is a solid starter.

Dealing Miles would be similar to what the Cardinals did last year when they traded Korey Cunningham. With third-round draft pick Josh Jones, the Cardinals probably see Miles as a luxury, or as a young asset.

Moving Garcia would free up more money, as he is due $910,000 with $450,000 of it guaranteed.

He is projected to be their main interior backup, but is they are willing to move him, it means they trust Justin Murray and perhaps recently signed Koda Martin.

We will see if a deal actually gets done over the weekend.

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OL Max Garcia’s contract worth up to $1.25M in 2020

He received a $150,000 signing bonus to return in 2020.

Contract details are slowly coming for the players the Arizona Cardinals have agreed to sign or re-sign. One of the may players to re-sign this offseason is offensive lineman Max Garcia.

His deal is one year worth up to $1.25 million, according to Over the Cap.

He will make the veteran minimum salary at $910,000 but receives $150,000 to sign. He can earn up to $190,000 in roster bonuses, based on the number of games he is active. He will earn $11,875 per game for being active.

Last season, coming off a torn ACL, he was active and played in the final seven games of the season.

He is projected to be, as of now, the team’s primary backup interior lineman. He can play center and both guard positions. He has experience as a starter, starting 41 games for the Denver Broncos in three and a half seasons, before he injured his knee.

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Cardinals bring back OL Marx Garcia for 2020

He played seven games for the Cardinals last season after recovering from a torn ACL. He has 61 career games and 41 career starts.

The Arizona Cardinals announced a pair of contract agreements to bring back players from 2019. One is offensive lineman Max Garcia. The team announced he agreed to a one-year contract for the 2020 season.

Garcia spent 2019 with Arizona after signing a one-year deal but spent the first nine games of the season on the physically unable to perform list, as he was coming off a torn ACL suffered in 2018.

He played the final seven games of the season as the team’s backup interior lineman and got reps on special teams.

He has played in 63 career games for the Cardinals and Denver Broncos, starting 41.

He gives the Cardinals an experienced guard off the bench and can also play center. As of now, he projects as the primary backup at center and guard behind starters Justin Pugh, Mason Cole and J.R. Sweezy.

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6 free agents the Cardinals should re-sign for 2020

Some are starters and others are backups.

The Arizona Cardinals have a number of their own players who are scheduled to become free agents, either restricted or unrestricted. They already have re-signed receiver Larry Fitzgerald and left tackle D.J. Humphries.

Who are the players they should re-sign?

RB Kenyan Drake

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The Cardinals have made it clear they want him back. He was the biggest playmaker on offense outside of Kyler Murray last season. He is asking for a lot. They should bring him back but probably not for more than the suggested three years and $15 million they want to give him.

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Pending free agent Max Garcia declares knee in great shape

He is pain-free for the first time since he tore his ACL midway through the 2018 season.

One of the Arizona Cardinals’ many pending free agents is veteran offensive lineman Max Garcia. He signed with the team a year ago while rehabbing a torn ACL and didn’t even spent time on the active roster until November, when he was activated off the physically unable to perform list.

He appeared in the final seven games of the season, getting snaps only on special teams. He was the backup interior lineman for each of those games.

Now he hits free agency again and this time he is completely healthy. He declared on social media that his knee feels better than it has since he tore his ACL halfway through the 2018 season with the Denver Broncos.

He shared that he is pain-free when he walks, runs and dances.

It is unknown whether or not the Cardinals want to bring Garcia back. He has spent multiple years with Sean Kugler, Arizona’s offensive line coach, who also coached him in Denver.

The Cardinals could bring him back as a veteran backup. He can play all three interior positions on the offensive line and has been a starter over multiple seasons. He would give the Cardinals solid depth and he has the experience to step in and start if someone gets hurt.

He earned $1.5 million last year in salary and a signing bonus and another more than $218,000 in roster bonuses for the seven games he was active.

The Cardinals, if they want him back, likely could have him back at roughly the same contract unless he wants to go somewhere and start.

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1 pending free agent Chargers should target: NFC West Edition

Chargers Wire lists one pending free agent on each team in the NFC West that the Los Angeles Chargers could target.

The Los Angeles Chargers are set to enter free agency with the most salary cap available since Tom Telesco took over as general manager in 2013.

Even though the franchise has some in-house players that will need to get paid, there’s a great chance that Telesco and company will be aggressive in signing other soon-to-be free agents to bolster an already talented roster, with the hopes of making a quick turnaround after finishing 5-11 in 2019.

With that being said, we are going to list one pending free agent from each team in the NFL that could be a realistic target for L.A. Next up is the NFC West.

Arizona Cardinals – G Max Garcia

The Chargers need to find starters along the offensive line, but they could benefit from adding quality depth in case of injuries, which has been the case in recent seasons.

Garcia was a fourth-round selection by the Broncos in 2015, where he spent the first four seasons of his career before finding a new home in the Cardinals last offseason.

2016 and 2017 marked Garcia’s best campaigns, starting every single game at left guard. He’s had some injuries throughout his career, but at 28, he still has plenty of juice in him and he would be able to supply depth with starting experience, which shouldn’t cost much to acquire him.

San Francisco 49ers – IOL Ben Garland

Garland was San Francisco’s starting center, but he has experience at both guard spots, offering some versatility. This season, Garland logged 227 of his 235 snaps at center. He allowed only one sack, four pressures and committed one lone penalty.

Seattle Seahawks – OT George Fant

Signed as an undrafted free agent out of Western Kentucky in 2016, Fant has started 24 of 46 career games. This past season, Fant was Seattle’s top backup offensive lineman, while also playing multiple positions and serving as a hybrid tight end. Fant has voiced that he believes he’s capable of being a starter rather than playing a reserve role. With that Chargers desperately needing to find a plug-and-play right tackle, Fant would be able to fill that void.

Los Angeles Rams – LB Corey Littleton

It’s not a glaring need to address, but the Chargers need to continue to get younger at the linebacker position. The future with Thomas Davis and Denzel Perryman also remains to be seen as the two could be cap casualties this offseason. Littleton finished last season as Pro Football Focus’ eighth-highest graded linebacker out of 119 players, racking up 45 stops and missing only one tackle all season. Littlelon is only going to be turning 27, so there’s plenty of good years ahead of him. Drue Tranquill, Kyzir White and Littleton would make out to be a nice trio for years to come.