Tag: Will Hernandez

James Conner, Will Hernandez got 2024 roster bonuses

Conner was due $1.5 million and Will Hernandez $500,000 on March 18.

The Arizona Cardinals have been busy in the offseason working in free agency, re-signing players who were on the team last season and adding new ones in free agency.

Two Cardinals players already under contract got bonuses.

Running back James Conner and starting right guard Will Hernandez each received roster bonuses as part of their contracts.

Both are entering the final year of their contracts and often teams use a roster bonus to make a decision about keeping a player on the roster moving forward, extending him or moving on.

The league year began March 13. Conner was due a $1.5 million roster bonus on March 18. Hernandez was due a $500,000 roster bonus on the same date.

Conner is due a salary of $4.235 million in 2024 and up to $255,000 in per-game roster bonuses.

Hernandez’ 2024 salary is $3.15 million and can make up to $425,000 in per-game roster bonuses.

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Players, matchups to watch for Cardinals vs. Ravens

Some players and matchups to watch in the Cardinals’ Week 8 battle against the Ravens.

The Arizona Cardinals face the Baltimore Ravens Sunday hoping to end a four-game losing streak.

To do that, they will need some solid play from several players and in several matchups.

What players and matchups do we need to watch in the game?

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Cardinals inactives: Will Hernandez, Josh Woods to play vs. Bengals

Will Hernandez, questionable to play, was good to go in Week 5. Josh Woods returned to the lineup after missing three games.

The Arizona Cardinals got a little healthier in Week 5. Linebacker Josh Woods, out of the lineup since Week 1 with an ankle injury, returned and was active against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Offensive lineman Will Hernandez, who was questionable for the game after missing some practice time with a back injury, also was good to go. Both players were active.

The Cardinals’ inactive players were no surprise:

Arizona Cardinals Week 5 inactive list

  • S Quantrezz Knight
  • RB Keaontay Ingram
  • OL Carter O’Donnell
  • TE Elijah Higgins
  • DL Jonathan Ledbetter

Knight, O’Donnell and Higgins were healthy scratches. O’Donnell and Higgins had not been active yet this season. Ledbetter missed his second straight game with a finger injury.

Ingram missed for the second straight game with a neck problem. Corey Clement was elevated to the active roster to replace him. Ben Stille was elevated to play on the defensive line with Ledbetter out.

Cornerback Starling Thomas was active for the first time this season.

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OL Dennis Daley remains on IR; Will Hernandez could be good to go vs. Bengals

The Arizona Cardinals did not activate OL Dennis Daley, suggesting that Will Hernandez could be ready to play vs. the Bengals.

The Arizona Cardinals announced a pair of roster moves on Saturday, elevating a pair of players from the practice squad to the active roster. What was notable was the roster move they did not make.

They did not activate offensive lineman Dennis Daley from injured reserve. He had been designated to return and practiced all week, getting limited work on Wednesday and Thursday and was a full participant on Friday.

Starting right guard Will Hernandez is officially questionable for the game with a back injury. With Daley remaining on IR, it suggests that Hernandez should be okay to play. Hernandez was limited on Thursday and did not practice on Friday.

The Cardinals only have nine offensive linemen on the roster after the release of Ilm Manning earlier in the week. Tackle Carter O’Donnell has not yet been active this season, so it would make sense that Hernandez was planning on playing, leaving Kelvin Beachum, Trystan Colon and Keith Ismael as the backups.

Teams must have eight offensive linemen active for games.

The Cardinals and Bengals kick off Sunday afternoon from State Farm Stadium at 1:05 p.m. Arizona time.

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Behind Enemy Lines: Week 2 Q&A with Cardinals Wire

With a Week 2 matchup between the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals on tap, we go behind enemy lines for a chat with Cardinals Wire.

The New York Giants (0-1) and Arizona Cardinals (0-1) will square off on Sunday afternoon in a Week 2 matchup at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

The Giants opened the week as 4.5-point road favorites, but the spread has gotten a little worse with New York now at -4.

With this matchup on tap, Giants Wire took the opportunity to hold a Q&A with Cardinals Wire managing editor Jess Root.

Cardinals training camp roster preview: OL Will Hernandez

We take a look at OL Will Hernandez and his chances for making the team in 2023 as the team begins training camp.

The Arizona Cardinals open training camp at the end of this month, so we will do a roster review, highlighting each player currently on the roster, going over last season, their salary and cap number, questions they face and what their expected roster status will be.

Next up is OL Will Hernandez.

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POLL: Grade Cardinals’ re-signing of OL Will Hernandez

The Cardinals brought back Hernandez on a two-year deal worth a total of $9 million. What do you think of the deal and his return?

The Arizona Cardinals reinforced the offensive bringing back starting right guard Will Hernandez. After a one-year prove-it contract worth nearly the league minimum last year, he was rewarded with a two-year contract worth $9 million with $4.5 million guaranteed and paid out in 2023.

Last season, he played 13 games, missing four with a strained pec on injured reserve.

He was one of the team’s most consistent linemen.

His return gives at least steady play at right guard.

What do you think of his return and his deal? Grade it in the poll and give your thoughts in the comments below the article.

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Details for OL Will Hernandez’ 2-year contract with Cardinals

We take a look at the details and cap hit for right guard Will Hernandez’ new two-year contract with the Cardinals.

The Arizona Cardinals inked offensive lineman Will Hernandez to a two-year contract to return after playing on a one-year deal last season. It was a reported $9 million.

The details of the contract are on Over the Cap and also on Spotrac.

It is actually a two-year, $9 million contract with $4.5 million fully guaranteed, all paid this year.

He gets a $2.5 million signing bonus and will make $2 million in fully guaranteed salary in 2023. He also earns $25,000 per game he is active in 2023, for a max of $425,000.

His 2023 cap hit will be as much as $3.675 million if he is active all 17 games.

In 2024, he is due a $500,000 roster bonus on March 19. He is scheduled for a salary of $3.15 million and can earn up to $425,000 again ($25,000 per game he is active) in per-game roster bonuses.

His cap hit in 2024 will be as much as $5.325 million but he can be released before the roster bonus only incur the dead money charge of $1.25 million.

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The best bargains and most underrated players in 2023 NFL free agency (so far)

Everybody wants to talk about the big-name signings, but here are the best bargains of the 2023 free agent class so far.

There are people in the NFL — especially people who have endured one or more instances of top-heavy free-agency spending — who will tell you that if you want to contend for a Super Bowl, the bottom third of your roster will be just as important as the top third at some point in time. Yes, you want optimal performances from the best and brightest, and if you get it, that’s great. But one of your star players will probably miss time with an injury. Another star might be involved in a contract dispute. And it’s entirely possible that the big-ticket free agent your team brought in for the gross national product of Estonia is actually a bad fit for what his new coaches would like him to do.

It happens all the time. To counter all of these little nightmares, it’s wise to find the best bargains in any free-agent cycle — those players who may not be marquee names, but whose performances on the field makes them important to you.

Especially when things go wrong up top.

There are still quite a few talented players on the open market, so we’ll be adding to this list as we go… but for now, here are the free agents either re-signing in their old homes or going to new locations who will impact their rosters much more than you may think.

Cardinals bring back G Will Hernandez on 2-year deal

The Cardinals’ starting right guard in 2022 comes back for another two seasons. His deal is worth a reported $9 million.

The Arizona Cardinals have solidified the offensive line with another move in free agency. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, guard Will Hernandez has agreed to a deal to return to the Cardinals.

Per Mike Garafolo, it is a two-year contract worth $9 million.

Hernandez signed a one-year prove-it deal last offseason and was one of the team’s better linemen throughout the year. He missed four games with a strained pec but returned to finish the season.

The move secures three starting spots on the offensive line. D.J. Humphries remains at left tackle, Kelvin Beachum has agreed to return on a two-year contract and now Hernandez returns at right guard.

Hernandez was a second-round pick in 2018 of the New York Giants, played four seasons there and played last season for the Cardinals.

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