Free agency in the NFL in the year 2020 is off to an exciting start and the Arizona Cardinals have been extremely involved in the process.
The Cardinals have done over $100 million in deals in the 2020 offseason and still sit at around $9 million in remaining cap space according to Spotrac.
While every deal isn’t necessarily a great deal, here’s a look at some of the best and worst contracts that the Cardinals’ currently have on their roster:
Best: WR DeAndre Hopkins
This one is an absolute no-brainer.
The Cardinals have arguably the best wide receiver in the league at a very reasonable cost in former Houston Texans All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins. Hopkins was sent to the Cardinals from the Texans in a controversial and widely criticized trade involving former Cardinals star running back David Johnson where the Texans would receive the Cardinals’ 2020 second-round pick and their 2021 fourth-round pick. The Cardinals would also receive the Texans’ 2020 fourth-round pick in the trade.
What makes this contract so valuable is the fact that Hopkins has the eighth-highest salary at his position at $16.2 million. To put it into retrospect, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones has the highest average yearly salary at $22 million. Hopkins’ yearly average is lower than notable players such as Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green ($17.865 million) and Cleveland Browns receiver Odell Beckham Jr. ($18 million).
The interesting caveat is that Hopkins has no dead cap, meaning that if the Cardinals somehow cut him or trade him, they would not face any dead money hit for doing so.
This may be the biggest value trade in the entire NFL for years to come.
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