Pro Football Talk

Coincidentally or not, some red states that went blue in 2020 are looking to change their voting laws. Georgia has done it, and Arizona is now possibly doing the same. In Georgia, the NFL had little to say or to do about the new law that widely has been criticized as an effort to suppress the [more] … [Read more...] about On voting-rights law, Arizona governor says he won’t be swayed by Super Bowl LVII pressure

The NFL Players Association on Tuesday sent agents the numbers on performance-based pay for the 2020 season. Buccaneers guard Alex Cappa earned a league-high $622,056 in extra pay after starting 16 games for the Super Bowl champions, Ben Volin of the Boston Globe reports. The money is a reward to low-earning players who start a [more] … [Read more...] about Alex Cappa earns most in performance-based pay for 2020

The PointsBet win totals for NFC West teams has a tie at the top. And not between the teams that finished atop the division in 2020. The Rams and 49ers both have over-under numbers of 10.5, in a 17-game season. It’s surprising on the surface. The Rams won 10 games in 2020 with Jared Goff [more] … [Read more...] about Rams, 49ers have same projected win total for 2021

The Cardinals made a big splash in free agency before the new league year started when they signed defensive end J.J. Watt and they continued to make moves throughout the month of March. Arizona signed wide receiver A.J. Green, cornerback Malcolm Butler, kicker Matt Prater, safety Shawn Williams, and guard Brian Winters while also trading [more] … [Read more...] about Steve Keim: Kyler Murray’s contract gave us opportunity to be aggressive this offseason

After 10 seasons with the Cardinals, cornerback Patrick Peterson has signed a one-year deal with the Vikings. Head coach Mike Zimmer said on Wednesday that the deal came together quickly, in part because Peterson made it clear he wanted to head to the franchise. “I really didn’t have anything other than I knew about him [more] … [Read more...] about Mike Zimmer: Patrick Peterson initiated wanting to come to Minnesota

The first time many people became aware of Malcolm Butler was late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIX at State Farm Stadium in Arizona. Butler was playing for the Patriots when he intercepted Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson on the goalline as the Seahawks were trying for a go-ahead touchdown. Butler was an undrafted [more] … [Read more...] about Malcolm Butler: “Kind of amazing” to play home games where I first became known

Linebacker Jordan Hicks accepted a pay cut to remain with the Cardinals for 2021, Howard Balzer of SI.com reports. Hicks signed a four-year, $34 million contract with the Cardinals in 2019, a deal that included $20 million guaranteed the first two years. His contract called for a $5 million base salary this year with a [more] … [Read more...] about Report: Jordan Hicks accepts pay cut to stay with Cardinals

The Raiders pulled off a surprising move when they traded center Rodney Hudson to the Cardinals earlier this month. They surprised again when they signed Hudson’s replacement, Andre James, to a three-year extension with $6 million guaranteed last week. James has started only one game since entering the league as an undrafted rookie out of [more] … [Read more...] about Tom Cable: Andre James has a lot of the same characteristics as Rodney Hudson

The Titans released Malcolm Butler earlier this month, with the veteran cornerback set to account for a $14.2 million cap hit in 2021. Now Butler is with the Cardinals on a one-year deal and has a chance to elevate their secondary. Butler — who made the game-saving interception off Russell Wilson for the Patriots in Super [more] … [Read more...] about Malcolm Butler: I’ll ball harder this year at age 31