The Cardinals locked in Michael Wilson for the long haul, and they did it with a deal that makes him one of the more notable pieces of their offensive future. Arizona gave the wide receiver a three-year extension worth $78.934 million, complete with an $18 million signing bonus, $47 million guaranteed, and $35 million fully guaranteed at signing.
The structure is loaded with protection for Wilson. His contract includes fully guaranteed salaries of $1.485 million in 2026 and $15.855 million in 2027, and $15.515 million of his $16.5 million 2028 salary is fully guaranteed. The deal also carries a $21.814 million salary in 2029, along with cap charges of $19.495 million in 2026, $20.945 million in 2027, $22.59 million in 2028, and $29.404 million in 2029.
Wilson made it clear he feels at home in Arizona and sees the bigger picture with the franchise. “That sense of loyalty, that just screams the type of player and person I want to be.”
In Los Angeles, Braden Fiske had a mixed reaction to the Rams’ move for Myles Garrett. He was glad the team landed Garrett, but the cost stung because it meant losing Jared Verse, his college teammate and close friend.
“ The surreal story of getting drafted to the same team, ” Fiske said, via Rams Wire. “ All that built up, it created such a good bond, a good relationship with each other that, yeah, when it did go down, that was honestly - yeah, you hear all the time that ‘business is business.’
Until the business directly affects you, you don’t really understand, so that was a direct hit of, ‘Oh yeah, it can happen to anybody.’ That hit pretty hard pretty quick.
My first instinct isn’t, ‘Oh, s-. We got Myles Garrett.’
My first instinct is like, ‘Oh, s-. We lost Jared.
That really sucks.’ Obviously, time heals and having Myles around and knowing Jared’s taking care of what he’s got to take care of in Cleveland, it’s one of those things that heals over time and we’re going to make it happen one way or another because at the end of the day, it’s still a business.”
Seattle’s Terrion Arnold situation has also drawn attention. The Seahawks signed the cornerback to a one-year deal in recent weeks even though he was facing felony kidnapping and armed robbery charges. Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated reported that Seattle did its homework after the Lions released Arnold in June.
That background check included conversations with Alabama teammates Jalen Milroe and Robbie Ouzts. Breer also reported that GM John Schneider spoke with former Alabama coach Nick Saban, Lions GM Brad Holmes, and former Seahawks running back Leon Washington, whose son is Arnold’s half-brother.
Breer wrote that the Seahawks were satisfied with what they learned and were one of four teams in the mix for Arnold, along with the Texans, Saints, and Giants.
According to Breer, Seattle initially believed Arnold would be able to practice and play while his case was ongoing, but the NFL changed course after the move drew bad PR. Arnold was then placed on the commissioner’s exempt list.
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