Arizona Cardinals' Paris Johnson Jr. Faces Five-Year Option

0:00On April 5th, Arizona Cardinals' offensive line struggled big time last season, finishing 26th in the league. Their general manager, Monty Austin Ford, made fixing it the top off-season goal, signing four new linemen in free agency. Now with the draft coming up April 23rd through 25th, they plan to grab at least two more, possibly using the third overall pick on. Another one. One standout is left tackle Paris Johnson Jr., who they took six overall back in 2023 out of Ohio State. At six foot six and three hundred and twenty five pounds, he's super versatile, starting all 17 games at right tackle as a rookie. This year, after releasing veteran DJ Humphreys, they slid him over to left tackle and brought in Jonah Williams for the right side. Fans and analysts see the line as the biggest need, and Johnson's been key despite some bumps. He started 14 games in 2024 before shoulder, toe, and knee injuries sidelined him, including a week 14 loss to the Rams that landed him on injured reserve. Across three seasons,

1:06he's logged 43 games and 2,805 snaps. Lately, the big question is his fifth year option for 2027, due by May. That deal would pay him 19.1 million, up from his current 4.5 million. Austin Ford touched on it at the combine, sounding optimistic. With all these moves stacking the line deep, it looks like Johnson stays locked in as they push forward together. Football news, powered by AI. This is NFL News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.