Cardinals' Sweat: Key Roster Decision, High Cap Hit

0:00Welcome to NFL News Today. Two minutes of updates that matter to NFL fans, hit subscribe and stay connected. The 2026 NFL League year kicks off soon, starting March 11th at 1pm Arizona time, with negotiations opening March 9th at 9a. M. The Arizona Cardinals face key roster choices and their eyeing outside linebacker Josh Sweat as part of their planning. That wrapped up a strong first year with the team, starting all 17 games and logging 540 snaps, or 47% of the total. He racked up 12 sacks, 30 tackles including 20 solo and 13 for loss, plus 17 quarter back hits, 4 forced fumbles, 1, recovery, and 2 passes defenced. His contract carries weight on the cap, with a guaranteed base salary of $9.78 million for next year, plus a 7.2. $2 million option bonus, due March 20th. That pushes his total cap hit to $16.385 million, ranking 3rd behind Kyler Murray's $47.5

1:07million. Dollar dead cap, and Buddha Baker's $19.22 million. Sweat played the Rene injury late in the season, which cut his snaps below his prior levels with the Eagles, where he saw 62, 56, 71, and 63%. The team wants more big plays in the fourth quarter, and hopes the boost is workload. Looking ahead, the Cardinals will decide if Sweat fits their future plans amid these roster moves, keeping an eye on health and production as the new, year, nears. We'd like to thank our sponsor for making this episode possible. You know what is better than earbuds and bed, no earbuds at all. S-O-L-L-I, solelypillow.com.