List of Cardinals players heading into the final year of their contracts in 2022
The 2022 NFL season will start in September and the Arizona Cardinals with hopes of returning to the postseason. They have a lot riding on this season. They also have a lot of players entering the final year of their contracts.
Some could earn extensions while others might test the waters of free agency next offseason.
Below are the players entering the final year of their contracts and will be free agents next year, according to Spotrac.
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QB Trace McSorley
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He will be an unrestricted free agent.
RB Darrel Williams
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Williams’ signed a one-year deal and will be an unrestricted free agent.
RB Jonathan Ward
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After his third season, he will be a restricted free agent.
WR A.J. Green
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Green will be an unrestricted free agent for the third offseason in a row.
WR Andy Isabella
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Isabella might not make the roster but if he does, he will be an unrestricted free agent after the season.
WR Greg Dortch
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Dortch is scheduled to be a restricted free agent in 2023.
WR Antoine Wesley
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Wesley will be an exclusive rights free agent after this year.
TE Stephen Anderson
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He signed a one-year deal this offseason and will be an unrestricted free agent.
TE Maxx Williams
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After re-signing in 2022, he will be an unrestricted free agent in 2023.
TE Deon Yelder
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Yelder signed a one-year contract this offseason and will be an unrestricted free agent in 2023.
OL D.J. Humphries
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Humphries will be an unrestricted free agent.
OL Justin Pugh
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Pugh will be an unrestricted free agent.
OL Will Hernandez
Hernandez signed a one-year deal and will be an unrestricted free agent.
OL Kelvin Beachum
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After three seasons with the Cardinals, Beachum is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent.
OL Justin Murray
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Murray’s two-year deal expires after this season and he will be an unrestricted free agent.
OL Josh Miles
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The former seventh-round pick enters his fourth season. He will be an unrestricted free agent in 2023.
OL Sean Harlow
Harlow will be an unrestricted free agent in 2023.
OL Danny Isidora
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Isidora was on the practice squad last season and signed a one-year deal to return. He will be an unrestricted free agent.
DL J.J. Watt
Watt’s contract voids after this season and he will be an unrestricted free agent.
DL Zach Allen
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Allen enters the fourth and final year of his rookie deal and will be an unrestricted free agent.
DL Michael Dogbe
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Dogbe re-signed on a one-year deal. He will be an unrestricted free agent.
DL Kingsley Keke
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He signed a one-year deal to play for the Cardinals. He will be an unrestricted free agent.
OLB Markus Golden
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Golden’s two-year deal expires after this season. He will be an unrestricted free agent.
OLB Devon Kennard
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After redoing the final year of his three-year contract, he will be an unrestricted free agent in 2023.
ILB Tanner Vallejo
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Vallejo’s two-year deal expires after this season and he will be an unrestricted free agent.
ILB Nick Vigil
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Vigil’s one-year deal with the Cardinals expires after this season. He will be an unrestricted free agent.
ILB Zeke Turner
Turner re-signed on a one-year contract. He will be an unrestricted free agent.
ILB Joe Walker
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Walker re-signed on a one-year deal. He will be an unrestricted free agent in 2023.
ILB Ben Niemann
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Niemann has a one-year deal and will be an unrestricted free agent in 2023.
CB Byron Murphy
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Murphy enters the fourth and final year of his rookie contract and will be an unrestricted free agent in 2023.
CB Antonio Hamilton
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He re-signed on a one-year contract. He will be an unrestricted free agent.
CB Josh Jackson
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Jackson is a recent signing and comes on a one-year contract. He will be an unrestricted free agent in 2023.
S Jalen Thompson
Thompson enters the last year of his four-year rookie contract. He will be an unrestricted free agent in 2023.
S Charles Washington
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After re-signing on a one-year contract, he will be an unrestricted free agent next offseason.
S Deionte Thompson
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He also enters the final year of his rookie contract and will be an unrestricted free agent next offseason.
K Matt Prater
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Prater’s two-year deal expires after the season and he will be an unrestricted free agent.
P Andy Lee
(AP Photo/John McCoy)
Lee has a one-year deal to return. He will be an unrestricted free agent.
LS Aaron Brewer
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Brewer returned with a one-year contract. He will be an unrestricted free agent.
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