The Arizona Cardinals enter the offseason needing pass rusher help after an okay year of rushing the passer. Arizona tied for 13th in sacks, ranked 26th in pressures, 27th in pressure percentage, tied for 29th in QB hits, and 28th in pass rush win rate. The Cardinals’ top three leading sacks were Zaven Collins with seven QB hits and five sacks, Dante Stills with six QB hits and 4.5 sacks, and L.J. Collier with six QB hits and 3.5 sacks.
One pass rusher not listed is a free agent after a solid finish to his fourth season.
The Arizona Cardinals newcomer is set to hit free agency after a solid fourth season
Baron Browning completed the final year of his 4-year, $4,785,852 rookie contract. He began his fourth season with the Denver Broncos, missed early in the year (Weeks 3-6) with a foot injury, fell out of the rotation, and the Broncos traded him to the Cardinals during the NFL Trade Deadline. Browning had a solid second half and finished the year with 21 tackles, five TFLs, 25 pressures, a 16.4% pass-rush win rate, three QB hits, two sacks, and a 76.3 pass-rush grade in 13 games and three starts.
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Arizona Cardinals sign underrated pass rusher to a 2-year deal
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Cardinals and Baron Browning have agreed to a multi-year contract extension. As Rapoport points out, the deal is for 2 years and is worth $15 million, worth up to $19 million in incentives.
Sources: The #AZCardinals are bringing back pass-rusher Baron Browning, as they are in agreement on 2-year deal. After trading for him, Browning sticks.
He gets $15M base over 2 years with upside to $19M in a deal done by @ErikBurkhardt and @Leah_Knight of @RocNationSports. pic.twitter.com/HfD9TnglqK
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 9, 2025
Here’s a look at the Arizona Cardinals’ current outside linebacker room
- Zaven Collins
- BJ Ojulari
- Xavier Thomas
- Benton Whitley
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