The Arizona Cardinals signed undrafted rookie free agents following the NFL draft. Originally, it appeared that only two players got any signing bonus or guaranteed money in their salaries.
It took a while for the final contract numbers to come in, but now Over the Cap shows that nine of the 10 undrafted rookies the Cardinals signed initially got at least a signing bonus and some received salary guarantees for 2023.
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TE Blake Whiteheart
Whiteheart gets the most guarantees of all the UDFAs.
He received a signing bonus of $15,000 (tied for the second most among the UDFAs) and $200,000 of his 2023 salary is fully guaranteed. In all, he gets $215,000 in guaranteed money this year.
DL Jacob Slade
Slade was believed to get the most guaranteed money.
He received the largest signing bonus of the group at $20,000.
Also, $180,000 of his 2023 salary is fully guaranteed, giving him a total of $200,000 in guarantees.
WR Daniel Arias
Arias’ $12,000 signing bonus was exceeded by only three other UDFAs. He also has $75,000 of his 2023 salary guaranteed, giving him $87,000 in total guarantees.
S Kendell Brooks
Brooks received a $10,000 signing bonus. He has $70,000 of his salary fully guaranteed. In all, he will receive $80,000 in guarantees.
TE Joel Honigford
Honigford gets $75,000 in total guarantees. He received a $10,000 signing bonus and $65,000 of his salary in 2023 is fully guaranteed.
RB Emari Demercado
Demercado gets $70,000 in total guarantees.
His $15,000 signing bonus was exceeded only by Slade’s, and then he has $55,000 in guaranteed salary.
LB Kyle Soelle
Soelle gets $60,000 in total guarantees.
His signing bonus was $10,000 and he has $50,000 in fully guaranteed salary.
LS Matt Hembrough
Hembrough has not guaranteed salary but received a signing bonus of $7,000.
CB Quavian White
White did not get any salary guarantees but received a $5,000 signing bonus.
LB Marvin Pierre
Pierre is the only of the UDFAs with no guarantees listed on Over the Cap.
