Cardinals Make Budda Baker The Highest-Paid Safety
4 years agoThe Arizona Cardinals are giving Pro Bowl safety Budda Baker a four-year, $59 million contract extension on Tuesday, making him the highest-paid safety in NFL history, according to sources. The new deal will average $14.75 million per season. Baker will also receive $33.1 million guaranteed in the massive deal. A second-round pick by Arizona in 2017, Baker made his second Pro Bowl in 2019, recording a career-high 104 solo tackles, seven tackles for loss, six passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in a full 16 games. As the leader of the Cardinals secondary, the 24-year-old is an elite fantasy defensive back in IDP formats.
Source: ESPN - Adam Schefter
Source: ESPN - Adam Schefter