Due to injuries at the position, inside linebacker Krys Barnes started six of the 16 games he played in for the Arizona Cardinals last season, playing a good supporting role. 50% of the special teams snaps and 39% of the defensive snaps were played by Barnes. After spending three seasons with the Packers on a one-year contract, he returned to the organization in 2024 on a less generous one-year contract. Because it is a veteran qualifying deal, just $985,000 of the basic salary of $1.125 million is deducted from the limit. A $100,000 signing bonus and a possible total of $67,500 in per-game ($3,971) roster bonuses are included in the $1,148,529 cap charge.
With 19 players signed in the first week of the league year, Cards Wire has now provided figures for 11 of the known contracts.
Here are the totals for those 11 players:
The net cap hit is about $24.75 million because each player signed bumps another out of the top 51 that count against the cap in the offseason.
