Cardinals’ Budda Baker lands $54 million contract extension

After a 4-13 season in 2023, the Arizona Cardinals have turned the ship around slightly, posting a 7-7 record with three games remaining in 2024. And while this team needs more pieces to be true contenders in the NFL, their defense just got a much-needed insurance boost, per Ian Rapoport on X.

“The #AZCardinals and star S Budda Baker have reached a 3-year, $54M extension that includes $30M guaranteed,” Rapoport wrote.

After being drafted by the Cardinals in 2017, Baker has stayed put in Arizona for his entire career— a rare concept in the NFL.

And now, following this three-year contract, the likelihood of him retiring with the Cardinals grows even more.

This is a developing story.