GLENDALE — Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker was in full holiday spirit on Friday during the team’s press conferences. Baker, a seven-year veteran, has always been one of the team’s biggest personalities, often showing a side of himself that goes beyond the field.
Two of the key players for Sunday’s game between the Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals will be their polar-opposite safeties, Xavier McKinney and Budda Baker.
GLENDALE — Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker added another milestone to his career Sunday, becoming the second active defensive player to reach 900 career tackles and creating conversations about his Hall of Fame potential.
In NFL history, 32 players have rushed for 10,000 or more yards over the course of their careers. How many of the 32 can you name in five minutes?
It was tough to get much of a read on the Carolina Panthers and what they're capable of this season in last week's loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. On paper this team is more talented than they have been the last couple of years, but they were too busy tripping over their own feet in Week 1 to prove it.
The NFL trade deadline looms in early November, and several teams with seller profiles have emerged. Here are the top candidates to be traded before that point.
He comes off a 10-tackle game in his team’s 20-13 victory at New Orleans. Arizona Cardinals’ safety Budda Baker is a seven-time Pro Bowler and a two-time First Team All-Pro.
With seconds remaining, the Arizona Cardinals needed a stop in the red zone. What was once a double digit lead with under five minutes to play quickly was in danger of going to overtime.
Have an NFL debut, Arizona Cardinals rookie cornerback Will Johnson. The rookie showed up time and time again in Arizona’s 20-13 win over the New Orleans Saints.
With the 2025 NFL regular season kicking off next Thursday in Philadelphia, ESPN ranked its top 100 players and three Arizona Cardinals were featured after none of them made the cut last year.
Marvin Harrison Jr. didn’t experience the rookie year many thought he would at the Arizona Cardinals, but safety Budda Baker believes he has made a huge step and will be ‘something special’ in 2025.
Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker has long been considered one of the best at his position across the league, although some years he feels less celebrated than others in the NFL.
With the month of September in the books, both the top college prospects and 2026 NFL draft order are coming into focus. Here's a look at our latest first-round NFL mock draft as of October 13, 2025.
GLENDALE – The NFL continue its Top 100 series by releasing 40-31 rankings, and it revealed the fourth Arizona Cardinals to be on the list. Safety Budda Baker finds himself at 34th overall, a massive leap from last year’s ranking of 89th.
Arizona Cardinals star safety Budda Baker is one of the franchise's most recognized and accomplished players. Baker's career includes seven Pro Bowl selections with four All-Pro nods to boast.
Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker has long been considered underrated across the league, which is an odd thing to say given his seven Pro Bowl and four All-Pro nods.
Budda Baker is bringing optimism for the 2025 NFL season despite past struggles for the Arizona Cardinals. Arizona hasn’t returned to the playoffs from the NFC bracket since the 2021 campaign.
During an appearance on the latest edition of "The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny" podcast, Cardinals safety Budda Baker shared somewhat of a warning for the rest of the NFL regarding what Murray could accomplish during the 2025 campaign.
GLENDALE – All the new, shiny toys on the Arizona Cardinals defense hasn’t overshadowed the captain in safety Budda Baker. The 29-year-old is entering his ninth season with the franchise and has been a Pro Bowler in seven of his first eight years.
You'd have to go back to 2018 to find a Pro Bowl roster without Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker. The 28-year old earned his seventh career Pro Bowl
When Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker got news that his three-year, $54 million extension with the organization was finalized - he didn't run around the house.
Six-time Pro Bowl safety Budda Baker, who ranks second in the NFL in tackles this season, agreed to a three-year, $54 million contract extension with the Arizona Cardinals, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday night.
The Cardinals have reached an agreement with All-Pro safety Budda Baker on a three-year, $54M contract extension, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
He has spent all eight years of his career in Arizona and has become one of the league's top safeties.
According to Craig Morgan, the Cardinals and veteran S Budda Baker are discussing a contract extension. There has been speculation and prior reporting
The Arizona Cardinals are having a surprisingly good season so far in 2024, scrapping their way to a 4-4 record thanks to a few last-second victories.
With a 4-4 record, the Cardinals sit atop the wide-open NFC West.
Despite some of the chaos, the Philadelphia Eagles know that the 2024 season could be special. Philadelphia is 4-2 on the season, has won its last two games, and seems to be firing on all cylinders.
ESPN’s Dan Graziano lists the 49ers as a potential team to watch in a trade for Broncos DT D.J. Jones. Graziano also mentions the 49ers as a possible landing spot for Giants OLB Azeez Ojulari and Jets DE Haason Reddick.
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