Cardinals Extend Offensive Lineman to Two-Year, $20 Million Deal

Meanwhile, the Arizona Cardinals have reached a accord to keep one of their starting offense lineman with the team for the foreseeable future.

Key points

• Perhaps even more importantly, the former New England Patriot has remained healthy over the past three seasons, having began every single regular season outing Arizona since September 2023.
• As Rapoport observed, Froholdt has been one of the better and more consistent offensive linemen on the Cardinals over the past few seasons.
• There is still work to be done on the rest of the Cardinals' offensive line.
• But for now, having a player of Froholdt's quality down for the ensuing three seasons will take one more concern off the team's plate.
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Center Hjalte Froholdt, who had only began six games in the NFL after originally coming out of college as a guard in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft before signing a two-year agreement with the Cardinals back in March 2023, has been given a two-year, $20 million extension by the franchise as of Tuesday Aug. 25.

"Sources: The AZCardinals and C Hjalte Froholdt have agreed to terms on a 2-year, $20M contract extension, keeping him in the fold through the 2028 season." Ian Rapoport documented on Tuesday. "One of their most consistent performances and anchors of their O-lines gets rewarded."

Even as Arizona's offensive line has continuously struggled to find even average-starter talent over the past few years; the franchise conceded the 5th most sacks in the league last season; Froholdt has proven himself to be a reliable pivot in the middle of the line.

There is still work to be done on the rest of the Cardinals' offensive line. 31-year old right tackle Elijah Wilkinson is held by few as bona fide starter-quality, and guard Isaiah Adams still has much to prove if he is to remain in Arizona as a first-team player beyond this coming season.

But for now, having a player of Froholdt's quality down for the ensuing three seasons will take one more concern off the team's plate. View Editorial & AI Guidelines.

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