Arizona Cardinals showing they value offseason program attendance

There is a notable trend with the Arizona Cardinals’ new contracts. They almost all have workout bonuses included.

Under general manager Steve Keim, workout bonuses were not terribly common.

What are workout bonuses? They are paid to players if they attend a certain percentage of the offseason program. A common percentage is 90%. It is the highest percentage an NFL team can contractually request.

Of the Cardinals’ contracts, the most known workout bonuses are for Kyler Murray, who after holding out in 2022 for contract negotiations, had millions of dollar tied up in participating in the voluntary offseason program. This year, he has a $1 million workout bonus on the line.

But it is clear that the organization values players being in the building for the voluntary part of the offseason, especially for players who have not been part of an offseason program.

The Cardinals have added nine free agents who played elsewhere last season. Seven of the contract terms are known. All seven have workout bonuses. The contracts for receiver Chris Moore and offensive lineman Evan Brown probably will have them as well.

In addition, offensive lineman Keith Ismael, who was not with the Cardinals last offseason, has a workout bonus in his new contract for 2024.

Let’s have a look at the workout bonuses due to players so far.