Breaking news: The Bengals finally sign Arizona Cardinals star Budda Baker for $90 Million’s… See more…
Breaking news: The Bengals finally sign Arizona Cardinals star Budda Baker for $90 Million’s… See more…Budda Baker has officially requested a trade from the Arizona Cardinals. If the Cardinals do end up trading Baker, one NFL team will land one of the better safeties in the entire league.
Baker joined the NFL as a second-round pick of the Cardinals in 2017. Since then, Baker has appeared in 93 games for Arizona, staring 83 of them. He has racked up 650 tackles, 34 passes defended, seven interceptions and six forced fumbles. Baker is a five-time Pro Bowler and a two-time All-Pro.
The safety is set to make over $13 million this season. However, Baker wants to be the highest paid player at his position. With the Cardinals coming off of a brutal 4-13 campaign, they may be unwilling to dole out such a large commitment; even if Baker is worth it.
With his trade request from Arizona now public, teams around the league will now gauge how much it would cost to acquire Baker. If/when the safety is traded, these three teams make the most sense as potential landing spots.
The Philadelphia Eagles are coming off of a run to the Super Bowl. They have the roster repeat as NFC Champions. However, the Eagles are missing two key pieces from their Super Bowl roster.
Philly lost Marcus Epps to the Las Vegas Raiders this offseason while C.J. Gardner-Johnson signed with the Detroit Lions. The Eagles did sign former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Terrell Edmunds, but it’s clear that Philadelphia still has some work to do in the secondary. Adding Baker next to Edmunds would give the Eagles a much more impressive last line of defense.
