Cardinals Fans React to New Budda Baker Contract

The Arizona Cardinals have tossed Baker some more money to keep him around, and bird gang is quite pleased.

After a long offseason of debate, speculation and rumors surrounding the contract status of Budda Baker, the Arizona Cardinals finally put a stop to it all.

NFL Media's Ian Rapoport reported the Cardinals gave Baker a raise of $2.4M in bonuses and, "incentives this year including a $300K signing bonus" which included a raise for next season.

Baker - sitting at 27-years-old - was looking for more cash with no guaranteed money left on the remainder of his two-year deal. 

Now, he's got it, and Cardinals fans were plenty happy.

A pay raise that was long overdue...

Budda Baker should never wear another uniform en route to a Hall of Fame career.

— Johnny Venerable (@JohnnyVenerable) July 27, 2023

If Budda Baker has another dominant year in 2023, I'd expect the Cardinals to give him a lucrative contract extension this offseason.

But Ossenfort was smart to retain wiggle room in case injuries crop up or Budda's production begins to wane.

— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) July 27, 2023

If you want to rebuild this team it has to be around Kyler Murray on offense and Budda Baker on defense.

No one on the team right now has been as consistently amazing as Budda.

Well-deserved. https://t.co/fpmSl8bnJP

— Kyler Burd (@AZCard_BurdsEye) July 27, 2023

It's great to see such a revered player for the franchise remain with the team. The Cardinals were able to find a middle ground with Baker and his camp to ensure the All-Pro safety hung around during a crucial part of the rebuild. 

New Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort has received quite the praise for his tremendous offseason thus far:

Monti Ossenfort has knocked it out of the park so far in his tenure. Great deal for both sides on the budda pay increase.

— K1SinceDay1 (@KSzn2021) July 27, 2023

Monti Ossenfort side steps a new contract or extension for now, Budda gets a little bump and gets back on the field. Everybody's happy. Baker feels appreciated. As a first-time GM, Ossenfort continues to impress.

— Tim Ring (@timringTV) July 27, 2023

Smart business from Ossenfort and Gannon. Didn’t give in right away to establish some precedent, immediately reward the team leader when he reports to camp https://t.co/PFaURzD58S

— Brad Spielberger, Esq. (@SpielbergerBrad) July 27, 2023

Though not everybody believes Ossenfort "won the standoff" between the two sides:

So much for Monti Ossenfort "winning the standoff" with Cardinals safety, Budda Baker.

The Cardinals have given Baker a $300k signing bonus, a $2.4M raise for this season in bonuses, and added incentives for 2023. He will also get a raise in 2024.

— Chuck Harris (@chuckh3) July 27, 2023

The exact financials and what those incentives for Baker are haven't been released just yet, though we should find out soon. 

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