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Cardinals plan new deals for Arians, Fitzgerald
Arizona Cardinals president Bill Bidwill said Wednesday that coach Bruce Arians and general manager Steve Keim will receive contract extensions “in the next few weeks” and that wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald’s contract revision is a priority.
Arians was named NFL coach of the year for the second time in three seasons after he led the Cardinals to an 11-5 record and the playoffs in 2014, despite using three quarterbacks. Arians is 21-11 in two seasons with the team. He signed a four-year deal in 2013.
Keim took over as GM in 2013 and has almost completely reconstructed the roster; 40 of the 53 players last season were brought in by Keim.
“They’ve both done tremendous jobs, brought tremendous leadership and success to the organization,” Bidwill told Arizona Sports 98.7 FM, “and I want to be in the habit of rewarding people that bring that kind of success.”
As for Fitzgerald, Bidwill said reducing his $16 million salary is “the first order of business” so the team can make moves in free agency.
“We’ve got to address Larry Fitzgerald’s contract,” Bidwill said. “We’ve talked about that. We’ve been working hard on trying to make sure that he’s got a contract that compensates him appropriately. I think Steve and his group have been doing a great job. … But, it takes two to come to an agreement. So, I think that’s the first order of business.”
“Free agency is going to be big for us. We’ve got to get the contract restructured with Fitz, because look at what we did last year in free agency with one significant signing, took care of that left tackle with Jared Veldheer, who did a tremendous job, and that’s the kind of impact we want to have this year in free agency.”
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