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PlayerCody Simon · LB, Arizona Cardinals, Model Score 73.3Be the Cardinals GM

Cody Simon

Arizona Cardinals
Pos LB
Updated October 8, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$1.3M
APY
$1.3M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$1.0M
Years on Deal
4
Signed
2025
Est. Value
$4.8M/yr
underpaid by $3.5M/yr

Estimate: 4 yrs, $19M total · range $1.8M to $3.0M a year · How it is built →

Comps6 deals
Blake CashmanHOU · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.8M/yr
34
Leighton Vander EschDAL · signed 2022
1 yr · $2.0M/yr
33
Matthew AdamsCHI · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
36
Vince BiegelBAL · signed 2022
1 yr · $1.0M/yr
32
Marcell HarrisSF · signed 2021
1 yr · $1.2M/yr
30
Ben NiemannKC · signed 2021
1 yr · $1.6M/yr
30

The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$1.1M$840K$251K$0$1.1M
2026$1.3M$1.0M$251K$754K$503K
2027$1.4M$1.1M$251K$502K$869K
2028$1.5M$1.2M$251K$251K$1.2M

Cap Scenario What-if

Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0

Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.

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