The Arizona Cardinals on Wednesday signed linebacker Donald Butler, who was released by the San Diego Chargers in March.
Butler, 27, was released by the Chargers on March 3. He completed his fifth season in San Diego in 2015. He had 43 tackles, a half sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
Butler signed a seven-year, $51.8 million contract extension with San Diego in 2014. He was scheduled to earn $4.65 million in base salary in 2016 and his contract carried a cap hit of $9.28 million for the Chargers.