Happy Thanksgiving Eve, Cardinals fans!
What better way to prepare ourselves for a holiday centered around gluttonous gorging than talking about tightening the belt?
The non-tender deadline has passed for the Cardinals and the rest of the league, flooding the free-agent market with a cornucopia of new and interesting options. Payrolls are at their low point; teams are ready to push toward what could be new spending highs as they emerge from pandemic economics with a new Collective Bargaining Agreement and lucrative TV deals.
The Cardinals fit this trope.
Their current payroll number, which I’ll post below, is both a low point for the season and a high point.