Arizona Cardinals LT Paris Johnson potential 5th-year salary revealed

Key Highlights

• His fifth-year salary for 2027 under the team option would be a little less than $19.1 million. Based on his play through three years, this would seem like a no-brainer.
• He has finished the last two seasons on injured reserve with knee injuries, but he has been very good when healthy. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHe is technically eligible for a contract extension this offseason, but with the fifth-year option, that can push some negotiations back a year until after the player's fourth season."We've got some decision points coming up with Paris here, in terms of the fifth-year option," general manger Monti Ossenfort said this week at the NFL combine.
• "We'll be ready to make that decision here.
• We've got until May to do that, but (I) love what Paris brings to our team, on the field, off the field and (we) want him to be a part of our program for a long time."That sounds like a man who knows an extension will happen, but it doesn't appear to be an imminent thing he is worried about. Johnson, though, has big goals.
• He is eyeing potentially a $40 million per-year average. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"Defensive ends are making $40 million a year, and you're going to need $40 million people to block them," he said during the season last year (h/t SI. com). Expect the Cardinals to exercise the option.