Cardinals Have No Interest In Trading OLB Josh Sweat

It was reported earlier this offseason that Arizona had received trade calls for OLB Josh Sweat, and some thought he might be dissatisfied with his current contract.

He’s making $19 million a year which is 22nd at his position. For context, Jonathan Greenard was making the same amount from the Vikings before getting a raise to $30 million a year after being traded to the Eagles, Sweat’s former team. 

Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort downplayed any rumors that Sweat asked for a trade and said they have no interest in moving him.

“There is always a lot of talk around that. We have no interest in trading Josh. Some of those discussions we will keep private. We are excited to have Josh here,” Ossenfort said, via Darren Urban.

Sweat, 29, is a former fourth-round pick by the Eagles in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Florida State. He finished the final year of his four-year, $3.05 million rookie contract and earned a base salary of $920,000 for the 2021 season. 

Sweat would have been an unrestricted free agent in 2022 before he signed a three-year, $42 million extension. He played out that deal and was scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent again in 2025 when he signed a four-year, $76 million contract with the Cardinals. 

In 2025, Sweat appeared in all 17 games for the Cardinals and recorded 30 total tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, four forced fumbles, one recovery and two pass deflections.