Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort said they will not exercise LB Zaven Collins‘ fifth-year option on Tuesday, per Darren Urban of the team’s site.
His option would have cost the Cardinals $13.251 million fully guaranteed for the 2025 season.
Collins, 24, was a former first-round pick by the Cardinals in the 2021 NFL Draft out of Tulsa. He’s entering the final year of a four-year, $14,690,256 rookie contract that included an $8,043,822 signing bonus.
In 2023, Collins appeared in all 17 games and recorded 41 tackles, six tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery, and three pass defenses.
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