Arizona Cardinals offseason moves: Are they better at safety?
A look at the offseason moves at safety and whether the position is improved or not.
The Arizona Cardinals have made several moves in free agency so far. They have addressed many positions. While their moves might not be completely done, we know more or less what each position looks like.
The big question is: are the Cardinals are better as a result of the moves? Over the next several articles, we will look at each position group and take a look at which players are not returning and who is new to determine whether they have improved at the position or not. Let's take a look at safety.
2026 Cardinals offseason moves at safety Gone: Jalen Thompson Thompson, after seven years with the Cardinals, left to sign a three-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys. Returning: Budda Baker Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Joey Blount Kitan Crawford Everyone remained under contract. Blount missed most of the season with an injury, giving Crawford a chance as a seventh-round rookie to play.
New additions: Andrew Wingard Wingard joins the Cardinals on a one-year deal after a season being a full-time starter for the second time in his seven-year career. Are the Cardinals better at safety? No, and probably a little worse Thompson is a better safety than Wingard, as evidenced by the two very different contracts they got.