Highlights
- Josh Sweat returns to the NFL Top 100 Players list at No. 78, voted in by fellow players.
- Sweat is in year two of a four-year, $76.4 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals, with $41 million guaranteed.
- Sweat recorded 12.5 sacks last season and reported to mandatory minicamp in June after skipping voluntary workouts amid trade rumors.
- His return to the list follows Baker Mayfield's drop out of the top 50, which moved Sweat up in the rankings.
Josh Sweat is back on the NFL Top 100 Players list at No. 78, voted there by his peers, the Arizona Cardinals announced Tuesday.
The ranking arrives at a notable moment for the 29-year-old edge rusher. Sweat skipped voluntary offseason team activities in 2026 and reportedly requested a trade after head coach Jonathan Gannon was fired at season's end. He did show up for mandatory minicamp in Tempe, which ran June 8-10, quieting the loudest exit speculation.
Sweat is entering the second year of a four-year, $76.4 million contract that includes $41 million guaranteed, per NFL.com. He led the Cardinals' pass rush last season with 12.5 sacks. The Top 100 placement, also noted by Bleacher Report alongside Baker Mayfield's ranking, gives the franchise a peer-recognized anchor on the defensive line heading into training camp.
The Cardinals' 2026 training camp schedule has not yet been announced.
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