Big Red
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Dennis Gardeck had both his best and worst professional year in 2020.
The one-time undrafted rookie finally got a chance to play some defensive snaps, and he rewarded the Cardinals with seven sacks in limited work, as well as providing his normal stellar special teams play. He also suffered a torn ACL against the Eagles in Week 15, ending his season and providing a steep rehab hill upon which to climb.
But the former outweighed the latter for the Cardinals, who tendered the restricted free agent to a second-round level despite the injury. Unlikely to receive any competing offer, Gardeck signed his one-year contract -- worth $3.384 million -- on Thursday.
Exclusive rights free agent linebacker Kylie Fitts also signed his tender offer. It leaves linebacker Ezekiel Turner as the only tendered player not to have signed his offer yet.
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