Jaguars Urged to Swing a Trade for Cardinals $16M Pro Bowl Starter

The Jacksonville Jaguars are reportedly seeking secondary help before the trade deadline and have been urged by analysts to trade for Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler noted that Baker could be available because Arizona's persistent losing has weighed heavily on him, while other analysts view Jacksonville as a fitting destination for the veteran defender.

Baker is on a three-year, $54 million extension that carries non-guaranteed money in 2027, giving an acquiring team contractual flexibility. Acquiring Baker would require the Jaguars to navigate cap constraints, requiring roughly $7.3 million to $8.13 million in cap adjustments to complete a permanent trade with Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort.