The Arizona Cardinals had no backup plan at quarterback this offseason. They had a choice: Make it work with Kyler Murray, or take a $54.7 million dead cap hit just to be rid of him forever, without any idea who would play quarterback.

Hopkins shared Arizona offenses with Murray from 2020 through the 2022 season.

Udoh, 6-foot-6 and 320 pounds, has played 74 games in his NFL career since becoming a sixth-round pick of the Vikings in 2019. In 22 career starts, he has had 14 at right guard, four at left tackle, three at right tackle and one at left guard.

The Minnesota Vikings have been extremely frugal this free-agency period, mostly retaining their own players or adding depth pieces from elsewhere. Kyler