GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals were estimated to have spent nearly $14 million on injured players in the 2020-21 NFL season.
The Cardinals were slightly above the league's average spending at an estimated $13,907,348 or $772,630 per game, according to analysis from online site Bookmakers.com.
Injuries are a commonplace in sports and football is no different.
Throughout the previous season, NFL players collectively missed over 5,600 games because of injury with teams spending an estimated $434 million.
Based of base salary and games missed, the Cardinal's highest spending on an injured player was $2.1 million on receiver DeAndre Hopkins.
Hopkins, who suffered a torn MCL in week 14, missed the rest of the season including the Wild Card game against the Los Angeles Rams, according to Sporting News.
The four other injured players the Cardinals spent the most on were Jordan Phillips, J.J. Watt, Zeke Turner and Maxx Williams.
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Arizona sports
The city of Phoenix is home to five major professional sports league teams; The NFL's Arizona Cardinals, NBA's Phoenix Suns, WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks and NHL's Arizona Coyotes.
The Cardinals have made the State Farm Stadium in Glendale their home turf and the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix is home to both the Suns and the Mercury. The Indoor Football League’s Arizona Rattlers also play at the Footprint. Phoenix has a soccer team with the USL's Phoenix Rising FC.
The Valley hosts multiple major sporting events on a yearly basis, including college football's Fiesta Bowl and Cactus Bowl; the PGA Tour’s highest-attended event, the Waste Management Phoenix Open; NASCAR events each spring and fall; and Cactus League Spring Training.
