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Grade Arizona Cardinals release C Evan Brown
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Cardinals move on from Brown after two years, signaling a position group overhaul. Multiple outlets report the release alongside three linemen signings, indicating strategic roster retooling. Brown's designation as a starter-level piece getting cut suggests underperformance or scheme mismatch concerns. Fans view this as necessary depth churning rather than controversial, though some question consistency. Arizona's offensive line upgrades should improve the unit's overall competitive standing immediately.
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Arizona's release of center Evan Brown earns a D+ Contract Value Index (CVI), reflecting a sunk-cost move that offers minimal cap relief in an offseason rebuild. At $2.5M in annual value on a one-year deal, Brown's salary was not a ceiling-buster, but his removal from the roster suggests the Cardinals determined the production relative to that outlay no longer justified the investment—particularly with the team sitting at 3-14 and staring down a complete roster reset. The CVI grade indicates this wasn't a value disaster (a team wouldn't cut someone to shed money at that price point unless forced), but rather an acknowledgment that the deployment of capital here was inefficient compared to alternatives. For Arizona, moving on from Brown frees modest space and—more importantly—creates an opportunity cost: the $2.5M can now be redirected toward higher-impact positions as the roster reconstruction unfolds. This is the kind of low-profile jettisoning that defines offseason triage on losing rosters—not a flashy overpay correction, but a quiet recognition that every dollar matters when you're building from scratch.
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- $2.5M
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- $2.5M
- Guaranteed
- $1.0M
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The Arizona Cardinals released Evan Brown (C) on March 12, 2026. FanVerdicts covers every reported NFL move — and asks fans to weigh in on each one. Cast your Fan Verdict on this move, see where the crowd lands, and argue the call. FanVerdicts brings its own read too — sentiment and Contract Value Index — as one honest input alongside the crowd's. Where FanVerdicts has weighed in so far: Contract Value Index D+, Sentiment F.
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