2025 Arizona Cardinals training camp roster preview: DL Dalvin Tomlinson

The Arizona Cardinals report to training camp on July 22 and begin the process of preparing for the regular season, forming the roster and determining starting jobs and roles on the team.

Leading up to the start of camp, we will take a look at every player on the offseason roster, their background, their contract, their play in 2024, questions they face and their roster outlook.

Next up is defensive lineman Dalvin Tomlinson.

Dalvin Tomlinson background, 2024 season

A second-round pick from Alabama by the Giants in 2017, Tomlinson also played for the Vikings and Browns before Cleveland released him on March 12. Two days later, he was signed by the Cardinals to shore up the middle of the defensive line.

With the Browns last season, Tomlinson played 610 snaps on defense (60 percent) and added 77 (18 percent) on special teams. He started 16 games and was inactive for one, totaling 26 tackles (13 solo, six for loss), 3.0 sacks and 18 quarterback hits. In his career, Tomlinson has played 125 games and started each one.

Dalvin Tomlinson 2025 contract details, cap hit

Tomlinson signed a two-year contract worth $29 million that includes three void years to spread out the signing-bonus allocation on the salary cap. The contract has $13.5 million guaranteed, including an $8.5 million signing bonus. His base salary this year is a guaranteed $5 million and the cap charge is $7.64 million.

2025 questions, roster outlook

The 31-year-old Tomlinson brings another experienced defensive lineman to combine with Calais Campbell (39). Between them, they have played 386 NFL games with 367 starts. He will be a needed big body in the middle of the line.

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