​The Arizona Cardinals will report to training camp on July 22 and begin the process of gearing up for the regular season, finalizing the roster, and sorting out starting roles and responsibilities across the team. In the lead-up to camp, we’ll examine every offseason roster member, delving into their background, contract details, what they displayed in 2025, the questions surrounding them, and their overall roster outlook.
Here is a closer look at defensive lineman Darius Robinson. Standing 6-5 and weighing 285 pounds, Robinson showed encouraging progress in the latter part of the 2025 season after a challenging 2024 rookie year that was largely derailed by a calf injury and the passing of his mother, limiting him to six games. In 2025, he appeared in 15 games with 12 starts, recording 43 tackles (15 of them solo), one sack, four tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, and one fumble recovery. He logged 548 defensive snaps, which accounted for 48 percent of the defensive workload, and contributed 51 special-teams plays (about 13 percent).
Robinson is currently in the third year of his four-year, $13.87 million guaranteed rookie contract. His salary for this season is $2.06 million, with a salary-cap charge of $3.78 million. The Cardinals are counting on a significant leap from him in this third season, especially given the stability of the defensive scheme with Nick Rallis returning as coordinator. That continuity should help Robinson develop as a better pass rusher while also enhancing his run-stopping ability. To trigger consideration of a fifth-year option, the team would need a standout performance that includes game-changing plays, which would be required to persuade the organization to exercise that option next May.
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