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Cardinals sign linebacker Hayes to five-year extension

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Monday, November 6, 2006

Arizona Cardinals middle linebacker Gerald Hayes, who has emerged as a solid playmaker in his first season as a full-time starter, signed a five-year contract extension on Monday. Hayes The extension, which came on the last day for teams to sign players and count what would normally be signing bonuses as base salary toward the 2006 spending limit, is worth $21 million with $8 million guaranteed, ESPN's John Clayton reports. The deal was in keeping with the Cardinals' recent initiative of att ...

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