Calais Campbell and Jalen Thompson crack the top 101 NFL free agents for 2026.

NFL free agency begins in a couple of weeks. Teams can begin to negotiate with players whose contracts will expire beginning on March 9, and the new league year officially begins on March 11.

The Arizona Cardinals will be active in free agency, and they have players who will likely sign elsewhere.

NFL.com’s Gregg Rosenthal put together a list of the top 101 free agents who should be available, and two impending Cardinals free agents make the list — defensive lineman Calais Campbell and safety Jalen Thompson.

No. 52 DL Calais Campbell

There’s no official word about whether Campbell will retire. It’s outrageous how he continually winds up being the best defensive lineman — or close to it — on every team he joins, with his 40th birthday (Sept. 1) now on the horizon. 

Arizona men’s basketball’s wins over BYU and Houston last week have the Wildcats in pole position for a number one seed, but they weren’t quite enough to move the UA back to the top of Associated Press poll.

Arizona is ranked No. 2 in this week’s AP top 25, behind No. 1 Duke. Arizona received five first-place votes to Duke’s 56.

Michigan is ranked No. 3 following its loss to Duke. Behind the Wolverines are the two Big 12 programs trailing Arizona in the conference standings: No. 4 Iowa State and No. 5 Houston.

Other Big 12 programs ranked this week are No. 14 Kansas, No. 16 Texas Tech and No. 23 BYU.

Arizona is the top 5 for the 15th consecutive week, tied for the 3rd-longest streak in school history. The longest is 25 in a row, across the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons.

The Wildcats are back in action Tuesday when they take on Baylor in Waco, Texas at 7 p.m. MST on ESPN2.

The 2026 league year is coming next month. It officially begins on March 11, with the legal negotiating period beginning on March 9.

The Arizona Cardinals have many roster decisions to make before then.

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Leading up to the new league year, we will profile every player on the roster, go over what they did last season, what their contract status is and what they face in 2026.

Next up is running back Bam Knight.

2025 Bam Knight season

Knight was the surprise of the preseason. He played well in the preseason and stood out in training camp, earning a spot on the active roster, leading to DeeJay Dallas getting released.

He ended up playing in 12 games and became the starting running back after the injuries to James conner and Trey Benson. He started eight and finished the season with 269 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 3.3 yards per attempt. He also had 22 receptions for 160 yards and a touchdown.

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He finished the season on injured reserve.

Bam Knight contract status

Knight’s contract expires and he will be a restricted free agent. The Cardinals can give him a restricted free agent tender that will pay him well and maintain his rights.

The lowest tender is more than $3.5 million.

Bam Knight offseason outlook

With a new coaching staff, it is uncertain whether there will be interest in bringing him back. We should not expect him to be tendered.

However, he does have experience with new Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur. Knight’s rookie year in 2022 was with the New York Jets, where LaFleur was offensive coordinator. Knight had 300 rushing yards that season in seven games.

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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: RB Bam Knight’s contract status and 2026 offseason outlook