Isaiah Simmons agrees to rookie deal with Cardinals

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Former Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons agreed to his rookie deal with the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday, according to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport.

Simmons was selected No. 8 overall by the Cardinals in April. Per Rapoport, the deal is worth $20.66 million with a signing bonus of $12.58 million.

He was a first-team All-American and Butkus Award winner as a junior last season, tallying team-bests in tackles (107), tackles for loss (16), sacks (8) and pass breakups (10).

Simmons and Cardinals rookies are set to report to training camp on Tuesday.

The #AZCardinals agreed to terms with first-round freaky defender from #Clemson Isaiah Simmons to a 4-year fully guaranteed deal worth $20.66M, source said. He gets a signing bonus of $12.58M.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 21, 2020

"You'll love it here."

Coach Kingsbury x @isaiahsimmons25 pic.twitter.com/0geTJ5CT4x

— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) July 25, 2020

Making it official. pic.twitter.com/i39bESK5Ml

— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) July 25, 2020

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