Star defensive end Josh Sweat is on his way to the desert after agreeing to a four-year, $76 million deal with the Arizona Cardinals, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Monday.

That makes Sweat the Cardinals’ second-highest paid player after Kyler Murray. His average annual value of $19.1 million will rank 12th among all edge rushers. The 27-year-old Sweat was drafted in the fourth round in 2018 and emerged into a key player when Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon took over as the Philadelphia Eagles ’ defensive coordinator in 2021.

After losing out on former Eagles lineman Milton Williams, the Cardinals made their first splash of free agency by agreeing to a four-year contract with another former Eagle, pass rusher Josh Sweat, his agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN's Adam Schefter.