The Cardinals bolstered their offensive line on Friday night by signing former Giants left guard Justin Pugh, ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweets. 
The NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo tweets the contract is five-year deal worth just over $45MM.
The Cardinals were in search of interior line help and Pugh represented one of the best remaining options.The team was attempting to land former Panthers guard Andrew Norwell, but the All-Pro guard signed with the Jaguars earlier in the week. He missed half of 2017 with injuries, but he is a former first-round pick who started in all of his 63 games with the Giants. Recently, he was cleared to resume football activities.
A big selling point with Pugh is his versatility. He has played every position along the line except for center. The majority of his time in the NFL has been split between right tackle and left guard.
The move was the second addition to the Cardinals offensive line on Friday. Earlier in the day, the team signed offensive tackle Andre Smith to a two-year deal.
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Huge overpay for a 6th lineman. Pugh’s biggest asset is his versatility, but he’s really not good enough at any one position to be a consistent starter, just a stopgap player.
I agree he’d being overpaid – unless the guaranteed amount is substantially lower – but I believe his PFF grades for the two years he played LG were actually quite good (in the 80’s, my brain wants to say) and certainly starter-worthy.
Disagree that he’s a 6th lineman. He was by far the best lineman the Giants had (which doesn’t say much tbh) but he was still really good. The reason he has to move around so much is because the Giants have been a mess on the offensive line. I’m sure Pugh will be much better once he is able to settle into one position as opposed to being thrown to whichever hole needs to be filled.