Backup cornerback Kyle Arrington accepted a $1.2 million pay cut to remain with the Baltimore Ravens in 2016, according to ESPN's Roster Management System.
Arrington will earn $900,000 this season, after originally being scheduled to make $2.1 million. That's a 57 percent cut.
There is a chance Arrington can make $500,000 of that lost salary back if he reaches playing time incentives, according to the Roster Management System.
The Ravens signed Arrington to a three-year, $7 million deal last offseason, thinking he would be the team's nickel back. But Arrington struggled last season and eventually fell behind newcomers Shareece Wright, Will Davis and Jumal Rolle. He played only 75 defensive snaps in the last seven games of the season.
One of the likely reasons why Arrington was open to the pay reduction is he's a Maryland native and wanted to stay close to home.
Arrington finished 2015 with 28 tackles, no interceptions and three passes defensed. He is expected to compete for the No. 3 cornerback spot behind Wright and Jimmy Smith.
Arrington's cap number dropped from $2.766 million to $1.566 million, which ranks 25th on the team.
