The Arizona Cardinals and Daryl Washington have agreed upon a six-year deal that will keep him with the franchise through 2017.

Washington had two seasons remaining on his rookie deal.

“Two things that successful teams do consistently is build through the draft and keep their core players,” Graves said. “Daryl has certainly lived up to the potential we all saw in him coming out of TCU in 2010 and he has established himself as one of the top young defensive players in the NFL. I know he feels, like we do, that his best football is still ahead of him and we’re thrilled that this deal gives him the opportunity to achieve that with the Cardinals.”