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ESPN’s Barnwell predicts Arizona Cardinals will sign CB James Bradberry
Vast receiver DeAndre Hopkins #10 of the Arizona Cardinals makes a catch towards cornerback James Bradberry #24 of the New York Giants within the second quarter of the sport at MetLife Stadium on December 13, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photograph by Mike Stobe/Getty Pictures)
(Photograph by Mike Stobe/Getty Pictures)
NFL free company is much from over, as displayed by the New Orleans Saints who added five-time Professional Bowl receiver Jarvis Landry on Friday.
In that spirit, ESPN NFL analyst Invoice Barnwell got here up with touchdown spots for a few of the largest names left in the marketplace this week, and he has the Arizona Cardinals making a splash to their secondary.
The New York Giants launched Professional Bowl cornerback James Bradberry on Might 9 to chop prices and signal their draft class.
Barnwell wrote that Arizona is a match for Bradberry, who had 4 interceptions and 17 go defenses in 2021.
… they haven’t performed sufficient to deal with their protection. Chandler Jones wasn’t changed in free company off the sting, and whereas Arizona bought a surprisingly wholesome season out of Robert Alford a yr in the past, the previous Falcons nook is a free agent. Byron Murphy Jr. is about within the slot, however Arizona wants greater than Jeff Gladney and Marco Wilson outdoors.
Bradberry would give the Cardinals a No. 1 outdoors nook, one thing the franchise didn’t have final season. Murphy Jr. had some massive performances final yr however is extra suited within the slot, whereas Wilson was thrust into an enormous position as a fourth-round rookie.
Arizona didn’t add a confirmed cornerback this offseason and waited till the seventh spherical to draft one: Christian Matthew from Valdosta State.
Bradberry is 28 years outdated and has performed at the very least 15 video games in each season since 2017. He had a breakout marketing campaign in 2020 with New York and made the No. 74 spot on the NFL 100 getting into 2021.
Barnwell pointed to Arizona’s cap state of affairs as a possible hurdle, however one not insurmountable except one other groups swoops in with a profitable multi-year supply.
The Cardinals don’t precisely have numerous cap house, which might make this troublesome, particularly given Murray’s very public requests for a brand new contract. If Bradberry can get a multiyear deal elsewhere, Arizona is perhaps in hassle. But when he simply will get a one-year contract, the Playing cards ought to be capable to use voidable years to get such a deal for about $9 million performed.