On Thursday, the Arizona Cardinals signed defensive tackle Calais Campbell to a five year contract extension, which is worth a reported $55 million, with $31 million of it in guaranteed money.
The Arizona Cardinals have announced the free-agent rookie signings, and among them is a player from Arizona State and Arizona.
After logging long hours traveling around the country, meeting with prospects, and studying a seemingly endless amount film, the Arizona Cardinals coaches and scouts can breath easier with the 2012 draft now in the rearview mirror.
For those who questioned if the Cardinals would ever address their offensive line in the draft, they did, selecting a tackle and a guard with their fourth and fifth round selections respectively. The Cardinals decided to take tackle Bobby Massie in the fourth. Massie appeared in 37 games at Ole Miss, starting his final 29 games at right tackle, which has to be something that appealed to Arizona.
The Cardinals addressed their offensive line in the fourth and fifth rounds. They immediately jumped back to their secondary with the first of their sixth round picks, taking cornerback Justin Bethel out of Presbyterian.
With the second of their sixth round draft picks, the Cardinals looked toward their offense by taking quarterback Ryan Lindley out of San Diego State.
Just when Cardinals fans thought the offensive line would become an afterthought in the draft, it quickly became a focal point, as the team took linemen with their fourth and fifth round picks. The club didn’t stop there. They ended their portion of the draft by selecting another tackle in the seventh round, Nate Potter from Boise State.
What a whirlwind matter of hours it’s been for Michael Floyd…This is the life of a 22-year old football player who was just drafted by the Cardinals: you’re right in the middle of the glitz and glamour of Radio City Music Hall one evening, and in Arizona the next day meeting the Cardinals brass and the media.
There was a long time between picks for the Arizona Cardinals, but they finally made their second selection, and in the third round the team selected former Sooner cornerback Jamell Fleming.
There was so much speculation going around with the Cardinals facility on whether or not they would keep the 13th pick in the first round of the NFL Draft. After all, there was so much wheeling and dealing going on ahead of them that they could’ve made their pick and no one would’ve noticed. That’s how crazy it was leading up to their time on the clock.
