We are now under 40 days until the start of the Arizona Cardinals’ 2024 season. They have a day off in training camp today (Wednesday) and have their first preseason game in 10 days.
They are 40 days away from their season opener in Week 1 on the road against the Buffalo Bills.
No. 39 on the roster currently is rookie cornerback Jaden Davis, drafted in the seventh round this year. He has not yet made an impact and is a longshot to make the team.
It has been a long time since a player wearing No. 39 made a seasonable impact. Cornerback Jace Whittaker stuck around for parts of three seasons from 2020-2022 but was mostly on the practice squad. James Sanders played one season for the Cardinals in 2012, mostly on special teams.
The last impactful No. 39 might be Johnny Johnson, who was with the Cardinals from 1990-1992. He was drafted in the seventh round and rushed for 926 yards as a rookie, making the Pro Bowl. Were it not for Emmitt Smith being a rookie, Johnson might have been Offensive Rookie of the Year.
He rushed for over 2,300 yards in three seasons for the Cardinals before he was traded to the New York Jets along with the fourth pick in the 1993 draft to move up to No. 3, which they used to draft running back Garrison Hearst.
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