The Arizona Cardinals badly need pass-rushing help. Their leader in sacks was Dennis Gardeck in 2023 with only six. They had only one sack over the final six games of the season and that one sack was when Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Field ran out of bounds for no gain.
So this new report should be of interest to Cardinals fans.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Philadelphia Eagles are having trade calls for pass rusher Josh Sweat.
Sweat enters the final year of his contract, entering his age-27 season.
Last season, he had 6.5 sacks, seven tackles for loss and 23 quarterback hits.
If the Cardinals are one of those teams talking to the Eagles, it would make sense. Sweat’s best season came in 2022 when Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon was Philly’s defensive coordinator. He had 11 sacks, 15 tackles for loss and 23 quarterback hits. Over the two seasons Gannon coached Sweat, he had 18.5 sacks, 22 tackles for loss and 36 quarterback hits. He was a Pro Bowler in 2021.
Trading for Sweat would mean draft capital and then likely signing him to a contract extension.
The Cardinals have four picks on Day 3 of the draft.
We do not know whether they are one of the teams talking to the Eagles. It would make sense if they were. We will see how this develops over the next few days and weeks.
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