Draft Kings

● By Teddy Ricketson
The Arizona Cardinals finished the 2022 season dead last in the NFC West. They dealt with injuries all season which will continue into the 2023 season as quarterback Kyler Murray continues to rehab the knee injury sustained last year. Arizona will enter a new era as they fired Kliff Kingsbury and brought in former Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon to be the next head coach. As the Cardinals look to the 2023 NFL draft, they have the No. 3 overall pick. Quarterbacks are all the rage this year at the top of the draft, but Arizona doesn’t need to partake, as Murray is only expected to miss a handful of games to begin the year. That means the team has their eye on trading back or bringing in a talented defender like Will Anderson Jr. or Jalen Carter. The Cardinals currently have eight draft picks and the front office is going to have to get creative. So far in free agency, Arizona has signed/re-signed six players and had 25 players set to be free agents. Certainly, several depth players will be signed later, but the Cardinals need to address the offensive line, EDGE and cornerback in the draft.