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The Arizona Cardinals were wheelers and dealers in the NFL draft in 2023 and 2024. General manager Monti Ossenfort was known for moving back and moving around. He made six draft-day trades in 2023 and 2024, five to move back in the draft to acquire more picks.
However, they changed in 2025. Through three rounds of the 2025 NFL draft, the Cardinals made no trades, although they had opportunities. They simply chose not to make them.
In the second round, they selected cornerback Will Johnson, a player who most felt was a first-round talent. He had been mocked as high as the top 10. But they had offers to move back.
"We had a couple of good offers on the table," Ossenfort said after the third round was over. "We talked about it and it just wasn’t worth the gamble. We wanted to add Will, and we're happy we did it.”
They selected Oregon EDGE Jordan Burch in the third round but they also could have traded back. "We had an opportunity to drop back and pick up a later pick but (Burch was) another guy that we had done a lot of work on," Ossenfort said.
With no pick in the sixth round, perhaps we can expect a deal in Round 4 or 5 to move back and get an extra pick.
Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Arizona Cardinals turned down trade offers in Rounds 2, 3 of NFL draft
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However, they changed in 2025. Through three rounds of the 2025 NFL draft, the Cardinals made no trades, although they had opportunities. They simply chose not to make them.
In the second round, they selected cornerback Will Johnson, a player who most felt was a first-round talent. He had been mocked as high as the top 10. But they had offers to move back.
"We had a couple of good offers on the table," Ossenfort said after the third round was over. "We talked about it and it just wasn’t worth the gamble. We wanted to add Will, and we're happy we did it.”
They selected Oregon EDGE Jordan Burch in the third round but they also could have traded back. "We had an opportunity to drop back and pick up a later pick but (Burch was) another guy that we had done a lot of work on," Ossenfort said.
With no pick in the sixth round, perhaps we can expect a deal in Round 4 or 5 to move back and get an extra pick.
Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Arizona Cardinals turned down trade offers in Rounds 2, 3 of NFL draft
Continue reading...
