INDIANAPOLIS — The Cardinals new General Manager Monti Ossenfort spoke at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday, sharing updates on the team.
The combine is the first major event for Ossenfort and new Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon. It's also where teams usually start having trade conversations for players and draft picks.
Ossenfort said the organization wants to keep DE Zach Allen and CB Byron Murphy – those are two of the 30+ free agents the Cardinals will have to make decisions on.
But no decision has been made on Isaiah Simmons’ 5th-year option. the Cardinals have until the middle of May to decide.
Also still undecided is the future of DeAndre Hopkins. Reports surfaced after last season that the Cardinals would look to trade Hopkins. Hopkins met with Ossenfort before the Super Bowl to discuss his future with the team.
“I’m glad DeAndre is on the team right now,” Ossenfort said Tuesday.
Arizona is set to pick third overall in the upcoming NFL Draft. The guys most linked to them – Alabama’s Will Anderson, Georgia’s Jalen Carter and Texas Tech’s Tyree Wilson. All guys who can get after the quarterback.
When asked about those three – Carter, Anderson and Wilson – Ossenfort said: “Those are 3 players I have studied. Looking forward to meeting them this week.”
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