A name to monitor in free agency could be a rusher of passes that most of which would not expect. THE Arizona cardinals Could go with a player who will probably pass under the radar who has links with the team.
According to Ian Rapoport from NFL MediaTHE Cleveland Browns will not submit the limited free agent James Houston. Without a tender offer, he will become a free agent without restriction on Wednesday with the start of the new year of the league.
It could be an intriguing option for Arizona cardinals. While Houston had only one bag last season in 11 games and recorded only 25 defensive snaps, he had eight bags and 11 strokes as a recruit in 2022 in seven games and 140 snaps for the Detroit lions.
He was drafted by the Lions in the sixth round in 2022. At that time, the Deputy Director General of the Cardinal Cardinals Dave Sears was the director of scouting of the Lions. If Sears loved Houston then he could love him now.
Would he be a guy on which the cardinals would spend a lot of money? No, as it would be stupid, but the team does not only need a significant help of the defensive point, it needs depth, because the baron Browning, Jesse Luketa, Victor Dimukeje, Julian Okwara and Dennis Gardeck will all be free agents who played for cardinals to the external secondary last season.
Houston measures 6 feet 1 inch and 245 pounds. He can play the edge and also has experience on the ball, so he is not unrelated to the coverage, which the external seconds of Arizona must sometimes do.
Keep an eye on Houston. It would not be a big blow, but it is the one that could pass under the radar. With eight bags in seven games as a recruit, there is something there.
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