Arizona RepublicView CommentsIt’s no secret Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has been in Steve Keim’s ear, constantly pestering the general manager throughout the offseason about why he should draft Murray’s former college teammate at Oklahoma, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.“Well, Kyler has lobbied for CeeDee Lamb, he’s lobbied for four or five offensive linemen, a running back and a tight end,” Keim said Thursday. “He hasn’t once said anything to me about a defensive player, so I’m not sure he’s a guy I’m going to hang my hat on when it comes to draft day.”Keim might be interested to know...…Arizona RepublicView CommentsIt’s no secret Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has been in Steve Keim’s ear, constantly pestering the general manager throughout the offseason about why he should draft Murray’s former college teammate at Oklahoma, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.“Well, Kyler has lobbied for CeeDee Lamb, he’s lobbied for four or five offensive linemen, a running back and a tight end,” Keim said Thursday. “He hasn’t once said anything to me about a defensive player, so I’m not sure he’s a guy I’m going to hang my hat on when it comes to draft day.”Keim might be interested to know...WW…

Arizona RepublicView CommentsIf the NFL offseason were an Olympic relay event, then Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim just ran the best penultimate lap of his life.Now it’s time to pass the baton on to Arizona defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and just hope he doesn’t have fumble fingers or trips over a hurdle and breaks his neck.Not that there’s any pressure or anything on Joseph, but if the Cardinals’ restocked and reloaded defense flops in 2020 like it did last season, it will no longer be Keim’s rear end sitting on the hot seat. It will be Joseph’s – and the coals are already...…Arizona RepublicView CommentsIf the NFL offseason were an Olympic relay event, then Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim just ran the best penultimate lap of his life.Now it’s time to pass the baton on to Arizona defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and just hope he doesn’t have fumble fingers or trips over a hurdle and breaks his neck.Not that there’s any pressure or anything on Joseph, but if the Cardinals’ restocked and reloaded defense flops in 2020 like it did last season, it will no longer be Keim’s rear end sitting on the hot seat. It will be Joseph’s – and the coals are already...WW…

Arizona RepublicView CommentsThe tension in the air wasn’t just thick in the Josh Jones family household during the first two days of the NFL draft. It was suffocating. And it was growing toxic with the passing of every selection.“It was tough. It was tough watching all the picks go by,” the offensive tackle from the University of Houston recalled. “The room’s quiet, it’s eerie in there. Everybody’s ready to celebrate, but you don’t know where you’re going to go.”The 6-foot-5, 319-pound Jones, who started all 45 games he played in college for the Cougars, thought he had a pretty good idea...…Arizona RepublicView CommentsThe tension in the air wasn’t just thick in the Josh Jones family household during the first two days of the NFL draft. It was suffocating. And it was growing toxic with the passing of every selection.“It was tough. It was tough watching all the picks go by,” the offensive tackle from the University of Houston recalled. “The room’s quiet, it’s eerie in there. Everybody’s ready to celebrate, but you don’t know where you’re going to go.”The 6-foot-5, 319-pound Jones, who started all 45 games he played in college for the Cougars, thought he had a pretty good idea...WW…