The Arizona Cardinals have not drafted an edge defender in quiet a while. They last did in 2015, selecting Markus Golden in the second round and Shaq Riddick in the fifth round.
They have interest in at least one in this year’s draft.
According to Draft Wire’s Justin Melo, the Cardinals had a private meeting scheduled with Kansas pass rusher Azur Kamara. Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, it had to be canceled. It is not known whether they have since had a FaceTime meeting with him.
Azur Kamara had private visits set up w/ the #Bengals, #Cardinals & #Chiefs. COVID-19 prevented them from happenning.
He's held pre-draft meetings over FaceTime w/ the #Bengals & #Jets. He also has one coming up w/ the #Chargers.
Kamara was impressive at the Sr. Bowl & combine.
— Justin M (@JustinM_NFL) April 9, 2020
Kamara has Arizona ties. He moved to Arizona from Ivory Coast in West Africa when he was 10. He played two years of junior college football at Arizona Western College before playing for the Jayhawks the last two seasons. He had 12.5 sacks his second year at AWC before moving on to Kansas.
In 2019, he had four sacks, 30 tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss.
He has great length and athleticism, although he is a project. He is 6-3 and 245 pounds with 35 1/4-inch arms. he ran the 40 in 4.59 seconds. He is fast and explosive.
He did perform well at the Senior Bowl so he could be a player of intrigue for the Cardinals.
The Cardinals have four Day 3 picks and could use one on Kamara or sign him as one of their priority rookie free agents. There is something there to work with and develop, especially if he can at least be a special teams contributor.
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