The Arizona Cardinals announced Friday it would close the team facility for the rest of the month except for operationally critical staff. Before the closed things down and before the NFL announced all in-person visits with draft prospects were to be ended for the near future, the team reportedly got one final prospect visit in.
According to ESPN’s Josina Anderson, Tennessee edge defender Darrell Taylor was seen leaving the Cardinals’ headquarters in Tempe on Friday morning.
I'm told Tennessee OLB prospect Darrell Taylor just left the #Cardinals facility within the hour, per source. Staff are expected to be leaving around noon.
— ig: josinaanderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 13, 2020
He did not test and the NFL combine but measured in at 6-4 and 267 pounds. He looks the part of an NFL pass rusher. He had solid but not great production in college. He had 19.5 career sacks, including 8.5 and 8.0 the last two seasons, as well as 26.5 career tackles for loss, 21.5 of which came the last two seasons.
He appears to be a player the Cardinals could eye on Day 2 or Day 3 of the NFL draft.
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