Robert Nkemdiche‘s time with Arizona is officially over. The Cardinals announced they were releasing the former first-round defensive lineman on Saturday night. 
The move is hardly surprising, as the writing has been on the wall for a while now. The Cardinals drafted Nkemdiche 29th overall back in 2016, and he never panned out. Nkemdiche was the top recruit in the nation coming out of high school a handful of years ago, and he didn’t quite live up to the hype at Ole Miss either. Nkemdiche was due a roster bonus this week, so the timing makes sense.
The defensive lineman is coming off an ACL tear, and we heard just yesterday that he showed up to camp out of shape, which was likely the final straw. Nkemdiche’s health will determine how much cap space the Cards will save with this move, as we’ve heard that he could be able to recoup more of his money if he qualifies for the CBA’s injury protection. Making matters even worse for Nkemdiche, he’s facing a possible suspension stemming from a June arrest.
Still, because of his draft pedigree, Nkemdiche will likely resurface somewhere relatively quickly. He’ll be labeled as a bust for now though unless he’s able to reinvent himself elsewhere, as he only appeared in 27 games over three years for Arizona. He made just six starts during his time in the desert, all of which came last year. He finished 2018 with 32 tackles and 4.5 sacks, the first sacks of his NFL career.
Laremy Tunsil is next followed by Laquan Tredway. Stay away from Oke Miss Products
Is that mean DK Metcalf and AJ Brown are doomed to fail too?
Tunsil’s a stud
Eli Manning did okay.
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I don’t know anything about his arrest but this is a guy I could see Seattle picking up and sticking him on IR. The NFL hasn’t changed that because a reservist might find it offensive have they? If they could let him sit on IR all year and pull him off at the end of the year to serve his suspension if he gets one he might be able to turn it around. There would have to be some rules and if he didn’t follow them he would be cut and none of his money is guaranteed. I think Pete and some of the guys like Wagner and a few others might get out of him what he was supposed to be. Get him in shape and working would be an interesting project.
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