What other positions could Cardinals still target this NFL trade deadline?

The Arizona Cardinals bought ahead of the NFL trade deadline with the acquisition of former Denver Broncos pass rusher Baron Browning in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick.

But is general manager Monti Ossenfort really done adding pieces with the deadline closing in?

According to Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro, that’s likely the case.

If it’s not, though, there’s a couple of ways the Cardinals could still go before the 2 p.m. deadline rolls around.

A look at the positions Arizona could still potentially target this week:

Pass rusher

Browning at the very least gives the Cardinals another depth piece in the outside linebackers room.

But until he can get on the practice field and work himself into the pass-rushing rotation, that’s about as far as I would go when talking expectation.

He’s flashed with a two-year span of 9.5 sacks and 49 hurries from 2022-23, though he has only appeared in five games in 2024 after suffering a foot injury early on in the Broncos’ Week 2 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

If he can get back to that form, he should help an Arizona defense that is still outside the top 10 in sacks (21) even after its impressive six-sack effort in Sunday’s win over Chicago.

But why stop there?

Ossenfort has the cap space to make a more high-profile move if he so wishes.

Name to watch: Azeez Ojulari, New York Giants pass rusher

Brother of current Cardinals OLB BJ Ojulari, the New York Giant has strung together a strong 2024 campaign behind six sacks, seven tackles for loss and nine QB hits across nine games (four starts). He’s accounted for 21 total quarterback pressures on 158 pass rush attempts, per NFL Next Gen Stats.

And given the Giants’ 2-7 mark, they appear headed for some major changes.

The red flags when it comes to Ojulari, though, are his impending unrestricted free agency and injury history.

Still, bringing in big bro would be an upgrade in the room.

Defensive line

The Cardinals’ front seven has been decimated by injury after losing Justin Jones and Bilal Nichols for the year on top of missed games from Roy Lopez and Khyiris Tonga.

We’re still awaiting rookie Darius Robinson’s NFL debut due to a calf injury and the passing of his mother.

Much like the Browning addition, why not bring in some added depth to shore up the rotation that much more?

Name to watch: Calais Campbell, Miami Dolphins DE

This would be a fun one on a couple different levels.

For one, you would be bringing back a fan favorite in Campbell, who spent the first nine seasons of his career in Arizona before stops in Jacksonville (2017-19), Baltimore (2020-22), Atlanta (2023) and now Miami.

This year, Campbell is up to two sacks, seven tackles for loss and five quarterback hits across eight starts.

Even with the return of Tua Tagovailoa, the Dolphins are flailing at 2-6 and should be looking to move some pieces.

And with Campbell near the end of his long NFL career — and currently on a one-year deal — the 39-year-old likely wouldn’t break the bank draft picks-wise.

Honorable mention: Cornerback

There have been growing pains this year, but the group of young cornerbacks led by Garrett Williams, Max Melton and Starling Thomas V have held their own with veteran Sean Murphy-Bunting out the past two games with a neck injury.

If that issue continues to linger, bringing in some added veteran depth could be needed.

Name to watch: Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints are in a full-blown tailspin and could be looking to sell, sell, sell after firing head coach Dennis Allen on Monday morning.

The price to acquire a guy like Lattimore could be cheaper than most years, too, given the circumstance.

Then again, that would mean taking on his hefty contract.

Per Spotrac, Lattimore carries a cap hit of $14.6 million in 2024 before that number balloons to $31.4 million and $28.5 million the next two years, respectively.

There’s a potential out after this season, but it comes with a $31.6 million dead cap hit.

Lattimore is likely way too expensive for the Cardinals’ liking, especially when he’s registered just two passes defensed and no interceptions through seven starts in 2024.

As for another team in more dire straits at the position? That’s debatable.

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