Brandon Carr could fit nicely with Arizona Cardinals

The wily veteran may be the perfect solution to the Arizona Cardinals’ seemingly annual search for a number-two cornerback

One year ago, during the 2016 offseason, the Arizona Cardinals balked at signing a free agent cornerback. Then, in early September, they scrambled, working out a last-minute trade for Marcus Cooper. They should probably try to avoid doing that again this year.

Which is where tenth-year pro Brandon Carr enters the picture. Despite briefly considering retirement in January, it now appears that the 30-year old still wants to compete. And he may be a perfect fit for the Cardinals’ defense.

Cooper, who just signed with the Chicago Bears, was decent but not great with the Cards. Playing opposite a stud Pro Bowler like Patrick Peterson is no easy task. The player who takes on that role will get picked on, as teams try to avoid throwing at Peterson as much as possible.

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But a confident, experienced veteran like Carr may welcome the challenge. His last five seasons have been spent with the Dallas Cowboys. Before that, he was a Kansas City Chief, who had selected him in the fifth-round of the 2008 draft.

The product of Grand Valley State has put together an impressive resume during his nine campaigns in the NFL. He’s amassed 552 tackles,110 pass breakups and 15 interceptions during that time. Even more impressive has been his availability, he’s never missed a game since entering the league.

Arizona prefers bigger corners, and Carr, at 6’0″, 210, fits the bill. Peterson measures in at 6’1″, 203, so the two of them together would give the club good size at the position.

How much it would take to bring Carr into the nest will be a factor in whether it happens or not. But if General manager Steve Keim can get it done, the Cards’ secondary immediately improves. Let’s hope the Cardinals’ second-corner dilemma gets solved before the 2017 schedule begins.

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