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Arizona Cardinals: 4 potential trade offers for the first overall pick

By Avery Duncan

GLENDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 22: President Michael J. Bidwill of the Arizona Cardinals (left) and general manager Steve Keim (right) watch warm ups before the NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on November 22, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Bengals 34-31. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - NOVEMBER 22: President Michael J. Bidwill of the Arizona Cardinals (left) and general manager Steve Keim (right) watch warm ups before the NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on November 22, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Bengals 34-31. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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CINCINNATI, OH – FEBRUARY 05: Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown speaks to the media after introducing Zac Taylor as the new head coach at Paul Brown Stadium on February 5, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH – FEBRUARY 05: Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown speaks to the media after introducing Zac Taylor as the new head coach at Paul Brown Stadium on February 5, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Is this a bad trade on the part of the Bengals? Maybe, but when you consider that the Bengals owner is Mike Brown, a man who hungry to pique interest in his team and increase revenue, anything is possible — including hiring a 35-year-old quarterbacks coach to be the head coach.

While the Andy Dalton era has led to some regular season success for the Bengals, the team have failed to win a playoff game under him. Factoring in that the 31-year-old Dalton is under contract for just two years at $16M a year without guarantees, per Over The Cap, moving on from his contract should be pretty easy. While his replacement in this scenario is Kyler Murray, who has his fair share of skeptics, he’s the type of player that can excite a fanbase that has lacked a reason to be excited in recent years.

Like previous trades, the Cardinals end up with an extra first-round pick. Adding a second-round pick this year and 2020 is also a nice haul that should translate to some impact players. While the fall to the 11th pick is a big gap like in the Dolphins trade, the depth in the 2019 class is nice enough for the team to add a star talent in the middle of the first.

Next. Cardinals could sign a pair of star Ravens linebackers. dark

Other teams that could trade up include New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars, Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos

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