Arizona Cardinals camp preview: Offensive line

By Scott Allen | Jul 2, 2019

SANTA CLARA, CA - OCTOBER 06: David Johnson #31 of the Arizona Cardinals celebrates after a touchdown with D.J. Humphries #74 during their NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on October 6, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

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DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 03: Offensive guard Max Garcia #73 of the Denver Broncos defends the line of scrimmage against the Arizona Cardinals during preseason action at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on September 3, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. The Cardinals defeated the Broncos 22-20. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

Backups

Depth will be the key this year. With as many injuries as the Cardinals offensive line has suffered over the past couple of seasons, it will be important to have a deep bench.

This is a huge reason why 18 players on the line are in camp. Expect the Cardinals to carry 10 linemen at least once the 53-man roster is set.

Let tackle should be backed up by Korey Cunningham. The second-year player had a decent rookie season. He struggled at times but also shined at times.

Look for the left guard to be Max Garcia, signed as a free agent from the Denver Broncos. Right guards Colby Gossett and Rees Odhiambo, right tackle Will Holden and left guard Jeremy Vujnovich are also in play.

The other offensive linemen in camp are Lamont Gaillard, Coleman Shelton, Joshua Miles, Tariq Cole and William Sweet. With as much help the Cardinals offensive line needs in order to drastically improve over their performance last season, expect no one to be out of making the 53-man roster early on in camp.

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These guys will separate themselves come preseason games. Even then though, buyer beware, especially on the younger guys. Defenses will be vanilla.

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