The offseason countdown to the start of the 2024 regular season continues. The Arizona Cardinals, who open the season on September 8 on the road at Highmark Stadium to face the Buffalo Bills, are now 74 days away from that day.
No. 74 now belongs to a rookie, third-round pick Isaiah Adams. Adams played guard and tackle at Illinois. Many hope he can win the starting left guard job, although veteran Evan Brown seems to have the inside track for that now.
The last impactful No. 74 for the Cardinals was the last guy to wear it — tackle D.J. Humphries.
Humphries was cut in the offseason as he was likely going to miss the season with a torn ACL.
Before that, he was a starter for eight seasons.
He was a first-round pick in 2015 but was inactive all season. He was the starting right tackle in 2016 until he moved to the left side after Jared Veldheer got hurt.
He was the starting left tackle ever since.
He was a Pro Bowler once and was solid at his position. The greatest negative of his career was staying healthy. He missed 22 games between 2016-2018 but then only missed one from 2019-2021 and that one game was when he caught COVID.
He was probably the best No. 74 the Cardinals have ever had.
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