Insider: Cardinals Not Engaging in Trade Discussions

ARIZONA -- The Arizona Cardinals are just days away from the NFL's Oct. 31 trade deadline, and all eyes are on Jonathan Gannon's 1-6 squad to see if any moves will be made.

The Cardinals have a handful of players that could net some considerably draft capital in return, and a mixture of poor record and an obvious rebuild have many expecting the team to be considerable sellers with just days remaining.

That's not been the case, however.

Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer reported the following on Arizona's activity - or lack thereof - as the deadline approaches.

"Interestingly enough, the 1–6 Cardinals haven’t been very active in trade discussions to this point, even with some guys they could value in return," said Breer.

"Hollywood Brown, in a contract year and still 26, has drawn some interest, and has the gamebreaking element a lot of teams are looking to add to their offense, so he might be one to watch. I’d expect Budda Baker and D.J. Humphries (with Paris Johnson Jr. as the left tackle of the future) could bring some value back, too. But Baker is signed for another year past this one, and Humphries is signed for two, so there’s no urgency to move either guy.

"The other thing? Arizona’s playing well under Jonathan Gannon. With an undermanned roster, I can see where it’d make sense to reward players who have bought in by keeping the band together for the duration of the new coach and GM Monti Ossenfort’s first season."

That matches other reports by NFL insiders such as The Athletic's Diana Russini, who believes Marquise Brown will remain in the desert despite interest from various teams.

Ossenfort did a strong job over his first offseason ensuring the Cardinals had plenty of flexibility moving forward - giving Arizona six picks in the first three rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft and nearly $66 million in cap space to work with.