Cardinals Draft Tackling Machine

0:00It's April 1st. I'm Corey with the story, and this is NFL News Today Football News powered by AI. Arizona Cardinals been missing tackles left and right last season, so they scooped up linebacker Khalil Red Murdoch in the 7th round, pick 2. 117. This due from Buffalo is a straight-tackle machine, racking up 142 total tackles last year, and raking second in the nation. Here before that, he had 156 tackles, plus he owns the NCAA record with 17 career-forced fumbles. Two-time first-team All-Mac honoree, playing 42 games with 9 sacks and 39 and a half tackles for loss. At 6.2 and 232 pounds, Murdoch brings that old school physicality, shed him blockers with violent hands, and a motor then. Never quits. He reads keys quick, attacks gaps, and wraps up ball carrier sideline to sideline, perfect for a defense need in more discipline underneath. He's no coverage specialist against tight ends, lacks fluid hips for man matchups, and ain't

1:03a top blitzer, but experts praise his instincts, angles, and how he punches the ball without overrun in plays. Cardinals get a special team's ace and run stuff in depth piece who could turn into a gym, bringing the grit to shore up those missed tackles right away.