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Report: Cardinals GM Has 'Two Trade-Back Offers in Hand' Ahead of 2024 NFL Draft

Tyler Conway@@jtylerconwayX.com LogoFeatured Columnist IVApril 23, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 27: General manager Monti Ossenfort of the Arizona Cardinals speaks to the media during the NFL Combine at the Indiana Convention Center on February 27, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
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The Arizona Cardinals will not lack for suitors if they want to trade the No. 4 pick in the 2024 NFL draft.

Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reported the Cardinals already have two offers "in hand" from teams looking to trade up on Thursday.

Jones' report does not name the teams that have given Arizona offers. The Minnesota Vikings, Las Vegas Raiders, Denver Broncos and New York Giants are among the teams picking in the top half of the first round that could look to move up for a quarterback.

Michigan's J.J. McCarthy would be the most logical target, as most projections have USC's Caleb Williams, LSU's Jayden Daniels and North Carolina's Drake Maye likely coming off the board with the first three picks.

The Cardinals are not in the market for a quarterback with Kyler Murray on the roster, so they're likely weighing the benefits of picking the first non-quarterback or trading back. Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. would be the most natural fit at No. 4, but Arizona could move back and still get a WR1.

LSU's Malik Nabers and Washington's Rome Odunze are also considered potential stars at receiver and may be available at later picks.

The Cardinals' best strategy may be the one they followed a year ago when they moved back from No. 3 to No. 12 in a trade with the Houston Texans and then moved from No. 12 to No. 6 in a deal with the Detroit Lions. The ping-ponging across the draft allowed the Cardinals to pick up their top target, offensive tackle Paris Johnson Jr., while also adding draft assets.