The trade deadline arrives Tuesday at 2 p.m. Arizona time.
The Cardinals made a move ahead of it to help their outside linebacker room.
The team dealt for Baron Browning of the Broncos on Monday, pending a physical. The Cardinals gave up a sixth-round pick for the 2021 third-round pick out of Ohio State who has 9.5 career sacks.
Browning was starting for the Broncos this year before hurting his left foot in Week 2 against the Steelers and going on Injured Reserve.
Coach Jonathan Gannon is scheduled to meet with the media later today.
The 6-foot-3, 240-pounder had 4.5 sacks in 2023 over 10 games and nine starts, and five sacks in 14 games in 2022. This season, Browning appeared in five games, without a sack. He will be a free agent after the season. The Cardinals will need to release a player to officially add Browning to the roster.
“I have no expectation other than we’re going to investigate every single opportunity that comes across,” Ossenfort said during Friday’s appearance on Arizona Sports. “If there’s an opportunity that we want to pursue, we’re going to go investigate that as well.
“If something comes together that we feel can help this team, we’re going to be excited to do it. But we also don’t want to make a move just to make a move if it’s not the right move for this team.”
Cardinals left tackle Paris Johnson Jr. was a teammate of Browning in 2020 at Ohio State, the Covid season in which the players spent even more time together than normal. He called Browning “an awesome teammate.”
“I’ve seen his tape the past two years, just to keep up with the Buckeyes around the league,” Johnson said. “He’s explosive off the ball and I think that’s why he’s able to threaten the edge often. So I think he adds that to the locker room.”
