While GM Howie Roseman (left) deals with A.J. Brown trade speculation in Philadelphia, Broncos head coach Sean Payton (right) has handed primary play-calling duties to Davis Webb. Kirby Lee / Imagn Images The Athletic’s NFL beat reporters arrived at the NFL Scouting Combine with questions and — amid blazing 40-yard dash times, a 45.5-inch vertical jump and collective fawning over Sonny Styles — they found at least a few answers. Now that the offseason’s first inflection point is behind us, what did they learn in Indianapolis about your favorite team? Our writers discuss below. Injuries last season played a key role in derailing Arizona’s season. The Cardinals were not built to contend but finishing with a league-high 26 players on injured reserve did not help. GM Monti Ossenfort called this an offseason priority. The Cardinals are examining how they structure practice and how they train over the summer. “We’re looking at everything — our training staff, our strength and conditioning staff, how we train players, how we treat players,” he said. “It’s tough when you acquire players and you try to build a team and then those players that you’re counting on, for whatever reason they’re not out there. We got to find a way to overcome that. There’s two things that suck about life in the NFL — injuries…
Published: March 2, 2026 1:11 pm
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