Report: Cardinals May Struggle to Move No. 3 Pick

Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer says the team may have a tough time moving the No. 3 overall pick.

We're now at the beginning of draft week, and the Arizona Cardinals have some pretty hefty plans with the No. 3 pick.

Clearly in a rebuilding mode, the Cardinals are heavily favored to try and move down in order to gain significant draft capital for the future. 

However, Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer says it might be hard for Arizona to move the pick:

"It’s well-established that new GM Monti Ossenfort is looking to move down from No. 3, to accumulate more capital and build up a roster with needs everywhere," said Breer in his latest mailbag.

"But it seems like it won’t be easy to move the pick. One thing that would help is Stroud getting past Houston—opening up an opportunity for someone to leapfrog the Colts to have their pick of any of the non–Young quarterbacks in the class. But if the Cardinals get stuck? One thing that comes up consistently is that Ossenfort is going to want to park the ball in the middle of the fairway with his first pick, be it at No. 3 or further down. 

"Anderson is the name that most commonly comes up, but I also know Arizona passed Wilson on his physical, which would make him a possibility too. And if there’s a curveball coming, I’ve heard the Cards love Witherspoon at corner and Johnson at tackle. Both would be considerations—maybe at No. 3, maybe after a trade down."

Teams such as the Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, Las Vegas Raiders, Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans all could make the jump to No. 3 and take their quarterback of the future. 

However, will the Cardinals get the trade package they deem acceptable to move out of the pick? Only time will tell, though we likely won't find out until they're on the clock come Thursday night. 

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