Cards sign DT Dalvin Thomlinson

[az jam]

Fills a big need.
The Cardinals are signing former Browns DT Dalvin Tomlinson, per his agency @_SportsTrust.
Tomlinson has been a full-time starter in the NFL ever since the Vikings drafted him in the second round out of Alabama in 2017. While he doesn’t stuff the stat sheet with sacks (only 19.0 in his career), he’s been plenty disruptive throughout his career, racking up tackles for loss (36) and quarterback hits (67) aplenty. Tomlinson really hangs his hat on being one of the more well-rounded defensive tackles in the league, often seeing his run defense grades as high as his pass rush grades on Pro Football Focus.

 

[Card'em]

Where's Chopper...this is one of the guys he wanted us to get.

 

[az jam]

Dalvin Tomlinson gets 2 years, for $29M with $16M guaranteed. A really nice deal.

 

[Proximo]

Seems like he is actually a legit nfl starter, but an old one.

 

[Chopper0080]

Let’s go!!!

 

[PDXChris]

Durable Big John witb 19 career sacks at the DT spot!

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[az jam]

This is good for the Cards so they can actually take the best player available at 16. They really needed both an edge rusher and DT and got them in free agency and they didn’t break the bank.

 

[Totally_Red]

Good add by much maligned GM.

 

[football karma]

this is a plus NFL caliber starting DT

from Roy Lopez (who I liked!) to Tomlinson is a big upgrade

 

[Cheesebeef]

Okay… me happy. Means we’re not forced into DT at 16 and can go best available.

 

[Shane]

Heck yea

 

[Chopper0080]

Now the DL room is crowded. Tomlinson. Jones. Nichols. Robinson. Collier. Stills. That is a decent room by league standards.

 

[Mulli]

also familiar with Drew Petzig. Championship

 

[PDXChris]

DL
Dalvin Thomlinson
Darius Robinson
LJ Collier
Dante Stills
Justin Jones
Bilal Nichols

I'm not sure we draft someone is the first round now.

 

[PDXChris]

Now the DL room is crowded. Tomlinson. Jones. Nichols. Robinson. Collier. Stills. That is a decent room by league standards.

Let's us go BPA now? Maybe? Unless that's where they upgrade Edge.

 

[outcent13]

good deal!!

 

[BirdGangThing]

hey now - now we're talking - size upfront - my compliments to the chef - nice get monti

 

[Totally_Red]

Durable and productive starter. As mentioned it allows #16 to be best player at DT, Edge, OL, or CB.

 

[Chopper0080]

DL
Dalvin Thomlinson
Darius Robinson
LJ Collier
Dante Stills
Justin Jones
Bilal Nichols

I'm not sure we draft someone is the first round now.

Hopefully it enables Monti to let the draft come to him which is generally a good thing.

 

[PJ1]

Provides flexibility in the draft for sure. Good signing.

 

[Card'em]

Now we can go DL, Edge or OL in the first round, best player available. Much better draft position.

 

[DaHilg]

DL
Dalvin Thomlinson
Darius Robinson
LJ Collier
Dante Stills
Justin Jones
Bilal Nichols

I'm not sure we draft someone is the first round now.

Certainly this front doesn’t excite anyone or put fear in anyone.. but it makes me think we will go RT or possibly someone who starts at G and moves to RT a year from now.

 

[Heucrazy]

Now to start huffing the hopium for a OL or WR to drop in the first.

 

[Chopper0080]

This opens up OL in round 2 as well.

 

[Totally_Red]

Can he really play both DE and DT?