UPDATE: OL Justin Pugh signs with Cards

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Mike Garafolo‏Verified account@MikeGarafolo
OL Justin Pugh headed to Arizona tomorrow to visit the Cardinals, source says. Cards looking for interior OL help, so they're in talks with the former NYG 1st-rounder.

 

[AZCrazy]

Getting a big OL or WR signing would make this first day of FA about as successful as it could have been.

 

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Darren Urban

Will be interesting to see how this plays out. Pugh can play guard or tackle.

 

[Goldfield]

Good make the line a strength

 

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Ian Rapoport‏Verified account@RapSheet

The Cardinals are looking to beef up their offensive line… this one makes a lot of sense.

 

[Ohcrap75]

Yesssss!! Come on Keim...... I need this!!!!

 

[Ohcrap75]

If he does sign

Yesssss!! Come on Keim...... I need this!!!!

Or a life apparently!!

 

[Hypothesis]

Darren Urban

Will be interesting to see how this plays out. Pugh can play guard or tackle.

He CAN play tackle but he is a much better guard. Dude is a mauler and plays with a nasty attitude.

 

[WildBB]

Be a good get.

 

[Buckeye Cardinal]

Don’t let him leave town without signing a contract. Bradford needs protection. Only 27 with a nasty attitude.

 

[Lagerfilled]

Don’t let him leave town without signing a contract. Bradford needs protection. Only 27 with a nasty attitude.

And a bad back...

 

[Goldfield]

Don’t let him leave town without signing a contract. Bradford needs protection. Only 27 with a nasty attitude.

No we need to run the damn ball with DJ to keep Bradford alive. So yes sign him plz.

 

[Lagerfilled]

I don’t understand why we’d want anyone from the NY Giants oline

 

[WildBB]

I don’t understand why we’d want anyone from the NY Giants oline

He's good if healthy. Slim pickens along the line now.

 

[Jay Cardinal]

Think we ditch Iupati if we sign Pugh? or is the idea to have both of them?

 

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Think we ditch Iupati if we sign Pugh? or is the idea to have both of them?

both will be starting guards.

 

[Heucrazy]

Think we ditch Iupati if we sign Pugh? or is the idea to have both of them?

I think they keep both and actually focus on the run game

 

[Stout]

This is good news.

 

[Lagerfilled]

P Ewww

 

[wa52lz]

Think we ditch Iupati if we sign Pugh? or is the idea to have both of them?

Maybe move Andre Smith to G, he was supposed to play there for CIN last year??

 

[Chopper0080]

He isn't Kevin Zeitler, but he would be a decent piece to add to the line. Would be the best move of the offseason for the Cardinals.

 

[Snakester]

If he's healthy he is a very good guard. Would be a solid all around guard in both pass pro and run blocking.

 

[Cardsfanstl]

And a bad back...

Yep. This is what has me concerned as well.

 

[Lagerfilled]

Yep. This is what has me concerned as well.

Interestingly I read an article this morning about his MRI coming back clean last week and he’s been cleared for football activities. His doctor says it was muscle related, rather than spinal. Whew!

If that’s true and he clears our physical, I say we sign him to 4yrs $36mm with $16 guaranteed.

 

[BillsCarnage]

Interestingly I read an article this morning about his MRI coming back clean last week and he’s been cleared for football activities. His doctor says it was muscle related, rather than spinal. Whew!

If that’s true and he clears our physical, I say we sign him to 4yrs $36mm with $16 guaranteed.

That's in the ballpark of what it may cost for him - http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-york-giants/justin-pugh-12299/market-value/