The Arizona Cardinals made arguably the best move of the offseason thus far when they traded running back David Johnson, a second-round pick and a 2021 fourth-round pick for receiver DeAndre Hopkins and a fourth-round pick in this year’s draft. Both the Cardinals and the Houston Texans announced the deal.
However, it has not been processed at the NFL offices because both must pass physical exams and, thus far, that has not occurred.
The question has been raised whether the deal could fall through. That would make things tricky, as the NFL draft is in a couple of weeks and picks are involved.
The Cardinals are not worried.
“There’s not a concern,” head coach Kliff Kingsbury told reporters on a video conference this week. “Those aren’t official as far as I know at this point, but we’ll get it done.”
He understands that doctors have other priorities than a physical exam for a healthy NFL player.
Fans should not be worried. The deal will go through. The Cardinals don’t foresee any snafus.
“It’s been slower than it would be but I have no doubts it will be done before the draft.”
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