56 days till the Cardinals' season opener against the Bills

We have reached Sunday and there is still no football, although it is coming. The Arizona Cardinals, who face the Buffalo Bills on the road in Week 1, will take the field at Highmark Stadium on September 8 for the opener, which is in 56 days.

The Cardinals’ current No. 56 is one they hope has a big impact for a long time. It belongs to rookie defensive lineman Darius Robinson, selected 27th overall in the 2024 draft by the Cardinals.

He has not yet made an impact. Hopefully he does even as a rookie.

The last player to wear No. 56 and make a reasonable impact was linebacker Terrell Suggs in 2019. He had 5.5 sacks in 13 games before he was released so he could go sign with the Kansas City Chiefs.

The ending was not good but he did have 5.5 sacks in his first 10 games and two in the season opener.

He didn’t have as great an impact as hoped, but he still did make an impact.

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