25 days till the Cardinals' season opener against the Bills

The Arizona Cardinals are set to hold the first of two joint practices with the Indianapolis Colts today, a lovely Wednesday in August. We are three days away from their preseason matchup against them.

And, as we count down to the start of the regular season, we are 25 days from their Week 1 matchup on the road against the Buffalo Bills on September 8.

The Cardinals’ current No. 25 has been impactful. It is linebacker Zaven Collins.

Collins was the 16th overall pick in the 2021 draft, selected out of Tulsa. He was an off-ball linebacker.

It took till his second season to get significant playing time, and in 2022, he had 100 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, two sacks, six pass breakups, an interception he returned for a touchdown and a forced fumble.

Last season, he was moved to the edge to play outside linebacker and had 3.5 sacks. He did become arguably the team’s best run defender and played in coverage well, too. He signed a contract extension this month and is under contract through 2026.

The countdown continues tomorrow.

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