Cardinals trading preseason standout Cameron Thomas to Chiefs

The Arizona Cardinals are dealing ahead of the deadline to get rosters down to 53 players. According to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, they are sending outside linebacker Cameron Thomas to the Kansas City Chiefs for a seventh-round pick.

Thomas was one of the best players of the preseason for the Cardinals, getting a team-leading three sacks.

Thomas, drafted in the third round in 2022, apparently became expendable with the emergence of rookie fifth-round pick Xavier Thomas and the depth and special teams play of Victor Dimukeje.

The move is certainly a surprise, especially with his production following the season-ending injury to second-year linebacker BJ Ojulari.

However, netting a seventh-round pick, he was going to be cut had he not been traded.

We will see if he can carve out a role in Kansas City and if the Cardinals can get production from the guys left on the roster.

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