How Cards Should Protect Reddick and Gardeck
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GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 20:
Dennis Gardeck #45 of the Arizona Cardinals celebrates a first quarter sack of Jalen Hurts #2 of the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium on December 20, 2020 in Glendale, Arizona.
Zach Allen, Dennis Gardeck and Haason Reddick (left to right), the three Cardinals celebrating Gardeck’s sack during the last game that the Cardinals won in 2020, are key cogs to the team’s present and future success as a relentless, high pressure, playmaking defense.
Zach Allen is signed on his 3rd round rookie contract for another two years.
Dennis Gardeck is a restricted free agent who in copious ways was one of the principal catalysts to lead the Cardinals to an 8-6 record in the games he played. Clearly, once Gardeck “The Barbarian” was lost to the season due to a torn ACL, the energy and overall aggressiveness of the team during the last two very disappointing games was not nearly as tangible.