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Jess Root

27 days till the Cardinals’ season opener against the Bills

We start a new week and it is the middle of the preseason. The Arizona Cardinals will travel to Indianapolis to hold a pair of joint practices with the Colts before their preseason contest on Saturday.

We are now 27 days away from their regular-season opener on September 8 against the Buffalo Bills.

No. 27 on the roster is now cornerback Divaad Wilson, who played a couple of games last season as an undrafted rookie. he has not yet been an impact player and is a longshot to make the roster this year.

No. 27 has not been a super impactful number for the Cardinals. A decent player who wore it from 2019-2021 was cornerback Kevin Peterson.

In three seasons, he played in 30 games, starting six.

In 2019, he played a career-high 254 defensive snaps.

Before Peterson, you have to go back to 2016-2017 when Tyvon Branch wore No. 27. He was a solid player. His injury in 2017 opened the door for Budda Baker to crack the starting lineup and become the player he is now.

The countdown will continue tomorrow.

Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire’s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on SpotifyYouTube or Apple podcasts.

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