When the Arizona Cardinals selected linebacker Zaven Collins in the first round of the 2021 draft, they anticipated him being the starting “MIKE” inside linebacker, quarterbacking the defense and giving the playcalls and getting the microphone in the helmet.
Thus far, that has not been the case. Collins is slated to be a starting inside linebacker but is not slated to be the defensive playcaller, at least for now.
Head coach Kliff Kingsbury said Wednesday that they are working through who will ultimately do it, but that there are “four to five guys” he is comfortable with giving that job to.
