Cardinals Pass Rusher Gets Exciting Update

"He plays extremely hard, and he can rush and he can set violent edges, and he knows what to do. So we'll see where he's at," Gannon added on Thursday.

"He hasn't played football in a long time, so I'll have my eye on him, and we'll progress him the right way. ... We'll take it one day at a time, and hopefully he's out there soon."

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Ojulari - the team's second-round pick in 2023 - had four sacks in his rookie season and flashed some great promise before the severe knee injury.

Now, with a 2-5 Cardinals team desperately hoping to find a consistent team pass rush despite great individual efforts from guys such as Josh Sweat and Calais Campbell.

“I think we can affect the quarterback better. I really do, but that's not just the guys rushing," Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon told reporters.

"That's not just ‘Sweaty’ (LB Josh Sweat) and (DL) Calais (Campbell) and (DL) Dalvin (Tomlinson) and (LB) Baron (Browning). That's the back end. That's our looks pre-snap. Our disguises and our alignments. Again, if we're in certain coverage structures that you want to look at the quarterback and close windows, we have to do that better.

"If you're in coverage structures that put a body on body with leverage and help, you have to do that better too. It takes all 11 to affect the quarterback, and I think you can do it pre-snap and post-snap. We've got a few adjustments, tweaks, let’s coach these things a little bit better to help out our guys/let's make sure we're putting this guy here and not there because he’s been more productive in this spot or this role.

"There'll be, to the naked eye, not a ton of change, but hopefully we have some more production.”

Ojulari, when finally activated, will likely start as a rotational pass rusher behind guys such as Sweat, Browning, Zaven Collins and Jordan Burch.

The Cardinals are on the road in Week 9 for their Monday Night Football date with the Dallas Cowboys.

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