Should Cardinals go all in trading for Bengals All-Pro defensive edge?

Moton on why Cardinals should trade for Hendrickson:

“Aside from (Josh) Sweat, Arizona doesn’t have a reliable pass rusher on the edge. The club re-signed Baron Browning, who registered two sacks in eight games after he came over from the Denver Broncos in a trade last November. BJ Ojulari missed the entire 2024 campaign with a torn ACL. Fifth-year pro Zaven Collins has played off-ball linebacker and edge rusher. He’s yet to top five sacks in a single season.”

Arizona’s defensive coordinator Nick Rallis’ scheme is an odd-man fronts, which wouldn’t fit Hendrickson’s previous teams. The 30-year-old played in a 4-3 scheme with the New Orleans Saints and the Bengals. It would be a adjustment for either Hendrickson or Rallis to adjust the defense to fit around his personnel.

Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon ran a 4-3 when with the Philadelphia Eagles, so he would know how to use Hendrickson in the team’s front seven. General manager Monti Ossenfort spent draft picks in the 2024 and 2025 to improve the pass rush, but it wouldn’t hurt to add another Pro Bowler edge rusher in Hendrickson.

The roster defensive line has stellar depth with Josh Sweat, Calais Campbell, Walter Nolen, Dalvin Tomlinson, and possibly Hendrickson if the franchise pulls the trigger. Arizona currently has $32 million in cap space, which drops to $21 million next season.

However, Gannon and Ossenfort is entering their third season with the organization and have hopes of making the playoffs for the first time with them in charge. Trading for a player like Hendrickson, who has recorded 17.5 sacks in each of the past two seasons, is what it’ll take to take that leap into being contenders.