Arizona Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort met with reporters ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft and said the team is open for business.
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00:03 - Yeah, a little bit more action.
00:07 So, you know, I'd say those phone calls
00:10 are starting to pick up a little bit.
00:12 You know, I would say they'll probably continue
00:15 into next week when we go down to Florida
00:17 for the owners meetings.
00:19 You know, I think most teams are in a similar spot to us
00:22 and starting to finalize their boards.
00:24 And the pro day piece is kind of the final on-field piece
00:29 for evaluation purposes.
00:32 You know, so I would imagine some of those conversations
00:36 will continue to pick up, you know,
00:38 but honestly, they probably will not get real serious
00:41 until we get right up until the week of the draft,
00:45 similar to last year.
00:46 So they have definitely picked up,
00:49 but I would expect that to continue here for the next month.
00:52 Yeah, and I would say there is a considerable amount of it
00:55 that is laid beforehand,
00:57 but with everything, you know,
01:00 it kind of has to wait to see.
01:02 There's only so much that, with so many places,
01:04 or so far that it can go,
01:05 'cause again, every mock draft out there
01:09 has everything all figured out, what's going to happen.
01:11 And quite honestly, I don't believe much of any of them.
01:15 So, you know, we pick at four.
01:18 That means we don't know what's going to happen
01:19 at one, two, and three.
01:21 So, you know, I think people have conversations,
01:24 hey, if this happens, or if so-and-so is available here,
01:28 then maybe we can talk,
01:30 and it would look something like this,
01:31 but ultimately there's still a lot of unknown,
01:34 and really there will be until we're on the clock.
01:37 There'll be a big neon sign that says open,
01:41 and I don't like it blinking,
01:44 that kind of messes with my eyes,
01:45 but yeah, we're always going to be listening.
01:48 You know, I think, you know,
01:50 we'll always have the conversation.
01:52 You know, we may not get to a point
01:54 where the deal makes sense,
01:55 whether it's at four or anywhere we're picking,
01:58 but we're always going to have the conversation,
02:00 and if it makes sense,
02:01 and if it's attractive to building our team,
02:06 then it's something that we'll certainly consider
02:09 no matter where we're at in the draft.
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