Ty Simpson’s pre-draft NFL tour is taking 1 more spin, as it turns out.
The former Alabama star quarterback, who stands to be 1 of the first signal callers to be selected in next week’s NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, is visiting the Arizona Cardinals on Wednesday. ESPN NFL Draft analyst Field Yates posted on his social media that Simpson will meet with the Cardinals on the final day that draft prospects are allowed to visit prospective teams.
Arizona is suddenly in dire need at the quarterback spot after releasing former Texas A&M and Oklahoma standout Kyler Murray last month. Murray spent 7 seasons with the Cardinals after being the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2019. He was thought to be Arizona’s long-term future at the position, and he did finish his time in the desert ranking third in franchise history in passing yards (20,460) and touchdowns (121), as well as second in completions (1,974).
But the Cardinals decided to go in another direction, and with Murray now a member of the Minnesota Vikings, there is 1 giant spot open in Arizona for a new franchise quarterback. Maybe that person is Simpson, who figures to hear his name called pretty early when the draft begins next Thursday night.
Arizona currently holds the No. 3 overall pick in the draft, and the Cardinals’ next pick after that is the second pick in the second round, which is the No. 34 overall selection.
Perhaps one of those two selections will be Simpson, a prospect made a lot more realistic with the news that Simpson is taking this last-minute visit with Arizona.
With the Cardinals now apparently in the mix to draft Simpson, here is what the Kalshi market is currently saying about the odds for which NFL team will pull the trigger and select the former Alabama star:
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
