Branden Albert A Potential Free Agent Target For The Cardinals?

Mike Jurecki of Fox Sports 910 Phoenix indicates that Branden Albert could be the No. 1 left tackle available in the free agent market, and a potential option for the Arizona Cardinals.

However, Jurecki adds that Albertโ€™s asking price is likely to dictate whether or not the Cardinals target a left tackle in this yearโ€™s NFL Draft.

As things stand right now, Arizona is projected to have less than $3 million in cap available to them, according to Overthecap.com. However, the Cardinals do have some options to increase that figure like restructuring WR Larry Fitzgeraldโ€˜s contract and possibly releasing guys like G Daryn Colledge and RB Ryan Williams.

Albert, a University of Virginia product, has spent the past five seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and played the 2013 season under the Chiefsโ€™ franchise tag. Kansas City drafted Eric Fisher No. 1 overall and appear to be unlikely to use their franchise designation on him again in 2014 given that it comes with a 20 percent increase.

Other speculative free agent options for the Cardinals could include: Eugene MonroeJared VeldheerZach Strief and Anthony Collins.

We have all of these players included in our Top 100 Free Agents list.

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