NFC Notes: Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks

Cardinals

Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon is looking to make a positive impact on his new team. He always has a good attitude and found his calling when his own playing career ended at Louisville due to a hip injury.

โ€œI loved football,โ€ Gannon said, via AZCardinals.com. โ€œThere is nothing like football. Honestly, the injury was a way for me to find my passion quickly.โ€

โ€œPeople donโ€™t want to be around Debbie Downers,โ€ Gannon said of his attitude. โ€œIf you say you are a team guy, even in a leadership role โ€“ and that doesnโ€™t mean you canโ€™t be a great leader without that energy, that sustained positive enthusiasm. But itโ€™s not hard for me. Iโ€™m not putting on a front. There are some days when Iโ€™m (expletive) dragginโ€™ ass and pissy. But players smell that out. Whatโ€™s his problem? If you want your team to be up, your players to be like that, your coaches to be like that, if Iโ€™m not setting that example, what am I talking about? Treat people the right way, try your best, and have the right attitude, itโ€™ll work out. If you do those things, you should set yourself up pretty well.โ€

Rams

Rams seventh-round DT Desjuan Johnson said heโ€™s not concerned about being the last pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and thinks the term โ€œMr. Irrelevantโ€ is overblown. 

โ€œCall me Mr. Irrelevant. I ainโ€™t trippinโ€™. Iโ€™m just ready to play football,โ€ Johnson said, via WTOL 11. โ€œEverybody was making it seem bad. Like, itโ€™s just a name. I understand the things that come with it and everything, but at the end of the day, I got picked, and Iโ€™m ready to prove that Iโ€™m there, and Iโ€™m ready to play.โ€

Seahawks

  • PFFโ€™s Brad Spielberger highlights Seahawks OLB Uchenna Nwosu as a veteran extension candidate this offseason and projects a three-year, $45 million deal for him with $27 million of that guaranteed. 
  • Nwosu signed a two-year, $19 million deal last offseason and is now entering a contract year. Spielberger cites Dolphins DE Emmanuel Ogbah and Eagles DE Haason Reddick as some similar examples for Nwosuโ€™s situation.
  • However, he adds the Seahawks have also dedicated a decent amount of draft capital to edge rusher recently and could elect to let Nwosu play out his contract year. 

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