In many ways, the Cardinals’ pursuit of veteran free-agent edge rusher J.J. Watt was comparable to how the NFL’s three-time Defensive Player of the Year has perfected the art of sacking quarterbacks and dropping running backs behind the line of scrimmage.
Their recruiting pitch was an all-out assault.
“Yeah, I give ’em credit. They attacked from all angles,” Watt said Tuesday during his introductory news conference with Arizona reporters via Zoom. “(General Manager) Steve (Keim) and (Owner) Michael (Bidwill) did a great job. There were players, there were coaches and there were non-football people whatsoever that reached out and were in my ear trying to convince me to come down here.