The first-stringers for the Arizona Cardinals’ season-opener have been announced. Nevertheless, changes can be made if need be. There are a pair of backup defensive players, biding their time, who are talented enough to eventually find their way into the starting lineup.
Olsen Pierre, an undrafted free agent of the Chicago Bears back in 2015, is one of them. The defensive tackle played well last season, registering 30 tackles, five and a half quarterback sacks and two passes defensed in a part-time role for Arizona. Pierre looked like he had done enough to be named a starter on the Cards’ defensive line in 2018, but there’s someone standing in his way.