“For the young guys, there will be some learning on the job,” Gannon said. “You need reps to learn, I truly believe that. And really, bad reps to really learn. So that’s an ongoing process for all our guys, whether you play 18 years like Calais (Campbell) to a rookie who has never played in the NFL before.
“I feel really good about that (cornerback) room. I feel really good about the guys that are coming back and feel good about the guys we added.”
The Cardinals also have the benefit from having two veteran safeties in Budda Baker and Jalen Thompson to anchor the secondary.
“If we’re on a game day right now I can easily tell our young corners what to do because that’s our job,” Baker said. “They have to understand what they have to do and understand the game plan, but also communicating with us all the time. You’ll never not know what to do because our communication is so important.”
The Cardinals opened their organized team activities on Wednesday, the first of six such voluntary sessions. (Teams are allowed up to 10 OTAs, but Gannon shaved that down this year.). The three-day mandatory minicamp follows after OTAs, beginning June 10.