The Arizona Cardinals did not make the playoffs, but it is possible that some future Cardinals players are playing.
How is that possible? Well, free agency.
Cardinals fans can not only watch the playoffs to see football, but also to see players scheduled to be free agents who might fit the Cardinals with their offseason needs.
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The first game of the weekend in the first round of the playoffs has the Los Angeles Rams visiting the Carolina Panthers.
Who are some Panthers players set to become free agents to watch and to know?
EDGE D.J. Wonnum
Now, with a new head coach coming, we do not know what defensive scheme the new staff will have, but Wonnum has been solid edge depth for a few years. He has had between three and eight sacks every season. He had three this past season, but all three games in the last four games.
OL Austin Corbett
Corbett is now 30 years old but can play both guard and center. The Cardinals have questions at guard moving forward.
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OL Cade Mays
Mays is the Panthers’ starting center, but he can also play guard. The Cardinals have Hjalte Froholdt at center, but both guard positions could be open, as we do not know the future of Evan Brown, and right guard is a question mark.
RB Rico Dowdle
Dowdle has had consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. The Cardinals have major questions at running back moving forward.
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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: 4 potential Panthers free agents in playoffs the Cardinals might like