{"id":267818,"date":"2025-08-07T01:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T01:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/267818\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T01:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T01:46:11","slug":"arizona-cardinals-ol-will-hernandez-expected-to-reach-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/267818\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Cardinals, OL Will Hernandez expected to reach deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Arizona Cardinals<\/a> had free agent offensive lineman Will Hernandez in for a visit this week. They are expected to reach a deal for him to return to the team.<\/p>\n

According to Arizona Sports 98.7 FM’s John Gambadoro<\/a>, both sides would like to get a deal done, and he expects a contract to be agreed upon soon.<\/p>\n

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Hernandez spent the last three seasons as the Cardinals’ starting right guard. He tore his ACL in Week 5 last season and only recently was medically cleared for football.<\/p>\n

Since then, 2024 third-round pick Isaiah Adams has been moved into Hernandez’ old starting job. If Hernandez is re-signed, it does not mean that Adams will move to the bench.<\/p>\n

In fact, since Hernandez has not participated in any training camp, Cards Wire’s Howard Balzer believes<\/a> the Cardinals would start Hernandez on PUP, potentially having him start the season there, where he would have to miss the first four games, at least.<\/p>\n

Hernandez would give the Cardinals proven starter-quality depth behind Adams and the Cardinals wouldn’t miss a beat should someone get hurt.<\/p>\n

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