{"id":906668,"date":"2026-06-01T01:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T01:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/906668\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T01:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T01:42:20","slug":"who-was-the-cardinals-best-addition-this-2026-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/906668\/","title":{"rendered":"Who was the Cardinals best addition this 2026 offseason?"},"content":{"rendered":"

GLENDALE \u2013 Arizona Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort added 22 free agents and seven draft picks this offseason to completely revamp a 3-14 team. The franchise had its worst season since WW2 and looked completely loss heading into next season. Not that 2026 is primed for Arizona to compete, but the names added by Ossenfort set in motion a plan for the future that wasn\u2019t there on January 4th, 2026.<\/p>\n

Of the nearly 30 players added in the draft and free agency, a few names pop up as the best addition. The obvious answer seems to third overall pick running back Jeremiyah Love, who is looked as a superstar. However, the true answer might be the team\u2019s biggest free agent signing in guard Isaac Seumalo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Arizona Cardinals running back Jeremiyah Love (4) during rookie mini-camp on May 8, 2026, at the Dignity Health Arizona Cardinals Training Center in Tempe, Ariz.<\/p>\n

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Why Seumalo will be the best addition:<\/p>\n

The Cardinals were bottom five in sacks allowed and the second-worst run game in the league. While the quality of running backs weren\u2019t there, the offensive line was a joke. Ossenfort signed plenty of veteran offensive lineman to one-year deals to add depth, but no serious answers to the team\u2019s biggest problem. That was until Seumalo\u2019s signing.<\/p>\n

Seumalo had a Pro Football Focus grade of 74.8, which ranks 12th amongst 81 eligible guards. The 32 years old 78.5 pass-block grade ranks third in his position group. In 770 snaps, he only allowed 15 total pressures and had zero penalties. Him joining Paris Johnson Jr. on the left side solidifies that part of the line to open up lanes for premier position players like Love.<\/p>\n

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Arizona Cardinals newly signed free agent Isaac Seumalo speaks to the press at the Arizona Cardinals training facility in Tempe, on March 11, 2026. Syndication: Arizona Republic<\/p>\n

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Seumalo\u2019s comments during the introductory press conference where he stated that money was the biggest reason he signed to the franchise could be a little concerning. As many players out of their prime go to the highest bidder to waste away their final years in the NFL. However, Seumalo\u2019s production just last year, and being a Pro Bowler in 2024, shows he is just getting better with age.<\/p>\n

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Dec 25, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> guard Isaac Seumalo (73) at the line of scrimmage against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second quarter during the second quarter at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

He brings a maturity to the line that was missing with the younger players like Johnson, Hjalte Froholdt<\/a> and rookie Chase Bisontis. Head coach Mike LaFleur\u2019s impressive scheme will surely help with the growing process to build chemistry and turn one of the worst offensive lines to among the league\u2019s best in a year.<\/p>\n

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Get the BEST Phoenix sports insider information, and exclusive content. SIGN UP HERE to unlock our premium content!*Reporter Tanner Tortorella covers general assignment for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @TannerTSports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GLENDALE \u2013 Arizona Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort added 22 free agents and seven draft picks this offseason…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":906669,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2078],"tags":[375,390,2604,1327,7,194,10933,9314,2949,6,57,24097],"class_list":["post-906668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arizona-cardinals","tag-arizona","tag-arizona-cardinals","tag-arizonacardinals","tag-cardinals","tag-football","tag-free-agent","tag-hjalte-froholdt","tag-isaac-seumalo","tag-monti-ossenfort","tag-nfl","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-tempe"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116672315148883629","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=906668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/906669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=906668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=906668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=906668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}