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Arizona Cardinals: Top 5 offseason additions, post 2018 NFL Draft

By Russell S. Baxter

PASADENA, CA - NOVEMBER 24: Josh Rosen (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - NOVEMBER 24: Josh Rosen (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – DECEMBER 31: wide receiver Brice Butler #19 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates his touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles during the fourth quarter of the game at Lincoln Financial Field on December 31, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – DECEMBER 31: wide receiver Brice Butler #19 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates his touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles during the fourth quarter of the game at Lincoln Financial Field on December 31, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

4. Brice Butler, WR (from Dallas Cowboys)

It seems somewhat mystifying that the Arizona Cardinals would actually need some help at wide receiver. They have one of the best to ever play the game and Larry Fitzgerald who remains an incredibly productive as he prepares for his 15th NFL campaign. The third leading pass catcher in NFL history has shown absolutely no signs of slowing down.

Only Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (1,549) and prolific tight end Tony Gonzalez (1,325) have amassed more career receptions then the 11-time Pro Bowl wide out (1,234). But there have been changes to the Arizona receiving corps. This offseason, Jaron Brown is now a member of the Seattle Seahawks and four-year pro John Brown signed with the Baltimore Ravens.

So general manager Steve Keim was certainly in some of in need of some assistance when it came to this area. And he might have found the answer in a very talented performer who many are still waiting to break out in a big way. Wide receiver Brice Butler spent the past three seasons with the Dallas Cowboys after being dealt to Jerry Jones’s, team by the Oakland Raiders in 2015.

The talent is there for the five-year pro to stretch the field for this new-look Arizona offense. In three seasons with Jason Garrett’s club, Butler totaled only 43 catches in 36 games. But it added up to 794 and six scores, averaging an impressive 18.5 yards per reception. Still, he’s never caught more than 21 passes in any NFL season. Could this indeed be a career year for the 2013 seventh-round draft choice from San Diego State?

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