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Arizona Cardinals news 5/1: Draft recap, draft grades, draft analysis

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We finally made it past the 2016 NFL Draft. Here is what we have for you the first day afterward,

Cardinals:

Cardinals Fill Needs In Draft
Keim passes on quarterbacks, thinks players picked can make immediate impact

Cardinals Get Marqui Christian, Cole Toner In Fifth
Notes: Keim dips back into small-school ranks; another CB; special teams focus

Cardinals Get Their Center
Team takes Missouri's Bohem in fourth round

Cardinals Blogs | No trades, no QB and draft aftermath
We’ll see how this draft class truly pans out around the 2019 season. In the meantime, rookie minicamp is next weekend.

Arizona Cardinals believe last four draft picks can contribute
Before Saturday, it appeared anyone taken by the Cardinals on the final day of the draft would have difficulty making the roster of a team that won 34 games over the last three seasons.

Bickley: Cardinals taking risks on road to Super Bowl
Character matters in football, where great teams are built with good people, on the foundation of trust, sacrifice and discipline.

Cardinals fill needs, but not at QB, in draft - ESPN Video
ESPN Cardinals reporter Josh Weinfuss says Arizona addressed areas of significant need throughout the NFL draft and took chances on unproven prospects.

2016 NFL draft: Arizona Cardinals address most needs with six picks - Arizona Cardinals Blog- ESPN
The Arizona Cardinals methodically used their six draft picks to address three of their biggest needs.

Arizona Cardinals turn to Bayou for CB Harlan Miller in 2016 NFL draft - Arizona Cardinals Blog- ESPN
The Cardinals have one of the deepest rosters in the NFL, but late-round cornerback Harlan Miller could make the team with a solid training camp.

Arizona Cardinals select Harvard OL Cole Toner in 2016 NFL draft - Arizona Cardinals Blog- ESPN
The Cardinals' selection of Harvard's Cole Toner gives them a guard prospect to develop behind veterans Evan Mathis and Mike Iupati.

AZ Cardinals Draft Day 3
The Arizona Cardinals used their fourth round selection, 128th overall, on center Evan Boehm; the 167th pick in round five on S Marqui Christian; the 170th pick in round five on T Cole Toner; and the 205th overall selection in round six on CB Harlan Miller.

AZ Cardinals Draft Day 3
The Arizona Cardinals used their fourth round selection, 128th overall, on center Evan Boehm; the 167th pick in round five on S Marqui Christian; the 170th pick in round five on T Cole Toner; and the 205th overall selection in round six on CB Harlan Miller.

NFL:

Undrafted free agent signings 2016: Every team's pickups in one place - SBNation.com
Will any of this year's undrafted free agents match La'el Collins?

2016 NFL Draft Tracker: Picks and Results Updated Live
Keep up (quick!) on 2016 NFL Draft results, customizable for your team!

NFL Draft grades 2016: Which teams won the draft? - SBNation.com
Washington, San Diego, Buffalo all had what look like the top classes.

Titans make Southern Miss CB Kalan Reed the Mr. Irrelevant of the 2016 NFL Draft - SBNation.com
Southern Miss cornerback Kalan Reed was named the 2016 Mr. Irrelevant.

2016 NFL Draft Grades
Pick-by-pick analysis and grades for every single team

NFL Draft 2016: Best players available after the draft - SBNation.com
There are plenty of big names from big schools available as undrafted free agents.

Germany's Moritz Boehringer drafted by Vikings, his favorite team - SBNation.com
The German-born wideout joins the Vikings, becoming one of the most unlikely draft picks in NFL history.

Why did the Patriots make a flurry of weird draft trades? - SBNation.com
This may have gotten a little bit lost in all the hoopla around teams actually making selections, but the Patriots are doing some interesting things with their NFL Draft capital this year.

The Dolphins traded for their own pick, and it’ll make your head hurt - SBNation.com
The Vikings somehow got the Dolphins to trade for their own pick. Unraveling what happened will blow your mind.

The Buccaneers traded into the 2nd round of the NFL Draft to take a kicker. What? - SBNation.com
Was the Buccaneers decision to grab a kicker in the second round a smart choice? Or was it as stupid as common sense seems to dictate.