With the third pick in the 2026 NFL draft, the Arizona Cardinals select Jeremiah Love running back from Notre Dame.

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And I am Teneitra Batiste, joined now by Alex Clancy from

Lock on Cardinals. And the Cardinals had big needs heading into this draft. Alex quarterback,

right tackle, edge, to name a few. So why do you think Arizona went with this skill position?

So there's the tinfoil hat version and the real version.

The real version is pound for pound.

He's the most ready made NFL player in this draft in Jeremiah loves.

You take best player available, even if it is technically at non-premium position at running

back.

The tinfoil one, the thing I actually believe in, is Michael Bidwell overruled Monti Austin Ford. Owner Michael Bidwell wanted to sell tickets. Monti Aosanfort probably wanted to trade back. They couldn't find the package necessary for them to be able to do so. So Michael Bidwell is like, you know what, give number four red jersey. We're going to sell them all the hell over Phoenix. We're going to sell a whole bunch of tickets. It's going to be fun.

It's going to be incomplete in 2026, but it'll be fun. It'll be exciting. Yeah. And sometimes, like you said, it's butts in seats and BPA versus the alternative and what makes sense. While selecting love at number three, well, it's going to cost the Cardinals a pretty penny because that means he's guaranteed a boatload of money, $52.5 million.

What do you think about? Number three, well, it's going to cost the Cardinals a pretty penny because that means he's guaranteed a boatload of money, $52.5 million.

What do you think about making that kind of investment in a running back?

I think it's a mistake. I think it's a mistake. Only bad teams draft running backs in the top five.

Yeah. You know, it's not a way to build a roster for long term, and it sucks. You talk out of both

sides of your mouth like, of course I want to watch Jeremiah Love for 17 weeks for the next five, hopefully 10 years. Of course I want to watch that. Also, I don't know who the hell is going to block for him on the right side. I don't know who's going to rush the passer. I don't know who the quarterback is. So when you look at three overall, it's like, yeah, you want to take it.

It's fun. It's exciting. But I don't get it in the grand is. So when you look at three overall, it's like, yeah, you want to take it. It's fun. It's exciting. But I don't get it in the grand scheme of roster construction,

especially with the first time head coach. Yeah. And when you think about it, you mentioned it.

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