Arizona Cardinals meet with North Carolina EDGE Kaimon Rucker at NFL combine
Arizona Cardinals meet with North Carolina EDGE Kaimon Rucker at NFL combine One of the players the Cardinals met with at the combine was a North Carolina pass rusher.
The Arizona Cardinals met with many draft prospects at the NFL combine this past week. While most we do not know, some of the players revealed that fact. One was North Carolina edge defender Kaimon Rucker. When he had his media interview at the combine, he indicated he had an interview with the Cardinals. He noted the energy they came with.
Rucker played five seasons for the Tar Heels and had 14.5 sacks and 23 tackles for loss over his final two seasons. In only eight games last season, he had six sacks and eight tackles for loss, as he was hampered by injuries.
He is 6-foot-1 and 254 pounds with 32 5/8-inch arms. He opted out of all athletic testing except the bench press, totaling 27 reps at 225 pounds.
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