Cardinals could trade David Johnson, want to retain Kenyan Drake

We heard a lot of Cardinals news Friday, including that general manager Steve Keim said that Arizona won’t be cutting running back David Johnson. Releasing Johnson would result in an astronomical $16.2 million dead cap hit, essentially making it impossible. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean Johnson will be back in Arizona in 2020, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network cautions (Twitter video link). Rapoport says that the Cardinals could look to trade Johnson this offseason, looking for a deal in which they would eat some of his salary. He also floated the possibility of Arizona attaching a draft pick with Johnson to get a team to take on his deal, similar to what the Texans did with Brock Osweiler a few years ago. Johnson’s reps certainly did a great job negotiating his contract, and it’s now one of the most burdensome pacts in the entire league. Just a couple of years ago Johnson was viewed as one of the best running backs in the league, which earned him a three-year, $39 million deal. He cratered immediately af

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