Jedrick Wills Jr. Just Signed With Arizona, And Their Season Is Riding On It

The Arizona Cardinals are seriously swinging for the fences, snatching former top-10 draft pick Jedrick Wills Jr. right off the Buffalo Bills practice squad. Why? Because their starting left tackle, Paris Johnson Jr., is done for the season, and they need a miracle worker, pronto. This isn’t just a roster move, this is Arizona banking everything on a major reclamation project.

The Comeback Kid or The Bust?

Look, we gotta be real: Wills hasn’t exactly lit up the league since being the 10th overall pick in 2020. He played 15 games that first year, then 13 the next, then a full 17 in 2022. But after that? Man, it got rough. Chronic injuries basically wiped out most of his 2023 and 2024 seasons. Then, an MCL tear sidelined him for *all* of 2025, needing a full year just to heal up. That’s a brutal run for any player, let alone a guy picked so high who was supposed to be a cornerstone. You just hate to see a career derailed by injuries like that.

Arizona’s Desperate Gamble

So, here we are in October 2026, and the Cardinals are sitting at a dismal 1-3 with a brutal schedule still ahead. They’re basically hoping Wills can rise from the ashes like some kind of desert phoenix. But let’s be honest, they need him to play not just *regain* his old form, but play *better* than he ever has in his career. The crazy thing is, he’s only 27. If those persistent knee issues were really holding him back, maybe that year off was exactly what he needed. Maybe this is his shot at a complete career reset, a chance to finally live up to that top-10 potential. For the Cardinals, though, this isn’t just a reclamation project, it’s a make-or-break move for their entire season.

Can Jedrick Wills Jr. defy his injury history and make a difference for a struggling Cardinals team? That’s the million-dollar question for them heading into their next game. We’ll be watching to see if he can turn things around in the desert. And hey, speaking of good football news, our Hawks just dropped 30 points on the Chargers for a big 30-23 win! Talk about a statement!

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Originally reported by Revenge of the Birds.