The Arizona Cardinals need to upgrade the offensive line this offseason. It is one of the team’s priorities. One potential target could be Los Angeles Rams guard Rodger Saffold, who will hit free agency next month.

Arizona Sports 98.7 FM’s John Gambadoro expects Saffold to be on the Cardinals’ radar and it makes sense. He plays left guard, a position of concern for Arizona. He has played at a high level and the Cardinals know him well from his nine years with the Rams.

While he is one of the top linemen that could be available, it might be hard to get him away from the Rams. He is willing to take less money to stay where he is.

“You want to be paid fairly,” Saffold said, according to ESPN’s Lindsay Thiry. “But I think the culture and the team that I’m around is worth just as much as the extra money that I could get from going somewhere else.

“That’s just with getting older and understanding what I’m around. I want to be successful for years to come, and I think in order to do that — I’ve been with this team for so long already, it’s like why start changing now that it’s good.” It would appear that Saffold will stay with the Rams if they give him a reasonable offer. Of course, if he has not signed an extension before free agency begins and another team comes along and offers him big money, it will be hard to turn down.

If free agency begins and the Rams have not locked him up, Arizona might just be that team.

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