When the New England Patriots selected former Arizona State wide receiver N’Keal Harry with the 32nd and final pick in the first round of the NFL draft, you could hear the groans emanating throughout the media room at the team’s Tempe training facility.
However, it was the exact opposite upstairs in the Cardinals’ draft war room, where the place broke open with sighs of relief.
As much as General Manager Steve Keim and head coach Kliff Kingsbury liked Harry — and they liked him a lot — they liked Washington cornerback Byron Murphy even better and when Harry was snatched up at the tail end of Round 1 on Thursday night, it meant Murphy was still available for the start of the second round on Friday.