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Swinney: Simmons is ‘whatever’ Cardinals want him to be

With his versatile skill set and ability to play multiple positions on defense, former Clemson star Isaiah Simmons gives the Arizona Cardinals a variety of options on how to use him in their defensive scheme.

Cardinals general manager Steve Keim explained on ESPN’s NFL Live this week how the team plans to deploy its first-round draft pick.

“We’ll use him in a number of ways. He’ll predominantly play at our weak inside linebacker spot,” Keim said. “If you watched our team in 2019, you can certainly come away realizing that we had a couple major needs on defense.