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Tyrann Mathieu: ‘I just want to go somewhere where football is important and it matters.’

The Arizona Cardinals released defensive back Tyrann Mathieu Wednesday afternoon, and he is likely to begin his tour of teams in the coming days. On Wednesday evening, he spoke to ESPN reporter Josina Anderson about what he is looking for in his next team.

Spoke to free agent DB Tyrann Mathieu yesterday evening. Mathieu told me a "bunch of teams have reached out" but added that "I just want to go somewhere where football is important and it matters. That's where I want to go."

— Josina Anderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 15, 2018

The comments are fairly cliched, but worth noting considering Ndamukong Suh said it’s all about who pays him the most.