You can officially label Robert Nkemdiche a bust with the Cardinals.
Saturday, Arizona parted ways with the former 2016 first-round draft pick (26th overall) after three underwhelming seasons.
Former first-round pick Robert Nkemdiche is no longer an Arizona Cardinal.
The team announced it released the defensive lineman on Saturday afternoon.
In three seasons, Nkemdiche played in just 27 games for Arizona.
With his release, Nkemdiche’s time is up in Arizona following an underwhelming time for the Cardinals and horrendous final two months.
In early June, he was arrested for speeding and driving with a suspended license.
Nkemdiche was put on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list as he recovered from an ACL tear, but was also pronounced “not in shape” by head coach Kliff Kingsbury on Friday.
Ironically, the 2018 campaign was the most productive for the Ole Miss product that included Nkemdiche starting in six games while recording 4.5 sacks. Unfortunately for Nkemdiche, those 4.5 sacks served as the only sacks he’d accumulate during his time with the Cardinals.
He was that bad.
