NFL Draft 2023 Rumors: 'At Least' 6 Teams Linked to Trade for Cardinals' No. 3 Pick

A number of teams are reportedly eyeing the No. 3 pick in the 2023 NFL draft, which belongs to the Arizona Cardinals.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, "at least six teams have inquired" about it. Arizona is "mulling whether to move [the] pick or make it" with so much interest and the possibility of a bidding war looming.

Quarterbacks are always under the spotlight at the NFL draft, and this year promises to be no different.

The Carolina Panthers and Houston Texans may select Ohio State's C.J. Stroud and Alabama's Bryce Young with the first two picks. The Indianapolis Colts also need a franchise quarterback and could choose one with the No. 4 pick.

That means teams hoping to pick Florida's Anthony Richardson, Kentucky's Will Levis or even Tennessee's Hendon Hooker may need to think about moving ahead of the Colts if they want an element of choice when it comes to that group.

Arizona has its franchise quarterback in Kyler Murray and needs to address other positions after a 4-13 season even if he is rehabbing a torn ACL he suffered in 2022. Trading back could help it net draft capital, which would accelerate a rebuild under new head coach Jonathan Gannon.

The Chicago Bears, who already have Justin Fields at quarterback, provided something of a blueprint for the Cardinals last month when they traded the No. 1 pick to the Panthers for wide receiver DJ Moore, the Nos. 9 and 61 picks this year, a 2024 first-rounder and a 2025 second-rounder.

While Arizona likely won't get that much in return for a No. 3 pick that could come after the top two quarterbacks are off the board, it is at least something to use as a baseline in negotiations.

And having six teams interested only increases the chances one will overpay with an eye on nabbing a top signal-caller.