What is going on with Robert Nkemdiche, he can’t even run a basic warmup drill anymore?
Six years ago, Robert Nkemdiche was the No. 1 recruit in the country and the first-round pick by the Arizona Cardinals. Fast forward to now, the Cardinals cut Robert Nkemdiche was cut after showing up to camp out of shape. Read on…
CelebNSports247.com has the latest on Robert Nkemdiche who the Cardinals hoped he’d be the same in Arizona before eventually giving up on him after he played in just 27 games in three seasons.
The Arizona Cardinals spent a first-round pick on Mississippi’s Robert Nkemdiche in the 2016 NFL draft and now they’re regretting every minute of it.
Last month, rookie head coach Kliff Kingsbury cut the defensive tackle after three seasons with the team, a year before his rookie contract expired.
Robert Nkemdiche was just completely out of shape, so last month the rookie head coach Kliff Kingsbury cut the defensive tackle.
Now, the 6? 4? 293 lbs 24-yea-old has signed with the Miami Dolphins, where he joined the team on the active/PUP list, which means he can practice but is not on the team’s gameday roster.
But Nkemdiche still struggling with fitness. He looks like this these days:
Word is, judging by a report from Thursday’s preseason pregame drills, he won’t be suiting up on gameday anytime soon.
According to The Miami Herald, Nkemdiche was in such poor shape that he was unable to complete a single gasser before Thursday’s preseason game with the Jaguars.
Robert Nkemdiche, who joined the Dolphins a couple of weeks ago and is on active/PUP, doesn’t seem to be in any sort of football shape. Tried to run gassers pregame and could not complete run across field (53 1/3 yards) and all the way back.
— Armando Salguero (@ArmandoSalguero) August 22, 2019
Raekwon McMillan, Jakeem Grant, DeVante Parker, Kenyan Drake and Reshad Jones are all part of tonight’s early workout crew, which is usually comprised of guys who won’t play. I think that’s Robert Nkemdiche in the orange shirt but unsure. pic.twitter.com/VdskQIAtvm
— Chris Perkins (@chrisperk) August 22, 2019
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