Cardinals ink trio of draft picks
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tempe, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) - The Arizona Cardinals signed a trio of draft picks to four-year contracts on Thursday.
They inked Notre Dame tight end and second-round selection Troy Niklas, and a pair of third-round picks, North Carolina defensive end Kareem Martin and Pittsburgh State wide receiver John Brown.
Niklas was a semifinalist for the Mackey Award, finishing with 32 catches for 498 yards and five touchdowns while Martin tallied 11 1/2 sacks to go with 82 tackles.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Brown set Pittsburgh State school records with 185 receptions for 3,387 yards and 34 touchdowns while starting 34 of 36 games played over three seasons.