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Cardinals cuts tracker: Latest players waived

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The Arizona Cardinals have until 1:00 Arizona time Tuesday to trim their roster down to 53 players. Here is all of the news from this week in chronological order.

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Full list of players officially waived or traded

This is the official list of players cut by the team.

  • WR Andre Baccellia
  • LB Markus Bailey
  • LB Krys Barnes
  • OL Jackson Barton
  • RB Michael Carter
  • DL T.J. Carter
  • S Andre Chachere
  • WR Dan Chisena
  • CB Jaden Davis
  • RB Hassan Hall
  • OL Marquis Hayes Jr.
  • DL Phil Hoskins
  • OL Keith Ismael
  • DL Naquan Jones
  • LB Tyreek Maddox-Williams
  • DL Myles Murphy
  • LB Trevor Nowaske
  • WR Tejhuan Palmer
  • CB Bobby Price
  • QB Desmond Ridder
  • TE Bernhard Seikovits
  • LB Tyreke Smith
  • DL Ben Stille
  • TE Blake Whiteheart
  • OL Elijah Wilkinson
  • CB Divaad Wilson
  • TE Sage Surratt (waived/injured)
  • WR Daylen Baldwin
  • OLB Chris Garrett
  • CB Delonte Hood
  • S Verone McKinley III
  • CB Michael Ojemudia
  • OL Austen Pleasants

These players were placed on injured reserve:

  • OL Christian Jones (ankle)
  • RB Tony Jones Jr. (shoulder)
  • DL Darius Robinson (calf)

International tight end released, expected to join practice squad

According to KPRC 2 Houston’s Aaron Wilson on X, “#Cardinals releasing International TE Bernhard Seikovits, with plans to bring him back to the practice squad per a league source
@KPRC2.”

Seikovits originally signed with Arizona as part of the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program in May of 2021 and has been with the team since, but not recorded any stats in the regular season. In the preseason this year, Seikovits had five catches for 33 yards.

Arizona has a pretty clear top-3 tight ends with Trey McBride, Elijah Higgins and rookie Tip Reiman.

Cardinals release WR, plan to bring him back on practice squad

Wilson reported on X “#Cardinals releasing WR Andre Baccellia. Plan is to bring him back to practice squad if unclaimed per a league source.”

Baccellia has bounced around the Cardinals practice squad and active roster since originally signing with the team in April 2021. His only NFL stats came in 2022 when he recorded seven catches for 45 yards across eight games, but he did play in five games for Arizona last season.

The Cardinals have an additional open spot at receiver after veteran Zay Jones was suspended for the first five games of the season. Right now, the team’s top receivers are Marvin Harrison Jr., Michael Wilson and Greg Dortch, so there is a little bit of competition for who could get the backup spots.

Cardinals release experienced cornerback

The Cardinals released veteran cornerback Bobby Price, reports NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Price played in six games with Arizona last season after spending his first three years with the Detroit Lions. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by Detroit in 2023 out of Norfolk State.

The Cardinals seem to have five locks for cornerback spots in Sean Murphy-Bunting, Garrett Williams, Starling Thomas V and rookie Max Melton, but there are a lot of players on the bubble, including second-year CB Kei’Trel Clark and rookie Elijah Jones.

Cardinals trim down offensive line

Wilson reports the Cardinals are releasing offensive lineman Marquis Hayes, who could have heavy interest on the waiver wire.

Hayes was drafted by Arizona in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Oklahoma and was a collegiate teammate of Kyler Murray’s in the 2017 and 2018 seasons.

The Cardinals have a pretty set starting five offensive line with LT Paris Johnson Jr., LG Evan Brown, C Hjalte Froholdt, RG Will Hernandez and RT Jonah Williams.

TE Blake Whiteheart released

According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Cardinals are waiving tight end Blake Whiteheart.

Whiteheart signed with the team as an undrafted free agent out of Wake Forest in 2023 and played in two games, recording no stats.

Cardinals release DT Naquan Jones

According to Garafolo, the Cardinals are waiving defensive tackle Naquan Jones, who played in 12 games across the Cardinals and Titans last season, including two starts.

Jones originally joined the Titans as an undrafted free agent out of Michigan State in 2021, but was signed to the Cardinals practice squad on Nov. 10 last year and eventually promote the active roster after being waived by Tennessee.

The Cardinals’ interior defensive line room is pretty deep with free-agent signees Bilal Nichols, Justin Jones and Khyiris Tonga, as well as returnees Roy Lopez, Dante Stills, and L.J. Collier. The star of the room could be first-round rookie Darius Robinson, but he is expected to miss multiple weeks and could go on injured reserve with a calf injury.

Cardinals waive backup QB

After acquiring quarterback Desmond Ridder from the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for Rondale Moore in March, the Cardinals did not like what they saw from him in the preseason.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, “Source: The #AZCardinals are releasing QB Desmond Ridder, who was in a backup battle with Clayton Tune.”

This makes it seem like Tune won the backup quarterback battle.

Ridder cleared concussion protocol after the preseason finale when he was struck in the head without his helmet. These were his preseason game-by-game stats:

  • Week 1 vs Saints: 4-for-9 for 43 passing yards, 5 rushes for 39 yards
  • Week 2 vs. Colts: 6-for-10 for 71 passing yards, 1 rush for -1 yards
  • Week 3 vs. Broncos: 10-for-16 for 111 passing yards, 2 rushes for 25 yards

Ridder did not throw a single interception or touchdown, but was very unimpressive during his time in camp and on the field after playing in 15 games for the Falcons last season.

Chiefs trade for Cardinals OLB

In a surprise move Monday, the Cardinals traded outside linebacker Cameron Thomas to the Chiefs in exchange for seventh-round pick.

Rapoport posted on X: “Sources: The #AZCardinals have traded LB Cam Thomas to the #Chiefs for a 7th round pick. Some added edge help.”

The Cardinals are pretty thin at the edge rusher position after losing BJ Ojulari to a torn ACL, but Thomas was squarely on the bubble of whether or not he would make the team after playing all of yesterday’s preseason finale against the Denver Broncos. Thomas led the Cardinals with three sacks throughout the preseason.

Arizona drafted the 24-year-old Thomas in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of San Diego State. He played in 32 total games over the past two seasons, recording 40 tackles and three sacks (did not have a single sack in 2023).

The trade signals the Cardinals really like fifth-round rookie Xavier Thomas, who did not play in the preseason finale. The Cardinals could also choose to trade for an edge rusher of their own, but right now it appears Thomas, Zaven Collins, Dennis Gardeck, Victor Dimukeje and Jesse Luketa will make up the outside linebacker room with Collins and Gardeck to start.

Cardinals make first roster moves: 6 players cut

On Monday, the Cardinals announced they made their first roster moves by cutting these six players:

  • WR Daylen Baldwin
  • OLB Chris Garrett
  • CB Delonte Hood
  • S Verone McKinley III
  • CB Michael Ojemudia
  • OL Austen Pleasants

Cardinals release 6 players to start cutdown to 53-man roster

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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau

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