Cardinals’ Roster Now At 53
The Cardinals will release defensive lineman Red Bryant, reports Josina Anderson of ESPN (on Twitter). The 32-year-old Bryant, who was previously a starter in Seattle and Jacksonville, played sparingly in six games with the Cardinals last season. The club brought him back on a one-year deal in March, but he wasn’t able to crack its roster.
Arizona will also cut receiver Brittan Golden, per Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (Twitter link), and waive/injured pass rusher Tristan Okpalaugo, according to his agent, Brett Tessler (Twitter link).
The club’s full list of cuts is as follows:
- QB Matt Barkley
- DT Red Bryant
- S Matthias Farley
- WR Brittan Golden
- CB Trevon Hartfield
- WR Chris Hubert
- CB Harlan Miller
- TE Ifeanyi Momah
- RB Elijhaa Penny
- T Givens Price
- LB Shaq Riddick
- TE Hakeem Valles
- CB Ronald Zamort
Cardinals Announce 16 UDFA Additions
The Cardinals supplemented their six-man draft class today by agreeing to sign 16 undrafted free agents, as Darren Urban of AZCardinals.com details. General manager Steve Keim is optimistic about the potential impact of the team’s newest additions.
“We’re excited about it, because we still have a number of guys that we like, that we think have an opportunity to make this football team,” Keim said of the UDFAs. “You look at the past history of this organization, we’ve had guys make significant contributions, whether it’s been Lyle Sendlein or a Jaron Brown, they can be the difference of you winning football games or not. Not only do our coaches do a great job, our scouts, they work together and they call and they recruit these guys extremely well.”
Here’s the full list of the 16 UDFAs who agreed to sign in Arizona:
- RB Jared Baker (Arizona)
- WR Bobo Beathard (Appalachian State)
- CB Elie Bouka (Calgary)
- LS Kameron Canaday (Portland State)
- WR Amir Carlisle (Notre Dame)
- QB Jake Coker (Alabama) ($5K guarantee, per Tom Pelissero of USA Today)
- T Clay DeBord (Eastern Washington)
- LS Daniel Dillon (Campbell)
- S Matthias Farley (Notre Dame)
- CB Trevon Hartfield (SW Oklahoma State)
- WR Chris King (Duquesne)
- ILB Lamar Louis (LSU)
- T Givens Price (Nebraska)
- P Garrett Swanson (Fresno State)
- TE Hakeem Valles (Monmouth) ($7K signing bonus, per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle)
- CB Ronald Zamort (Western Michigan)