A pair of former Arizona Cardinals players either have or could have a new team as NFL training camps begin.
On Sunday, quarterback Desmond Ridder, whom the Cardinals acquired via trade in the 2024 offseason, signed with the Cincinnati Bengals. He replaces Logan Woodside, who was released.
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Ridder spent the 2024 offseason and preseason with the Cardinals, but Clayton Tune beat him out for the backup quarterback job. Ridder began the season on the practice squad but was later signed by the Las Vegas Raiders and appeared in six games, starting once.
For Ridder, it is a return to a city he knows well, as he played collegiately for the University of Cincinnati.
Another former Cardinals, linebacker Jesse Luketa, who spent three years with the Cardinals and was drafted by them in the seventh round in 2022 out of Penn State, had a tryout with the Dallas Cowboys, according to Cards Wire’s Howard Balzer.
In 10 games last season, he had a career-high three sacks but his season ended with a thigh injury.
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If Luketa signs, the Cardinals potentially could play against both him and Ridder. The Cardinals face the Cowboys on the road in Week 9 and the Bengals in Week 17 on the road.
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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Updates on a pair of former Cardinals players