These workouts perhaps raise concerns about Trey Benson’s unknown injury
The Cardinals will have some practice squad moves to announce on Wednesday. The NFL transaction report for Tuesdays shows they cut one player and had four in for tryouts.
They terminated the contract of cornerback Ekow Boye-Doe, perhaps a signal that Will Johnson will return to lineup this week.
They had four running backs in for tryouts. They already signed Michael Carter to the active roster and D’Ernest Johnson to the practice squad, so perhaps the injury that has Trey Benson day-to-day will keep him out of practice this week.
Expect an announcement by the Cardinals about practice squad moves Wednesday.
4 RB tryouts
These are the four backs they brought in on Tuesday.
Israel AbanikandaJermar JeffersonMontrell JohnsonMichael Wiley
Abanikanda was drafted in the fifth round in 2023 by the New York Jets. Since being cut by the Jets in December 2024, the 5-10, 217-pound back with speed has been with the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers.
Jefferson was a seventh-round pick in 2021 of the Detroit Lions. He is 5-10 and 215 pounds. For four years, he bounced between the practice squad and the active roster of the Lions. He has 96 career rushing yards on 21 attempts in nine career games.
Johnson signed as a rookie free agent this year with the Philadelphia Eagles. He is 5-11 and 212 pounds. He played collegiately for Florida for three seasons after a year with LSU. He had 3,089 rushing yards and 33 touchdowns on 5.4 yards per attempt in his college career.
Wiley spent last season on the Washington Commanders‘ practice squad after signing with them as a rookie free agent out of Arizona. He is 5-9 and 209 pounds. He spent training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs.
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