The Cardinals had a pair of running backs and receivers in for tryouts on Monday.
The Arizona Cardinals have been dealing with injuries at both running back and wide receiver. When the NFL transaction report had two running backs and two wide receiver listed as having had tryouts with the Cardinals, it probably wasn’t a surprise.
At receiver, they lost Greg Dortch to injured reserve. Marvin Harrison Jr. missed Sunday’s game with a heel injury and Xavier Weaver missed with a hamstring injury. At running back, Trey Benson has been available for practice for three weeks, but is in danger of reverting to injured reserve for the rest of the season. Emari Demercado has missed multiple games with a high ankle sprain.
With these tryouts, it is likely we will see an announcement of at least one of them getting signed to the practice squad.
So who did the Cardinals bring in?
Arizona Cardinals Monday RB tryouts
Raheem Blackshear
Blackshear is a 5-9, 190-pound running back who went undrafted out of Virginia Tech in 2022. From 2022-2024, he played for the Carolina Panthers, appearing in 41 games, starting twice. He has 203 career rushing yards and three touchdowns on 3.9 yards per attempt.
He got hurt in training camp and received an injury settlement, and then spent time on the practice squads of the Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers.
He has played 191 career offensive snaps and another 405 on special teams.
Tyreik McAllister
McAllister is listed as a WR on Pro Football Reference at 5-11 and 180 pounds.
He has been in the NFL bouncing around since 2022 after going undrafted out of Charleston.
In 2024, he appeared in three games, rushing twice for 11 yards for the Las Vegas Raiders.
He has spent time with the Raiders and Denver Broncos.
Arizona Cardinals Monday WR tryouts
Steven Sims
Sims is 5-10 and 190 pounds. He has been in the NFL since 2019, playing for Washington, Pittsburgh, Houston and Baltimore. He has played in 53 games, starting six, and has 78 career receptions for 704 yards and five touchdowns. He also has averaged 25.2 yards on kick returns with a touchdown in his career.
Montrell Washington
Washington is 5-10 and 170 pounds. He was a fifth-round pick in 2022, selected by the Denver Broncos. From 2022-2024, he appeared in 22 games for Denver and the Kansas City Chiefs. He has been primarily been a returner.
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