
ARIZONA — The Arizona Cardinals' initial 53-man roster is set.
The Cardinals parted ways with nearly 40 players this past weekend ahead of the regular season. Arizona didn't claim anybody on waivers, signaling confidence in their current corps of guys.
Still, a handful of Cardinals hit the open market — where have they landed?
Murphy-Bunting was one of the more surprising releases, as the veteran cornerback restructured his contract to remain with the Cardinals this past offseason. He held the most experience in Arizona's cornerback room and had moved to the slot to cover for Garrett Williams while he recovered from injury.
Williams came back faster than anticipated, pushing Murphy-Bunting down the depth chart and eventually lost out to other younger names.
Late-round pick Karson Sharar ultimately won the job over Pappoe, though the inside linebacker still has plenty to offer elsewhere. Pappoe, despite possessing a massive amount of speed, special teams prowess and three years of experience under his belt, simply was buried in Arizona's inside linebacker room.
Whether that changes in Tennessee remains to be seen, though a change of scenery should be good for Pappoe.
The Packers sure love them some Cardinals quarterbacks! Slovis is next in line after Green Bay added Clayton Tune following roster cuts last season. Slovis seemed doomed to be cut after Arizona added Gardner Minshew and Carson Beck this offseason.
As it turns out, Arizona's preseason finale against the Packers was a successful tryout for Slovis.
The following players were cut by the Cardinals but re-signed to their practice squad the next day:
That leaves a few stragglers — players who are currently free agents and haven't signed anywhere as of yet:
These guys could very well sign somewhere before the start of the season on a practice squad elsewhere.
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