After Arizona Cardinals cornerback Robert Alford tore a pectoral muscle in practice last Sunday, effectively ending his 2020 season before it even starts. His season now is officially over as the team announced he was placed on injured reserve.
The Cardinals also announced the signing of two veteran cornerbacks, both of whom were expected to sign.
The officially signed B.W. Webb and Ken Crawley.
Webb has been in the NFL since 2013 and has spent time on eight NFL rosters. Most recently, he played 15 games, starting 12 games, for the Cincinnati Bengals. He had 37 tackles, an interception and seven pass breakups.
He is 5-11 and 188 pounds, and has four career interceptions and 27 career pass breakups.
He has also been a starter for the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints, starting 33 games over the last four seasons.
He is more effective when playing from the slot.
Crawley is listed at 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds. He entered the league as an undrafted rookie 2016 with the New Orleans Saints, where he played through part of 2019. He played four games for the Miami Dolphins last season as well. Most recently, he was with the Las Vegas Raiders. He signed with them in January and was recently released after getting cleared from the COVID-19 reserve.
He has played in 43 games and starter 25 times. He has one career interception, 31 career pass breakups and 131 career tackles.
His best season was in 2017 when he started 13 games for the Saints, had one interception and broke up 17 passes.
Both get one-year contracts and will compete for a spot on the roster and potentially a starting spot.
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