The Arizona Cardinals have moved on from another of the draft picks by former general manager Steve Keim. The team announced that cornerback Marco Wilson was released.
Wilson was a fourth-round draft pick in 2021 and entered this season as the teams No. 1 cornerback. However, after starting 11 games, he was benched and did not play another defensive snap and played only on special teams.
With cornerback and special teams ace Bobby Price set to be activated from injured reserve, Wilson was no longer needed.
He finished his season with 53 tackles and four pass breakups.
As tweeted by ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss, Wilson allowed the most receiving yards on the Cardinals and the fourth-most in the NFL despite not playing on defense for the last four games.
Marco Wilson gave up 702 yards this season, which was the most by an AZ defender this season by 332 yards.
It's also the fourth-most in the NFL. Two of the three players who have allowed more have played in every game and one in all but two.
Wilson hasn't played since Week 11.
— Josh Weinfuss (@joshweinfuss) December 26, 2023
The Cardinals also released tight end John Samuel Shenker from the practice squad.
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