With one week until the cutdown to 53 players, the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday signed two of three players that had tryouts the day before.
Added to the roster were defensive lineman T.J. Carter and linebacker Chris Garrett, whose signing had been reported Monday. Linebacker Ikenne Enechukwu was the other player that tried out.
The Cardinals were at 90 players on the roster after the release of guard/tackle Dennis Daley Monday. To make room for Carter and Garrett, rookie free agent long snapper Joe Shimko was placed on waivers.
Carter (6-4, 289) entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Cardinals in 2020, but was waived as training camp was opening on July 26. He was also on the roster of the Saints, Steelers and Rams. Carter played two games for the Rams in 2022 and had one tackle. He was waived on August 29, 2023, and played five games for the UFL’s Michigan Panthers where he had seven tackles this past season.
Garrett (6-4, 245) was selected by the Rams in the seventh round of the 2021 draft and played one game and was inactive for 14 that season. He was waived on Aug. 30, 2022, and then signed to the Vikings practice squad where he was until being released on Jan. 3, 2023. He was signed to the Seahawks practice squad a week later for their playoff game and then signed a futures contract with Seattle on Jan. 16. However, he was waived on May 22.
Garrett played for the USFL’s Houston Gamblers in 2023 and then this past UFL season with the St. Louis Battlehawks where he was named Special Teams Player of the Year. During the season, he blocked two punts, and totaled 22 tackles, adding two forced fumbles and one sack in seven games.
Also Tuesday, the Cardinals had tryouts with tight end Kaden Smith and wide receiver Sage Surratt.
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