The Arizona Cardinals opened a roster spot last week with the release of quarterback Cole McDonald. They have filled that vacancy on the roster with a punter.
The team announced Tuesday that it had signed punter Tyler Newsome to a one-year deal.
What is there to know about the new punter? This is from the team’s press release:
Newsome (6-3, 219) played collegiately at Notre Dame and entered the league with the Chargers as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2019. He also spent time during the 2020 offseason with Kansas City. The 25-year old Newsome played 50 games at Notre Dame and punted 225 times for 9,909 yards (44.0-yard avg.) with a career long of 71 yards. He ended his Notre Dame career as the school’s record-holder for career punting average and single-game punting average. Newsome had 72 punts of 50+ yards and landed 75 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.
Newsome is not likely going to beat out Andy Lee for the punting job during the season, as much of Lee’s 2021 contract is guaranteed. However, he will be able to get work with the Cardinals and give him a chance to be a backup plan or be able to sign elsewhere with his offseason work. Lee will likely limit his offseason work, as he is 39 years old.
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