Category: Cardinals preseason

Cardinals release 2nd preseason depth chart with few changes

Check out the latest Arizona depth chart entering their second preseason, facing the Baltimore Ravens.

The Arizona Cardinals’ second preseason game is Sunday evening at State Farm Stadium against the Baltimore Ravens. As they prepare for that game, they released their second unofficial depth chart of the preseason. Few things changed from their first one, with only roster changes being the only real difference.

Check out what this week’s depth chart looks like. As with last week’s, it is more about expected preseason participation and not what the final roster could look like.

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LB Victor Dimukeje named one of ‘secret superstars’ of preseason Week 1

He had two sacks against the Bengals in the first half, making a case to make the final roster.

The NFL had its first weekend of preseason football for the entire league last week. The Arizona Cardinals picked up a W with a 36-23 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals Friday night.

The Cardinals had a number of standout performances in the win, but one stood out in particular.

Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar wrote about the “secret superstars” of the first weekend of the preseason and Cardinals linebacker Victor Dimukeje made the list after a two-sack performance.

The Cardinals took Dimukeje in the sixth round of the 2021 draft out of Duke, and he had just 113 snaps in his rookie season. If his game against the Bengals is any indication, the second-year man is about to break out on the roster this season. With two sacks, four quarterback hurries, and two stops, Dimukeje proved to be a real problem, indeed.

Dimukeje made a huge first impression with game tape on Friday. The Cardinals are seeking an answer at outside linebacker to replace the pass-rushing production lost when Chandler Jones left in free agency to sign with the Las Vegas Raiders.

His performance didn’t come in the fourth quarter against guys who largely will not be on NFL rosters. It came against starters and backups.

With the Cardinals resting most of their starters again this weekend in their game against the Baltimore Ravens, he will have the opportunity to potentially duplicate his performance, potentially locking up a spot on the Cardinals’ final roster.

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Cardinals cut DL Kingsley Keke, CB Breon Borders, 3 others

The Cardinals announced five player cuts Sunday afternoon.

The Arizona Cardinals must cut five players from their offseason roster by Tuesday. They announced those moves Sunday afternoon.

They released defensive lineman Kingsley Keke, cornerback Breon Borders, offensive lineman Greg Long, offensive lineman Haggai Ndubuisi and running back Ronnie Rivers.

Keke’s release is perhaps the most surprising, but he had missed time under COVID protocols and did not play in the preseason opener.

Borders played a little last season and was a long shot to make the team.

Both Keke and Borders have been in the league a little while, getting released now might improve their chances of landing with another team.

Long and Rivers were undrafted rookies.

Ndubuisi is also a surprise, as he was an international player and had $207,000 of his salary fully guaranteed.

NFL teams must cut their rosters down to 85 players by Tuesday afternoon.

Arizona has 86 players on the roster but have an exemption for international tight end Bernhard Seikovits. They do not need to make any other moves before Tuesday.

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Cardinals 53-man roster predictions after 1 preseason game

A look at how the final roster might look when final cuts come around, considering the first preseason game.

The Arizona Cardinals played one preseason game over the weekend and must trim the roster by five players by Tuesday afternoon. We saw players in action and perhaps have a better idea as to where players stand.

Below are my latest roster projections for the Cardinals, now taking into consideration playing time and performance in Arizona’s 36-23 preseason win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Possible first cuts for Cardinals this week

The Cardinals must trim five players from their roster by Tuesday afternoon, Here are some of the players on the chopping block.

The Arizona Cardinals have played their first preseason game and now must make some roster decisions. By Tuesday afternoon, they must trim five players from the roster.

Who are the possibilities for the first round of cuts?

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Cardinals’ first roster cutdown coming Tuesday

They must cut five players by Tuesday.

With one preseason game in the books, the Arizona Cardinals and the rest of  the NFL must begin to make roster decisions. The first roster cutdown date is Tuesday, Aug. 16.

By Tuesday afternoon, teams must trim their rosters by five players, getting them down to 85.

One would think that this is an easy thing, but injuries and depth affect who will be the first to go.

For the Cardinals, players like quarterback Jarrett Guarantano, punter Nolan Cooney and undrafted running backs T.J. Pledger and Ronnie Rivers might find themselves out of a job this week.

This week, teams must get their rosters down to 85 players. After the second preseason game, the next cutdown is to 80 players and then, the following week, final cutdowns to 53 players happen.

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Cardinals’ defensive snap counts and observations vs. Bengals

Have a look how the defense’s 67 snaps were divided up in the preseason opener.

In the Arizona Cardinals’ 36-23 preseason win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Friday the defense played 67 snaps. How was that playing time divided up?

Below, we go through each position group and break down the numbers and give any observations there might be.

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Cardinals’ offensive snap counts and observations for game vs. Bengals

The offense played 66 snaps against the Bengals. Check out how the playing time was divided up.

The Arizona Cardinals played 66 offensive snaps on Friday in their 36-23 preseason win over the Cincinnati Bengals. How did the playing time get split up?

Below are the snap counts for each position and any observations we have about the numbers.

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7 players who stood out in the Cardinals’ preseason win over Bengals

These players helped their cases to make the final roster.

The Arizona Cardinals picked up a 36-23 preseason win Friday night over the Cincinnati Bengals. They scored three first-half touchdowns and mostly shut down the Cincinnati offense until late in the game.

Several players really helped themselves making a case for the 53-man roster with their play on Friday.

Below are some of the players who stood out.

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Cardinals 36, Bengals 23: Individual stats from the preseason win

Have a look at all the player stats from the Cardinals’ win.

The Arizona Cardinals came away from Cincinnati with a 36-23 victory over the Bengals to open their preseason schedule.

As a team, they scored five touchdowns, three in the first half.

But let’s look at the stats that everyone had in the win Friday night.

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