Last year after the preseason was over and final rosters were set, the Arizona Cardinals added quarterback Kyle Sloter to the practice squad. While Sloter had been successful in preseason stints with the Denver Broncos and Minnesota Vikings, he has yet to play a snap in the NFL and has bounced around.
However, Sloter, who left the Cardinals midseason last year to signed with the Detroit Lions and be part of their 53-man roster, recalls his time with the Cardinals fondly.
“What I loved about being with the Cardinals was that for the first time in my NFL career I felt very much wanted and appreciated by the coaches, the GM and the players,” he said, according to Revenge of the Birds’ Walter Mitchell. “When I offered my input in the QB room, I felt like Kyler (Murray) and Brett (Hundley) respected what I had to say, especially about pass protection adjustments and calls.”
He said leaving the Cardinals was very tough to do, even though it was something he couldn’t pass up because of the financial implications.
He said his “heart was in Arizona” and that head coach Kliff Kingsbury wanted him to stay.
“Kliff Kingsbury was very understanding,” he said. “He knows that one game can change a player’s entire career. I talked with him at length while trying to make the decision and even though he made it clear to me that he wanted to stay, he said that if he was me, he would go.”
Sloter is again a free agent. He was released by the Lions after they signed Chase Daniels to be their backup QB.
The Cardinals don’t have a spot for him now, although he would love to return. They re-signed Brett Hundley to be Murray’s backup and currently have former CFL QB Chris Streveler and Drew Anderson on the roster.
With many former Cardinals having come out and publicly expressing unhappiness with how they felt they were treated by the organization, it is good to see a story where a player has nothing but good things to say.
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