2 player connections in Cardinals-Cowboys matchup in Week 3, but neither likely to play

Carlos Watkins will be placed on injured reserve this week and Sean Harlow is on Dallas’ practice squad.

The Arizona Cardinals play the Dallas Cowboys Sunday afternoon at State Farm Stadium in Week 3. The two teams each have a player connection to the other team. The Cardinals have one former Cowboy and the Cowboys have a former Cardinal.

Neither is likely to play.

The former Cowboys player on Arizona’s roster is defensive lineman Carlos Watkins. He played for the Cowboys for two seasons before signing with the Cardinals.

However, he injured his biceps and will have surgery. He will be placed on injured reserve this week and will not face his former team.

For the Cowboys, the one player they have who played for the Cardinals is offensive lineman Sean Harlow. He is on the practice squad. He could be elevated for the game but he has not played yet this season.

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DL Carlos Watkins out indefinitely, needs biceps surgery

Watson needs biceps surgery and, like L.J. Collier, will be out perhaps the rest of the season.

The Arizona Cardinals have suffered another big bow to their defense. Starting defensive lineman L.J. Collier and starting safety Budda Baker already have landed on injured reserve.

Defensive lineman Carlos Watkins, who replaced Collier in the starting lineup, will join them.

He suffered a biceps injury on Sunday and, according to head coach Jonathan Gannon, will need surgery. He will be out indefinitely, which means we can expect to see him placed on injured reserve this week, meaning he will miss playing the team he played for the last two seasons.

Collier is also out indefinitely after biceps surgery. It is unlikely either will return this season.

Baker will return but must miss at least the next four games.

Watkins is the Cardinals’ most accomplished and veteran defensive lineman. Watkins has seven tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss, a quarterback hit and a tipped pass in two games.

Watkins, in his seventh season, signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals in the offseason.

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DL Carlos Watkins suffers biceps injury in loss to Giants

The Cardinals are already down tow D-linemen. Watkins could miss a significant amount of time.

The Arizona Cardinals were down two starting defensive linemen on Sunday when they lost 31-28 to the New York Giants. One of their replacement starters, veteran Carlos Watkins, got hurt in the game.

Watkins had two tackles and a tipped pass in the first half but exited with what was called an arm injury.

After the game, head coach Jonathan Gannon said Watkins has a biceps injury.

This, of course, should give fans reason to be worried. Fellow defensive lineman L.J. Collier suffered a biceps injury last week. He is on injured reserve and, according to Gannon, it will be “a long time” to come back from it. He didn’t sound optimistic that Collier would be able to return this season.

If Watkins has a similar injury, that would mean losing two veteran defensive linemen on a unit that is lean on talent and experience.

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Cardinals training camp roster preview: DL Carlos Watkins

We have a look a veteran DL Carlos Watkins and where he fits on the roster in his first training camp with the Cardinals.

The Arizona Cardinals open training camp at the end of this month, so we will do a roster review, highlighting each player currently on the roster, going over last season, their salary and cap number, questions they face and what their expected roster status will be.

Next up is DL Carlos Watkins.

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New DL Carlos Watkins likes fit with Cardinals

He liked the vision that Jonathan Gannon and Nick Rallis have, and believes the scheme will allow him to make plays.

The Arizona Cardinals have not done much on the defensive line this offseason. Their biggest move was to add former Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Carlos Watkins.

He is the most experienced D-lineman on the roster now.

The Cowboys wanted him back but the decision wasn’t hard for him to sign with Arizona.

“I could just see the vision,” he told reporters of what head coach Jonathan Gannon and defensive coordinator Nick Rallis shared with Watkins when he was wooed by the team.

“I think this was the best fit for me and my family and what I’ve got going on,”  he said.

Watkins sees the Cardinals’ defense as different than what he was doing in Dallas.

“Up front, we just get a little more freedom to play forward and do what a D-lineman does,” he said. “There are things within the scheme that really help us out and that are beneficial to me to make plays.

“It makes a lot of sense for me to be here.”

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POLL: Grade the Cardinals’ signing of DL Carlos Watkins

The Cardinals get an experienced defensive lineman for a one-year deal worth less than $2 million. What do you think of the addition?

One of the Arizona Cardinals’ offseason moves in free agency was signing former Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Carlos Watkins.

The 6-foot-3, 305-pound defensive tackle has been in the league since 2017, when he was drafted in the fourth round by the Texans. He spent four seasons with the Texans and two with the Cowboys.

He played in 12 games last season, starting four, for Dallas. He had 26 total tackles, two tackles for loss and a forced fumble.

In his career, he has 132 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss, seven quarterback hits, five sacks, a forced fumble, three fumble recoveries, six pass breakups and an interception he returned for a touchdown.

His one-year contract is worth up to $1.67 million.

He potentially could be a starter this season.

What do you think of the addition?

Give your grade in the poll and your thoughts in the comment section.

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WR Zach Pascal is No. 0 for Cardinals; other player numbers

Check out the jersey number that new free agent additions have selected to wear for the Cardinals in 2023.

The Arizona Cardinals have made a number of offseason additions since the beginning of free agency. With contracts signed, these new free agent additions have selected their jersey number for the 2023 season.

As NFL rules now allow it, the Cardinals will have a player wearing No. 0 in 2023.

Below are the players and their new numbers.

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Contract details for new Cardinals DL Carlos Watkins

The Cardinals signed Watkins to a one-year deal worth up to $1.67 million.

One of the Arizona Cardinals’ offseason additions was defensive lineman Carlos Watkins. It was announced a while ago but he didn’t officially sign his contract until earlier this week.

With the ink dried, we now know the details of his one-year contract, per Over the Cap.

It is a one-year contract worth as much as $1.67 million.

Watkins receives a $250,000 signing bonus and will make $1.08 million in salary in 2023, the league minimum. He can also earn up to $340,000 in per-game roster bonuses — $20,000 per game he is active.

He played in 12 games last season, starting four, for the Dallas Cowboys. He had 26 total tackles, two tackles for loss and a forced fumble.

The 6-foot-3, 305-pound defensive tackle has been in the league since 2017, when he was drafted in the fourth round by the Houston Texans. He spent four seasons with the Texans and two with the Cowboys.

In his career, he has 132 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss, seven quarterback hits, five sacks, a forced fumble, three fumble recoveries, six pass breakups and an interception he returned for a touchdown.

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Cowboys DL Carlos Watkins agrees to sign with Arizona Cardinals

The big defensive lineman had been someone that Dallas wanted to re-sign, but he’ll join Arizona instead on a new one-year deal. | From @ToddBrock24f7

In an offseason where just about everything has gone according to plan for the Cowboys, Carlos Watkins may end up being the one that got away.

The free agent defensive lineman agreed to terms on Thursday with the Arizona Cardinals, ending his two-year stint with Dallas.

The Cowboys had been vocal about wanting to work out a deal for the 29-year-old Clemson product to stay put, but the 2017 fourth-round draft pick opted to ink a one-year contract with first-year head coach Jonathan Gannon’s club instead.

Watkins came to the Cowboys after four seasons in Houston. He started 18 games for Dallas in two seasons and ends his Cowboys tenure with 58 tackles, a sack, a defended pass, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and an interception that he returned for a touchdown versus New Orleans in 2021.

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Cardinals add former Texans, Cowboys DL Carlos Watkins

The Cardinals agreed to terms with former Texans and Cowboys defensive lineman Carlis Watkins.

The Arizona Cardinals added more defensive help. They announced they agreed to terms with defensive lineman Carlos Watkins on a one-year contract.

Watkins was drafted in the fourth round by the Houston Texans in 2017.

The 6-foot-3, 305-pound defensive lineman spent four seasons with the Texans and the last two playing for the Dallas Cowboys.

He has played in 69 career games, starting 36 of them. In his career, he has 132 tackles, five sacks, three fumble recoveries, an interception he returned for a touchdown and six pass breakups.

His best seasons were 2020 for Houston and 2021 with the Cowboys. In 2020, he played in all 16 games, starting 11, and had 27 tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks, two quarterback hits, a fumble recovery and three batted down passes.

In 2021, he played in 15 games, starting 14, collecting 32 tackles, five tackles for loss, a sack, a fumble recovery and an interception he returned 29 yards for a touchdown.

He could end up being a starter in 2023 for the Cardinals and should, at minimum, be a big part of the defensive rotation.

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