Tag: Ken Crawley

Report: Cardinals expected to sign CB Ken Crawley

He has 25 career starts in four seasons, mostly with the Saints.

The Arizona Cardinals are in the market for a veteran cornerback. Starter Robert Alford suffered a torn pectoral muscle, which essentially ends his season. They brought in B.W. Webb for a tryout on Tuesday but it appears they have found the player who will replace him in the room.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Cardinals are expected to sign Ken Crawley.

He had a workout with the Cardinals on Wednesday.

Crawley is listed at 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds. He entered the league as an undrafted rookie 2016 with the New Orleans Saints, where he played through part of 2019. He played four games for the Miami Dolphins last season as well. Most recently, he was with the Las Vegas Raiders. He signed with them in January and was recently released after getting cleared from the COVID-19 reserve.

He has played in 43 games and starter 25 times. He has one career interception, 31 career pass breakups and 131 career tackles.

His best season was in 2017 when he started 13 games for the Saints, had one interception and broke up 17 passes.

The Cardinals have little experience on the team at cornerback outside of Patrick Peterson. Byron Murphy is a second-year player but there are only 33 total games played by the rest of the cornerbacks on the roster.

Crawley should be able to compete for the starting job immediately.

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NFL roster moves: Saints waive undrafted rookie CB Tino Ellis

The New Orleans Saints waived cornerback Tino Ellis with an injury designation as the corresponding move to signing tight end Ethan Wolf.

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Multiple transactions related to the New Orleans Saints were listed on the daily NFL wire, most notably the release of rookie cornerback Tino Ellis. Ellis was waived with an injury designation, meaning that he will likely revert to the injured reserve list. He was absent at Monday’s practice session (the Saints were off Tuesday), and his release is the corresponding move for the Saints to sign tight end Ethan Wolf. Initially signed as an undrafted free agent out of Maryland, Ellis had long odds of making the roster.

Let’s recap what was going on with former Saints around the NFL. Cornerback Ken Crawley was signed by the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this summer, but was recently released, and visited the Arizona Cardinals as a free agent; NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Crawley is expected to sign with Arizona if he passes a physical and COVID-19 testing.

The Tennessee Titans signed wide receiver Krishawn Hogan after he participated in a recent tryout, making him the fifth player released by the Saints before training camp to catch on with a new team.

Unfortunately, Miami Dolphins linebacker Vince Biegel was sent to injured reserve after rupturing his Achilles in practice earlier this week. Biegel was swapped for Kiko Alonso in a preseason trade last summer, and he made the most of the opportunity — his first NFL sack came against Tom Brady, and he projected to start for Miami in 2020. Hopefully he will rebound.

One other throwback: pass rusher Jayrone Elliott impressed fans in some late-night preseason games back in 2018, and he also quickly gained a following in the short-lived AAF (San Antonio Commanders forever). He tried out for the Detroit Lions after appearing in five games with the Pittsburgh Steelers last season. Maybe he’ll get another shot in Detroit.

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