The Cardinals were quite busy this past Friday and over the weekend, as they had to get their roster down to 53 players, and various other things occurred with their organization.
If you didn’t hear, here are the 18 players that the team released:
Cornerback Crezdon Butler
Linebacker Antonio Coleman
Safety Blake Gideon
Linebacker Clark Haggans
Guard Russ Hochstein
Defensive tackle Ricky Lumpkin
Linebacker Colin Parker
Cornerback Larry Parker
Wide receiver DeMarco Sampson
Tight end Steve Skelton
Running back Alfonso Smith
Linebacker Quan Sturdivant
Defensive end Ronald Talley
Defensive end Everrette Thompson
Tight end Martell Webb
Center Scott Wedige
Wide receiver Isaiah Williams
Tackle D.J. Young
The team also placed quarterback Richard Bartel (shoulder) and running back Javarris James (knee) on injured reserve, and waived linebacker Brandon Williams (shoulder) and wide receiver Stephen Williams (achilles).