The Arizona Cardinals kept busy on their practice squad this week, reshuffling the group with three offensive additions after a series of roster moves created openings.
The first wave came Tuesday. Rookie receiver Harrison Wallace III was moved from the practice squad to the active roster, tight end Kenny Yeboah was placed on practice squad injured reserve after getting hurt over the weekend, and defensive lineman Cam Horsley was released. Those transactions opened up three spots.
One of them was filled right away when the Cardinals re-signed tight end Rivaldo Fairweather to the practice squad. Fairweather had been on the Cardinals’ active roster at the end of last season and spent the entire offseason and preseason with the team before being cut before the season began.
Then came Wednesday’s additions: running back Jermar Jefferson and receiver James Proche II.
Jefferson is back in a familiar place. He spent time with Arizona on both the practice squad and active roster last season, appeared in two games, and logged six snaps on special teams.
A seventh-round pick by the Detroit Lions in 2021, the 5-10, 215-pound back spent four years moving between Detroit’s practice squad and active roster. He has 96 career rushing yards on 21 carries in nine NFL games.
Proche brings a longer résumé and some versatility. The 5-11, 193-pound receiver was a sixth-round pick by the Baltimore Ravens in 2020 and has played in 70 games over six NFL seasons with the Ravens, Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans. He has 34 catches for 364 yards, along with extensive return experience: 68 punt returns and 60 kickoff returns, with averages of 8.7 yards per punt return and 15.0 yards per kick return.
Here’s how the Cardinals’ practice squad now looks in Week 9:
RB Jermar Jefferson
RB Jerome Ford
WR Shedrick Jackson
WR Zay Jones
WR James Proche
TE Shawn Bowman
TE Rivaldo Fairweather
OL Austin Deculus
OL Demontrey Jacobs
OL Valentin Senn (international exemption)
DL Jared Harrison-Hunte
DL Damonic Williams
OLB Cameron Robertson
OLB Bradyn Swinson
ILB Riley Wilson
CB Art Green
S Wydett Williams
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