The Arizona Cardinals are making another round of changes in their secondary, placing safety and special teams ace Kitan Crawford on injured reserve and promoting Kalen King from the practice squad to the active roster.
The team also added two more defenders to the practice squad, signing cornerback Art Green and safety Jerrick Reed II, while releasing wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette from the practice squad.
The moves were made today at the Dignity Health Arizona Cardinals Training Center in Tempe, AZ.
Green comes to Arizona after spending the past two seasons with the Giants. The 6-1, 200-pound defensive back played 20 games in New York and recorded five tackles on defense, along with 13 tackles and one forced fumble on special teams.
In 2025, he appeared in 11 games for the Giants and posted 11 special teams tackles. He entered the NFL in 2023 as an undrafted rookie free agent with Denver out of the University of Houston and spent his first pro season on the Broncos practice squad before joining the Giants.
Reed brings a bit more NFL experience to the mix. The 5-9, 197-pound safety has played in 23 games with one start across stops with the Titans and Seahawks, and he has nine tackles on defense plus 15 on special teams.
Last season, he appeared in three games, including one start, for Tennessee after being claimed off waivers from Seattle. A sixth-round pick by the Seahawks in 2023 out of New Mexico, Reed has played in 20 games with Seattle.
Green will wear No. 23, and Reed will wear No. 33.
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