The Arizona Cardinals took a closer look at eight players on Tuesday, and the workout group was heavy on position-specific depth.
The most notable name on the list was offensive lineman Jamaree Salyer, who stands out as a likely candidate for either the active roster or the practice squad. The rest of the group lined up with the Cardinals’ need to take a fresh look at receivers, a quarterback, and linebacker options.
Conner Bazelak was among the quarterbacks brought in. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound passer spent six years in college because of the pandemic, moving through Missouri, Indiana and finally Bowling Green for his last two seasons.
He made 53 college starts and finished with 12,349 passing yards, 66 touchdowns and 39 interceptions. Bazelak went undrafted last year, spent time on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ practice squad, and was cut on final day this year.
Salyer, listed at 6-foot-4 and 335 pounds, played in 47 games over four seasons at Georgia and started full time in each of his last two years. He was part of the Bulldogs’ 2021 National Championship team before the Los Angeles Chargers drafted him in the sixth round in 2022.
Since then, he has appeared in 64 NFL games with 40 starts for LA, then signed with the Miami Dolphins this spring before being released during final cuts in August. He could be an answer after the Cardinals lost OG Matt Pryor.
Arizona also brought in linebackers Bradyn Swinson and Riley Wilson. Swinson, a 6-foot-4, 255-pounder out of Oregon and LSU, was a fifth-round pick of the New England Patriots in 2025 and saw most of his action on special teams. Wilson, who measured 6-foot-1 and 226 pounds, went undrafted out of Arizona this year, signed with the Patriots, was released, landed on their practice squad and then was waived on September 29.
The receiver group included Joaquin Davis, Courtney Jackson, Shedrick Jackson and Dayton Wade. Davis, a 6-foot-4, 194-pound product of North Carolina Central, went undrafted in 2026, signed with the Minnesota Vikings and has not appeared in an NFL game.
Courtney Jackson, listed at 5-foot-11 and 195 pounds, went undrafted in 2025 out of Arkansas State, signed with the Denver Broncos and also has not played in an NFL game. Shedrick Jackson, listed at 6’-198 pounds and an Auburn product, went undrafted in 2023, signed with the Cincinnati Bengals and has played in 10 NFL games.
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