The Arizona Cardinals made room on their roster Wednesday, but not in the way many expected.
Veteran wide receiver Zay Jones is joining the practice squad, not the active roster, after the Cardinals had reportedly been expected to sign him following the season-ending wrist injury to receiver Jalen Brooks. Instead, the team’s official roster moves showed Jones landing on the practice squad as the Cardinals shuffled pieces elsewhere.
The corresponding move went to offensive lineman Kingsley Eguakun, who was signed from the practice squad to the active roster to fill the vacancy created by Brooks going on injured reserve.
Eguakun arrived on Arizona’s practice squad at the start of the month. An interior lineman, he has been in the league since 2024, when he signed as an undrafted rookie with the Detroit Lions.
He spent that 2024 season on Detroit’s practice squad, then in 2025 played four games and started twice for the Lions. He also spent time on both the Lions’ practice squad and the Cleveland Browns’ practice squad.
Last week, Eguakun was elevated to the active roster to serve as the Cardinals’ backup center while starting right guard Jon Gaines was sidelined with an ankle injury. Hayden Conner, who had been the backup center, started at right guard, which opened the door for Eguakun to be added as the backup to Hjalte Froholdt.
That move points to Gaines potentially missing at least one more week.
For Jones, the practice squad gives Arizona more depth at receiver. He spent the last two seasons with the Cardinals and is in his 10th NFL season. Across those two seasons in Arizona, he had 20 catches.
The Cardinals’ 17-man practice squad now includes:
RB Jerome Ford
WR Shedrick Jackson
WR Zay Jones
WR Harrison Wallace III
TE Shawn Bowman
TE Kenny Yeboah
OL Austin Deculus
OL Demontrey Jacobs
OL Valentin Senn (international exemption)
DL Jared Harrison-Hunte
DL Cam Horsley
DL Damonic Williams
OLB Cameron Robertson
OLB Bradyn Swinson
ILB Riley Wilson
CB Art Green
S Wydett Williams
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