The Arizona Cardinals have been devastated by injury in 2026, but they are getting a couple of players back, they hope, in the next couple of weeks.
From the team:
The Arizona Cardinals Football Club today announced that the team has designated defensive lineman Zach Carter and tight end Hunter Long to return from the injured reserve list.
Both players can begin practicing and the team can activate each of them to the 53-man roster at any time during the next 21 days or at the conclusion of the three-week
period.
In addition, the team has signed offensive lineman Jamaree Salyer (SAL-yur) to the practice squad. The signing took place today at the Dignity Health Arizona Cardinals Training Center in Tempe, AZ.
Salyer (6-4, 325) played 64 games (40 starts) the past four seasons (2022-25) with the Chargers after entering the league with Los Angeles as a sixth-round pick (195th overall) in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Georgia. During his time with the Chargers, Salyer started 21 games at right guard and 19 games at left tackle. The 26-year old Salyer also started two postseason games with the Chargers. He was with the Dolphins during the preseason.
Salyer will wear #63.
Bringing back Carter and Long will help, but neither is a needle-mover in terms of their impact on the outcome of the season.
However, they both provide solid depth in a season that has lost almost all depth early and often.
