The Arizona Cardinals have officially placed Trey Benson on the injured reserve, and brought in a young running back in Jermar Jefferson.
From the team:
The Arizona Cardinals Football Club today announced
that the team has placed running back Trey Benson on injured reserve, signed cornerback Jaden Davis and running back Jermar Jefferson to the practice squad and released cornerback Ekow Boye-Doe from the practice squad.
The signings took place today at the Dignity Health Arizona Cardinals Training Center in Tempe, AZ.
Jefferson (5-10, 215) played nine games (one start) with the Lions and had 96 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries to go along with five receptions for 33 yards. He entered the league with Detroit as a seventh-round pick (257th overall) in the 2021 NFL Draft out of Oregon State. Jefferson played two games with the Lions last season and also spent time on Detroit’s practice squad. He was with Tennessee during the preseason.
Davis will wear jersey #35 and Jefferson will wear #43.
We will see who is active on gameday for this running back group, but welcome to the club Jermar and welcome back Jaden.
