Cincinnati Bengals practice squad quarterback Josh Johnson is being signed to the Arizona Cardinals’ 53-man roster, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
This comes as the Cardinals’ quarterback room has been completely flipped upside down. They started with Jacoby Brissett, who was traded to the Baltimore Ravens. They then turned to Gardner Minshew, who unfortunately went down with a likely season-ending torn UCL.
Now, they’ll sign Johnson, who started the year off with the Bengals, was eventually cut,
and was then re-signed to the practice squad.
Despite being 40 years old, Johnson performed actually rather well for the Bengals in the preseason. He actually made it a bit of a debate for some on whether or not to keep him as a third QB, though the Bengals opted to get him onto the practice squad along with Sean Clifford, the latter of whom is now essentially QB3 in Cincinnati.
Johnson will now be the NFL’s second-oldest starting quarterback, behind the Steelers’ Aaron Rodgers, whom the Bengals will face this week on Sunday Night Football.
Unfortunately for Johnson, he’s already lost his No. 1 target, Michael Wilson, who suffered a neck injury in Week 9 and will miss the rest of the season. With Wilson out, tight end Trey McBride will likely see even more targets, despite already being the team’s leading pass catcher.
