The Arizona Cardinals have two new quarterbacks on the roster. While one signing was reported on Monday, the Cardinals signed two quarterbacks off other teams' practice squad to their active roster.
They placed quarterback Gardner Minshew and receiver Michael Wilson on injured reserve and signed quarterback Josh Johnson off the Cincinnati Bengals
' practice squad and quarterback Joey Aguilar off the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad.The Cardinals now again have three quarterbacks on the active roster.
Johnson is on his 15th team in the NFL since getting drafted in 2008. He is 40 years old and has played in 50 career games (11 starts) and completed 242-of-412 passes for 2,669 yards and 14 touchdowns while also rushing for 481 yards and two touchdowns on 94
carries. He spent time with Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur in 2020 when he was with the San Francisco 49ers and 2021 with the New York Jets. LaFleur was the passing game coordinator for the 49ers in 2020 and offensive coordinator for the Jets in 2021.
Aguilar is a rookie who went undrafted out of Tennessee. He was on the Jaguars' practice squad all season.
The Cardinals are committing at least three weeks to both players, as that is what happens when teams sign a player off another team's practice squad.
Johnson will be the backup to rookie Carson Beck, who is now the Cardinals' starting quarterback. Aguilar will run the scout team and be the emergency quarterback on game days.
With these moves, the Cardinals still have one vacancy on the 53-man roster.
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