After placing quarterback Gardner Minshew on injured reserve with an elbow injury, the Arizona Cardinals are set to start rookie Carson Beck going forward.
To provide depth behind Beck, the Cardinals signed quarterback Josh Johnson off the Cincinnati Bengals
' practice squad and quarterback Joey Aguilar off the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad. Arizona also hosted veteran quarterbacks Cooper Rush and Trevor Siemian for tryouts.Siemian, 34, was originally picked by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft out of Northwestern. He spent his rookie season as a reserve third-string QB behind Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler before taking over as the club's starter in 2016. Siemian went 13-11 as a starter over two seasons
before being traded in 2018. He has spent time with seven other NFL teams since his time in Denver.
Elsewhere on the ex-Bronco front, the New York Jets signed wide receiver Joseph Manjack to their practice squad; receiver River Cracraft had a tryout with the New York Giants; receiver Cam Ross tried out for the Tennessee Titans; the Baltimore Ravens signed tight end Nick Vannett to their practice squad; the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cut receiver David Sills; the Atlanta Falcons signed safety Delarrin Turner-Yell to their practice squad; long snapper Jacob Bobenmoyer signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad after he and Luke Basso tried out for the club; the Cardinals hosted receiver Eli Pancol for a tryout and Arizona signed receiver Phillip Dorsett to their practice squad.
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