Arizona Cardinals: Cut down day

The Arizona Cardinals have until 1:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon to make their cuts to the 53-man limit

We know the Arizona Cardinals have cut kicker Matt McCrane.  We are now hearing that they’ve cut sixth round pick, cornerback Chris Campbell too.

Maybe less shocking is the news that the Cardinals have also released linebacker Scooby Wright III. He was always considered on the bubble.

It’s a little more surprising that Campbell was cut.  The Cardinals giving up so quickly on him has to be thanks in part to the rise of the free agent corners the team acquired in the offseason.

Bene Benwikere and Jamal Taylor joining the team have likely been the cause of Campbell being pushed out.  Maybe he gets a practice squad call?  We shall see about that later this weekend.

As for Campbell’s old number, safety Tre Boston tweeted he got that number back.  That means Boston stays and Campbell goes.

It is also now thought the Cardinals will also keep backup quarterback Mike Glennon.  He was considered in a challenge with Chad Kanoff for the third spot but Kanoff was outplayed by Glennon on Thursday.

The Cardinals reportedly tried to trade Glennon but didn’t get any offers to their liking.  Hopefully Glennon won’t have to see the playing field for the Cardinals in 2018.  If he does, it means things have gone horribly south for the team.

We can’t wait to see what else happens with the Cardinals and around the league today.  There are already a couple of intriguing receiving options they may want to look at.  Corey Coleman was cut by the Buffalo Bills and Braxton Miller by the Houston Texans.

Today will not only be about who the Cardinals release but who others release that could be of use in a Cardinals uniform.  Not every player released is done so out of talent but out of sheer numbers with some teams.