arizonasports.com

Cardinals sign LB Jack Gibbens, DL Andrew Billings

The Arizona Cardinals signed linebacker Jack Gibbens and defensive lineman Andrew Billings on Monday, the team announced.

It’s a two-year contract for Gibbens, while Billings inked a one-year deal.

Gibbens is coming off a career high 17 games played (eight starts) last year for the New England Patriots. During that span, the linebacker had one sack, 81 tackles, four passes defensed, a forced fumble and three QB hits.

He added 19 tackles across four playoff games (two starts).

Before his one-year stint with the Patriots, Gibbens spent three seasons with the Tennessee Titans after signing on as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2022.

Gibbens now joins a room led by Mack Wilson Sr. and Cody Simon. Owen Pappoe and Austin Keys round out the position.

Billings comes over to Arizona after spending the past three seasons with the Chicago Bears.

Last year, Billings started 14 of 17 games, registering a sack, six tackles for loss and five QB hits.

Since entering the league as a 2016 fourth-round pick with the Cincinnati Bengals (2016-19), Billings has had stints with the Cleveland Browns (2020-21), Miami Dolphins (2021), Kansas City Chiefs (2021), Las Vegas Raiders (2022) and Bears (2023-25).

Billings’ best season as a pro came in 2018 when the defensive lineman recorded 2.5 sacks, eight tackles for loss and seven QB hits in 16 starts.

Billings joins a defensive line room headlined by Walter Nolen III, Jonah Williams, Darius Robinson and Dante Stills.

Read full news in source page