The Cardinals’ additions of Tyler Allgeier and Jeremiyah Love this offseason accompanied a James Conner pay cut. Trey Benson appeared to be on the roster bubble after these moves. Despite Conner and Love not at full strength, the Cardinals are moving on.
Arizona waived Benson with an injury designation today. The move comes as Josh Sweat makes his practice debut after spending more than a month on the team’s active/PUP list.
The knee injury that cost Benson most of his 2025 season flared up recently, keeping him out of the Cardinals’ preseason slate. After a rumor pointed to the former third-round pick being on the roster bubble, Benson is in limbo presently. He would revert to IR if unclaimed on waivers. Considering the Florida State product’s health situation, it would surprise if a team claimed him. The Cardinals could either keep him on IR this year or remove him from that list with an injury settlement — a common late-summer move for teams in this situation.
More to come.