The Arizona Cardinals, along with announcing that running back James Conner, out for the last four weeks on injured reserve with a knee injury, was designated to return and had his practice window opened, also made a few practice squad moves.
They added three players, two of whom have been with the team almost the who year.
Receiver Andre Baccellia, signed to the active roster on Saturday and the released on Monday and subsequently cleared waivers, was re-signed to the practice squad. So was undrafted rookie cornerback Quavian White, who has been on and off the practice squad several times this season.
They also signed offensive lineman Austen Pleasants, who is a new addition.
Pleasants is 6-foot-7 and 330 pounds.
He originally entered the NFL in 2020 and an undrafted rookie out of Ohios University with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He spent most of his rookie season on their practice squad and then joined the Carolina Panthers in 2021. He He spent the majority of his rookie year on the Jaguars practice squad before joining Carolina in 2021 where he appeared in one game. Pleasants has also spent time (2022-23) on the practice squads of the Chargers and Bears. He played five seasons (2015-19) at Ohio University where he appeared in 41 games and earned second-team All-MAC honors in 2019.
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