Arizona Cardinals · 2021
All Arizona Cardinals seasons · 280 moves
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The 2021 season on record
The Cardinals made 280 moves on record in 2021: 124 signings, 115 waivers, 24 reserve-list moves, 13 terminations and 4 trades. Of those, 114 brought players in (10 from other clubs by trade, claim or free agency), 133 sent players out (12 to other clubs) and 33 were reserve-list or other status moves. The busiest month was August, with 79 moves (28% of the year).
Notable arrivals
- A.J. Green — signed as an unrestricted free agent from the Bengals, March 19 · 1st-round pick, 2011 (No. 4 overall)
- J.J. Watt — signed as a free agent, March 3 · 1st-round pick, 2011 (No. 11 overall)
- Darqueze Dennard — signed as a free agent, June 3 · 1st-round pick, 2014 (No. 24 overall)
- Zach Ertz — acquired by trade from the Eagles, October 15 · 2nd-round pick, 2013 (No. 35 overall)
- Margus Hunt — signed as a free agent, August 11 · 2nd-round pick, 2013 (No. 53 overall)
Notable departures
- Patrick Peterson — signed by the Vikings as an unrestricted free agent, March 22 · 1st-round pick, 2011 (No. 5 overall)
- Haason Reddick — signed by the Panthers as an unrestricted free agent, March 19 · 1st-round pick, 2017 (No. 13 overall)
- Margus Hunt — released, August 31 · 2nd-round pick, 2013 (No. 53 overall)
- Brian Winters — released, September 25 · 3rd-round pick, 2013 (No. 72 overall)
- Kenyan Drake — signed by the Raiders as an unrestricted free agent, March 22 · 3rd-round pick, 2016 (No. 73 overall)
Draft data: Pro Football Reference