Cardinals begin roster moves with 6 players cut Monday

The roster slashing for the Arizona Cardinals began Monday with six players placed on waivers.

NFL rosters have to be at 53 by 1 p.m. Arizona time Tuesday and if the players clear waivers, they will become free agents after their contracts terminate at 9 a.m. Arizona time Wednesday.

The following players were cut:

• WR Daylen Baldwin
• LB Chris Garrett
• CB Delonte Hood
• CB Michael Ojemudia
• S Verone McKinley III
• OL Austen Pleasants

All are subject to waivers except Ojemudia, who immediately becomes a free agent.

Baldwin, Garrett and Hood were all players that were signed by the team this summer after the opening of training camp on July 23.

Hood was signed on Aug. 6, Baldwin on Aug. 13 and Garrett on Aug. 20.

The other three were all signed to futures contracts following the end of the 2023 season.

McKinley and Pleasants were signed on Jan. 9, while Ojemudia was signed on Jan. 30.

The team’s roster is now at 85 players including tight end Bernhard Seikovits, who was exempt as part of the NFL’s International Pathway Program. He will likely be waived by Tuesday and then signed to the practice squad with an exemption that will allow the Cardinals to have 17 players instead of 16.

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