The Cardinals have a new edge rusher available as they go into the regular season.
The team added outside linebacker Julian Okwara on Wednesday to its first iteration of this season's practice squad, which features 14 other players who had been released by the team on Tuesday. Okwara, a one-time third-round pick of the Lions, had nine sacks in 38 games over four seasons with Detroit. After the Lions let him leave as a free agent, the Eagles signed the veteran before he was released earlier this week.
All the practice squad players -- including running back Michael Carter, linebacker Krys Barnes and quarterback Desmond Ridder -- took part in Wednesday's practice.
The Cardinals get an exemption for international player Bernhard Seikovits, so even with 15 current players on the practice squad, they still have room to add two more.
Seikovits has been an exemption on the PS his whole career, but this year the rules have changed to allow him to be elevated to a game like any other practice squad player if the Cardinals so choose.
The Cardinals also brought back the only two rookies in the draft class who did not make the 53-man roster: cornerback Jaden Davis and wide receiver Tejhaun Palmer.
The current practice squad list:
- WR Andre Baccellia
- LB Markus Bailey
- LB Krys Barnes
- OL Jackson Barton
- RB Michael Carter
- WR Dan Chisena
- CB Jaden Davis
- OL Marquis Hayes Jr.
- OL Keith Ismael
- LB Julian Okwara
- WR Tejhaun Palmer
- QB Desmond Ridder
- DL Ben Stille
- CB Divaad Wilson
- TE Bernhard Seikovits*
