The Cardinals have until Saturday afternoon to make their final cutdown to 53 on the roster, and Bruce Arians made clear earlier today that he wasn't going to forthcoming with any information. But that doesn't mean the Cardinals didn't make a few moves -- aside from the agreed-upon trade for Chiefs cornerback Marcus Cooper, which I would guess wouldn't be official until Cooper passes a physical.
The team still hasn't officially announced anything, but there were a handful of cuts listed on the official NFL transactions list today. Two veterans are out -- S Chris Clemons (a minor surprise, given that he had been Deone Bucannon's summer-long backup at moneybacker) and LB Donald Butler. They will each immediately become unrestricted free agents. That likely means good news for undrafted rookie ILB Lamar Louis. Waived were CB Cariel Brooks, RB Kerwynn Williams, T Rob Crisp, WR Marquis Bundy and G Antoine McClain. The team also had an injury settlement with C Taylor Boggs, who had been dealing with a calf injury.
That would be eight players off the roster of 75 in the quest to get to 53. The Cards actually have to move on from 23 total players, because Cooper is coming in. The other cuts will come out at some point Saturday.
