Arizona Cardinals add safety Jason Taylor II to practice squad

Arizona Cardinals add safety Jason Taylor II to practice squad
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The team added a safety to the practice squad, while releasing an offensive lineman.

The Arizona Cardinals made a move on the practice squad today, ahead of their week three matchup with the Detroit Lions.

The team added safety Jason Taylor II and released offensive lineman Marquis Hayes Jr.

From the team:

The Arizona Cardinals Football Club today announced that the team has signed safety Jason Taylor II to the practice squad and has released offensive lineman Marquis Hayes Jr. from the practice squad. The signing took place today at the Dignity Health Arizona Cardinals Training Center in Tempe, AZ.

Taylor (6-0, 205) played eight games with the Rams last season and had four tackles after originally joining the team as a seventh-round selection (234th overall) in the 2023 NFL Draft from Oklahoma State. He appeared in 51 games (26 starts) at Oklahoma State and as a senior in 2022 was a second-team All-American, first-team All-Big 12 selection and was honorable mention for the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. Taylor finished the 2022 season ranked third among all FBS players with six interceptions and led the Cowboys with 99 tackles (80 solo) and 3.5 tackles for loss.

Taylor will wear jersey #29.

Good luck to Hayes, and welcome aboard, Taylor.