Revenge of the Birds
For the Arizona Cardinals, they have been getting some healthy potential impact players back, and it has allowed them to be a little more aggressive on the practice squad front.
Today, the team announced the signing of two players.
From the team:
The team has signed wide receiver Jalen Brooks and tight end Messiah Swinson to the practice squad and has released cornerback Jaden Davis from the practice squad. The signings took place today at the Dignity Health Arizona Cardinals Training Center in Tempe, AZ.
Brooks (6-2, 205) played 22 games (one start) with Dallas the past three seasons after entering the league with the Cowboys as a seventh-round selection (244th overall) in the 2023 NFL Draft out of South Carolina. During his time in Dallas (2023-25), the 25-year-old Brooks had 18 receptions for 241 yards and a touchdown. Brooks began his college career at Wingate (2018-19) before transferring to South Carolina where he played three seasons (2020-22). He was high school teammates at Hickory Ridge High School (Harrisburg, NC) with Cardinals cornerback Garrett Williams.
Swinson (6-7, 259) played collegiately at Arizona State for two seasons (2022-23) and entered the league in 2024 with Green Bay as an undrafted rookie free agent. He has spent the time on practice squads of the Packers, Panthers and 49ers so far in his career. Prior to transferring to ASU, Swinson played four seasons (2018-21) at Missouri. In his two seasons with the Sun Devils, he appeared in 24 games and caught 21 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns.
Brooks will wear jersey #86 and Swinson will wear #35.
Do they need help at wide receiver? Maybe not, but they definitely need to continue to bring in help along the tight end position, so bringing in Swinson makes sense.
Good luck to both.
