The Arizona Cardinals made some roster moves to make sure they have enough tight ends to play on Sunday. Tight end Travis Vokolek, who suffered a neck injury on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts on the opening kickoff and had to be carted off the field, saw his season come to an end.
He was placed on injured reserve, and head coach Jonathan Gannon said that he is out for the remainder of the season.
To take his place on the active roster, tight end Josiah Deguara was signed from the practice squad to the 53-man roster.
Deguara will now be the No. 3 tight end behind Trey McBride and Elija Higgins. Vokolek and Tip Reiman, originally the No. 2 tight end on the roster, both are out for the season with injuries.
Deguara enters his sixth NFL season and first with the Cardinals. He was drafted om the third round in 2020 by the Green Bay Packers out of Cincinnati. He spent four seasons with the Packers, having his most productive season in 2021 when he had 25 receptions for 245 yards and two touchdowns.Need a news break?
After four seasons with Green Bay, he played last season for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played 87 offensive snaps in 15 games, catching three passes for 14 yards.
His offensive playing time has declined every year since 2021, but he has turned into a core special teams player, logging at least 200 special teams snaps for three straight seasons.
The Cardinals also signed two players to the practice squad, as they had two vacancies with Deguara’s signing and the signing of quarterback Kedon Slovis to the active roster. They added tight end Pharoah Brown and receiver Bryson Green to the practice squad.
We will have more on them later.
This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Cardinals place TE Travis Vokolek on IR, sign TE Josiah Deguara
