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TEMPE: Due to a heel injury, rookie cornerback Elijah Jones was placed on injured reserve by the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday. In exchange, practice squad linebacker Krys Barnes was added to the active roster. The team also added offensive lineman Luke Tenuta, defensive lineman P.J. Mustipher, and tight end Jordan Murray to the practice squad.
Jones, who suffered the injury in Arizona’s preseason finale against Indianapolis, had not practiced this week.
Jones, who was selected by the Cardinals in the third round (at pick No. 90 overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft, made seven tackles in three preseason games, five of which came in the team’s Week 2 loss to the Colts.
The rookie out of Boston College was one of six cornerbacks to crack the initial 53-man roster that dropped Tuesday.
Murray entered the league with the Houston Texans last year as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Hawaii. He spent most of his rookie year on the Indianapolis Colts practice squad after being waived by the Texans.
Mustipher appeared in four games as a rookie for the New Orleans Saints last year, recording four tackles and a quarterback pressure.
The 2023 undrafted rookie free agent got his NFL start with the Denver Broncos practice squad before joining the Saints’ active roster.
He spent this past offseason with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Tenuta heads to Arizona after two years and three games played with the Green Bay Packers. Tenuta entered the league with the Bills as a 2022 sixth-round pick.
Following his release that same year, Tenuta was claimed off waivers by the Colts before eventually landing with the Packers.
TE Tip Reiman expected back soon for Cardinals
In addition to Jones, rookie tight end Tip Reiman was another player absent from Arizona’s practice fields on Wednesday
And while Gannon said Reiman will miss another day of practice on Thursday for an undisclosed reason, the head coach expects the tight end back in the mix on Monday.
Reiman is another one of Arizona’s third-round picks (No. 82 overall) from this year’s draft. He brings with him added blocking ability to pair alongside Trey McBride.
