The Arizona Cardinals took the practice field on Friday. Well, a few Arizona Cardinals took the practice field. It was the first of three days of rookie minicamp.
One thing was different about this year's rookie minicamp. There were exactly zero tryout players. The only players participating were the team's seven draft picks and six rookie free agents.
Arizona Cardinals rookie minicamp roster
- WR Bryson Green (undrafted)
- TE Oscar Cardenas (undrafted)
- OL Hayden Conner (Round 6)
- OL Jeremiah Byers (undrafted)
- OL Josh Fryar (undrafted)
- OL Valentin Senn (undrafted)
- DL Walter Nolen (Round 1)
- DL Elijah Simmons (undrafted)
- OLB Jordan Burch (Round 3)
- ILB Cody Simon (Round 4)
- CB Will Johnson (Round 2)
- CB Denzel Burke (Round 5)
- S Kitan Crawford (Round 7)
This continues to be a departure of what perhaps is the NFL tradition.