Signings Draft Notes • As the result of a negative differential of free agent signings and departures that the Cardinals experienced during the free agency period, the team received four
compensatory selections for the 2019 draft.
Draft trades • The Cardinals traded their seventh-round selection and the rights to former
head coach Bruce Arians to the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for the Buccaneers' sixth-round selection. • The Cardinals received a second-round pick from the Miami Dolphins, number 62 overall, and a 2020 fifth-round pick in exchange for quarterback
Josh Rosen.
Supplemental draft The Cardinals selected
Washington State safety Jalen Thompson in the fifth round of the
2019 supplemental draft that was held on July 10. As a result, the Cardinals forfeited their fifth-round selection during the
2020 draft.
Roster changes In addition to receiving the number one overall draft pick, the Cardinals also had the top spot on the waiver wire by virtue of having the worst record in the NFL during the 2018 season. The Cardinals picked up Pharoh Cooper (wide receiver, previously from the Los Angeles Rams), D. J. Swearinger (safety, previously from the Washington Redskins), Tanner Vallejo (linebacker, previously from the Cleveland Browns), Robert Alford (cornerback, previously from the Atlanta Falcons), Brooks Reed (outside linebacker, previously from the Atlanta Falcons), and Charles Clay (tight end, previously from the Buffalo Bills). The Cardinals' three quarterbacks from 2018,
Sam Bradford,
Mike Glennon, and
Josh Rosen, did not return for 2019. Bradford decided he had played his final NFL game, Glennon left to go to the Oakland Raiders, and Rosen left to go to the Miami Dolphins. ==Staff==