Cardinals bring in experienced receiver as Michael Wilson and Gardner Minshew head to IR

The Arizona Cardinals placed quarterback Gardner Minshew (elbow) and wide receiver Michael Wilson (neck) on injured reserve Tuesday and made a slew of signings official.

Arizona brought in 33-year-old wide receiver Phillip Dorsett II to its practice squad and officially signed reported quarterback additions Josh Johnson and Joey Aguilar.

Dorsett has 2,001 career receiving yards, but his last catch came in the 2022 season with the Houston Texans. Since sitting out the 2020 season with a foot injury, Dorsett has 27 catches. He had 124 catches over his first five seasons before the missed season.

Dorsett was a 2015 first-round pick by the Indianapolis Colts, and he has since spent time with the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans, Las Vegas Raiders, Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons.

His signing to the practice squad comes after Cardinals wideouts Michael Wilson, Kendrick Bourne and Jalen Brooks all went down with season-ending injuries in consecutive weeks.

While tight end Trey McBride is going to command the highest volume of targets in the passing game now led by Carson Beck, the rookie quarterback is being thrust into the starting role with a wide receiver corps of Simi Fehoko, Devin Duvernay and rookies Reggie Virgil and Harrison Wallace III.

Zay Jones, James Proche II and Shedrick Jackson join Dorsett in the group of practice squad receivers.

Two members of the Cardinals practice squad, tight end Rivaldo Fairweather and running back Jermar Jefferson, were released among the several moves made.

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