Cardinals bring back WR Trent Sherfield, sign P Matt Haack

The Arizona Cardinals signed wide receiver Trent Sherfield, who spent 2018-20 with the franchise, to the practice squad in a slew of roster moves announced on Wednesday.

The Cardinals also signed former Arizona State Sun Devils punter Matt Haack after cutting Pat O’Donnell. Starting punter Blake Gillikin is apparently not ready to come off injured reserve due to a back issue.

In addition, the Cardinals re-signed linebacker Jared Bartlett to the practice squad, signed offensive tackle Trey Wedig to the practice squad and cut wide receiver Jalen Virgil from the practice squad.

The roster moves dropped after head coach Jonathan Gannon announced running back Trey Benson would be designated to return from injured reserve.

Sherfield was a special teams standout for the Cardinals as a young player after he went undrafted out of Vanderbilt. He caught 28 passes for 340 yards and a touchdown during his first stint with the organization, while on special teams, he tallied 18 tackles with four fumble recoveries.

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— Fanatics View (@fanaticsview) August 12, 2019

The 29-year-old has played for five teams since his last game with Arizona: San Francisco, Miami, Buffalo, Minnesota and Denver.

He played 10 games for the Broncos this season with three catches and two tackles, as he has sparingly played offense over the past two seasons while spending more time on special teams. He won the Week 4 NFLPA Community MVP.

Denver waived him earlier this week.

Cardinals bring back Matt Haack

Haack also rejoins the Cardinals after he spent the 2023 offseason with Arizona before getting cut that August.

The 31-year-old is an eight-year veteran who has punted for five NFL teams. He played for the New York Giants last season and has not punted in a game this year.

The lefty punter played four seasons at Arizona State from 2013-16.

Gillikin has not played since Week 5, and the Cardinals have opted to go in another direction at punter while they await his return.

“Sitting down and evaluating where we’re at, we thought this would help the unit,” Gannon told reporters.

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