The Arizona Cardinals have cut their roster to 53 but these will NOT be the final moves for the 2021 Arizona Cardinals.

No major surprises on cut day but one scratching your head move is placing CB Malcolm Butler on the retired reserve list. This is the position where the Cardinals have needed the most help over several years and have not done a very good job addressing the position. CB Malcolm Butler is dealing with personal issues and the Cardinals have been forced to put him on the reserve/retired list. This will take Butler off the 53-man roster and remove his salary from the salary cap. The Cardinals can decide if they want Butler to pay back his signing bonus or it will count against the cap.

Also as a bit of a surprise, the Cardinals waived S Chris Banjo, S Shawn Williams and 2021 7^th round pick S James Wiggins. That leaves only 4 safeties on the team (S Budda Baker, S Jalen Thompson, S Deionte Thompson, and S Charles Washington).

Unless you are in a deep IDP league, this news is NOT spectacular for fantasy football.

Players to seek during your drafts:

QB Kyler Murray

RB Chase Edmonds

RB James Connors

WR DeAndre Hopkins

WR AJ Green

WR Rondale Moore

WR Christian Kirk

I would imagine the Cardinals are watching if WR KeSean clears waivers and then want to sign him back to the practice squad. As of this writing I have not heard either way.

Look for General Manager Steve Keim to be combing the wires for a CB or 3. More moves to come.