Cardinals release QB Desmond Ridder months after trade; Clayton Tune to back up Kyler Murray

The writing was on the wall pretty shortly for Ridder, who started the preseason as the primary possibility behind Kyler Murray, then spent the ultimate two preseason video games as Tune’s understudy.

Tune outplayed Ridder, no less than comparatively talking for the preseason surroundings, finishing 35 of 52 passes for 361 yards and a 1-1 TD-INT ratio in three video games. Ridder, in the meantime, accomplished 20 of 35 makes an attempt for 225 yards.

Neither impressed a lot confidence, however Arizona’s determination sends the identical uninspired message concerning Ridder that Atlanta conveyed when common supervisor Terry Fontenot willingly dealt the Cincinnati product after simply two NFL seasons. Although he is cellular, Ridder has by no means demonstrated sufficient consistency to earn the religion of a entrance workplace. There are groups that might use a backup, although, so we’ll see if that leads Ridder to a different alternative elsewhere.