While the Cardinals look to still need help at the cornerback position, they picked up some depth and a proven special teams contributor Monday. Ex-Viking Kris Boyd signed with the team.
Boyd played out his four-year rookie contract with the Vikings last season, finishing his walk year as one of the league’s most frequently deployed players on special teams. Boyd logged 403 special teams snaps for the Vikes in 2022, playing on 82% of Minnesota’s third-phase sequences.
The Vikings drafted Boyd, 26, in the 2019 seventh round out of Texas and primarily used him as a backup. Minnesota did turn to the former Longhorns defender as a starter in five games during the 2020 season, when he saw action on 343 defensive plays. Boyd allowed a 71.4% completion rate and a 121.4 rating while in coverage that year. The Vikings used him as a starter just once over the past two seasons but kept him a fixture on special teams. Boyd made 13 tackles last season and recovered a fumble, giving him four during his career.
Arizona did not retain Byron Murphy, who is now in Minnesota, and will enter the draft with a need at the position once again. The team has re-signed Antonio Hamilton and added ex-Chiefs cog Rashad Fenton, who finished his rookie deal with the Falcons. Two-year starter Marco Wilson remains on his rookie contract.
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