Arizona Cardinals: Final 53-man roster

Cardinals trim their roster to 53, keep just five wide receivers but 11 defensive backs.

By Jon Gold

Sep 1, 2012 at 3:47 pm ET • 1 min read

The Arizona Cardinals set their roster at 53 on Friday after releasing 20 players and placing three on injured reserve. But with multiple issues up front, there should be plenty of Arizona activity in the coming weeks.

QB (3) -- Kevin Kolb (6th season, Houston), John Skelton (3rd season, Fordham), Ryan Lindley (rookie, 6th round, San Diego State).

RB (5) -- Beanie Wells (4th season, Ohio State), Ryan Williams (2nd season, Virginia Tech), LaRod Stephens-Howling (4th season, Pittsburgh), William Powell (2nd season, Kansas State), Anthony Sherman (2nd season, Connecticut).

WR (5) -- Larry Fitzgerald (9th season, Pittsburgh), Andre Roberts (3rd season, The Citadel), Early Doucet, (5th season, LSU), Michael Floyd (rookie, 1st round, Notre Dame); LaRon Byrd (rookie, undrafted, Miami).

TE (4) -- Todd Heap (12th season, Arizona State), Jeff King (7th season, Virginia Tech), Rob Housler (2nd season, Florida Atlantic), Jim Dray (3rd season, Stanford).

OL (9) -- Daryn Colledge (7th season, Boise State), Lyle Sendlein (6th season, Texas), Adam Snyder (8th season, Oregon), Jeremy Bridges (10th season, Southern Miss), Bobby Massie (rookie, 4th round, Ole Miss), D'Anthony Batiste (7th season, Louisiana-Lafayette), Senio Kelemete (rookie, 5th round, Washington), Rich Ohrnberger (3rd season, Penn State), Nate Potter (rookie, 7th round, Boise State).

DL (6) -- Darnell Dockett (9th season, Florida State), Dan Williams (3rd season, Tennessee), Calais Campbell (5th season, Miami), Nick Eason (10th season, Clemson), David Carter (2nd season, UCLA), Vonnie Holliday (15th season, North Carolina).

LB (7) -- O'Brien Schofield (3rd season, Wisconsin), Daryl Washington (3rd season, TCU), Paris Lenon (11th season, Richmond), Sam Acho (2nd season, Texas), Reggie Walker (4th season, Kansas State), Stewart Bradley (6th season, Nebraska), Quentin Groves (4th season, Auburn).

DB/S (11) -- Patrick Peterson (2nd season, LSU), Adrian Wilson (12th season, North Carolina State), Kerry Rhodes (8th season, Louisville), William Gay (6th season, Louisville), A.J. Jefferson (3rd season, Fresno State), Greg Toler (4th season, St. Paul's), Jamell Fleming (rookie, 3rd round, Oklahoma), Michael Adams (6th season, Louisiana-Lafayette), Rashad Johnson (4th season, Alabama), Justin Bethel (rookie, 6th round, Presbyterian), James Sanders (8th season, Fresno State).