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Arizona Cardinals agree to terms with three undrafted free agents

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Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

The Arizona Cardinals have rounded out their 2024 rookie class with three undrafted free agents.

The Arizona Cardinals have officially signed three undrafted free agents after their 12-man 2024 NFL Draft class.

From the team:

North Carolina defensive lineman Myles Murphy

N.C. State long snapper Joe Shimko

Colorado wide receiver Xavier Weaver

Murphy (6-4, 309) played in 52 games over the past four seasons at North Carolina and made 38 starts, collecting 99 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, four passes defensed and one fumble recovery. As a senior in 2023, Murphy started all 13 games and was an honorable mention All-ACC selection after posting 24 tackles, 1.0 sack, 4.5 tackles for loss, two quarterback pressures and a fumble recovery.

Shimko (6-0, 233) snapped in 62 games over the past five seasons at N.C. State and won the Patrick Mannelly Award following the 2023 season as the nation’s top long snapper. A three-time All-American selection, Shimko was named second-team All-American in each of the past two seasons. He finished his college career with 12 total tackles on special teams and was perfect on all 607 snaps while at N.C. State.

Weaver (6-0, 169) played last season at Colorado after spending the four years of his collegiate career at South Florida. He appeared in 49 total games and finished with 184 receptions for 2,643 yards and 14 total touchdowns. Last year at Colorado, Weaver started 10-of-11 games and earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors after having 68 receptions for 908 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He added 15 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground. At South Florida, Weaver played in 38 games and had 116 receptions for 1,735 yards and eight touchdowns.

Welcome aboard one and all. We will take a closer look at each one in the coming days.

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