The Arizona Cardinals did not make the playoffs this season, but come of their former players did.
The NFL playoffs continue with the divisional round beginning Saturday. The first game on the Saturday schedule has the Houston Texans on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs. Between the two teams on their rosters, reserves and practice squads, there are five former Cardinals.
Check them out below.
Former Cardinals players on Houston Texans
- CB Kris Boyd
Boyd was signed before the 2023 season as a free agent and played special teams for four games before being cut. He played in every game this season for Houston, logging 365 snaps on special teams.
Former Cardinals players on Kansas City Chiefs
- WR Hollywood Brown
Brown played two seasons for the Cardinals before signing with the Chiefs in free agency last year.
- WR DeAndre Hopkins
Hopkins started the season with the Tennessee Titans but was traded to the Chiefs. He played three seasons for the Cardinals from 2020-2022 and set the franchise single-season record for receptions in a season when he hauled in 115 passes in 2020.
- OT D.J. Humphries
Humphries signed late in the season with the Chiefs and is back after hurting his hamstring. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the first round in 2015 and played nine seasons for them. He was their starting left tackle for the final seven. He was cut in the offseason while recovering from a torn ACL.
- RB Keaontay Ingram
Ingram is on the Chiefs’ practice squad. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the sixth round in 2022 and played a season and a half for them before he was released.
Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire’s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
