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The Arizona Cardinals released linebacker Ali Highsmith and fullback Brandon Renkart on Tuesday and signed safety Hamza Abdullah and tackle Cliff Louis.

The Arizona Cardinals re-signed linebacker Monty Beisel to a one-year contract on Tuesday and released tight end Dominique Byrd.

The Cardinals use four-receiver personnel more than any team in the league. That makes their fourth wideout more valuable than most.

Arizona Cardinals receiver Anquan Boldin is among the team's eight inactive players, a bit of a surprise given how much Boldin practiced on Friday.

The Cardinals have a glut of tight ends now that Stephen Spach has returned to practice this week after missing three weeks because of an ankle sprain.

Wide receiver Anquan Boldin is active for the Cardinals today as he continues to progress froma sprained ankle.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Ben Patrick 's return to the Cardinals following a four-game suspension fit the profile of an overplayed pregame storyline.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Bryant McFadden 's ankle injury will not keep him from playing for the Cardinals against the Texans.

The Sunday Night Shootout that so many expected from the Cardinals and the Colts did not materialize.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Cornerback Kelvin Hayden and linebacker Gary Brackett, both starters, are among the Indianapolis Colts' pre-game inactives for tonight's prime-game with the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium.

The inactive list for Sunday's Cardinals-49ers game was just released and wide receiver Anquan Boldin isn't on it.

Cardinals released TE Leonard Pope. The 2006 third-rounder has the look of a prototypical tight end, but he just never developed as a blocker.

The Cardinals returned to practice Monday, will have Tuesday off, and then resume their preparation for the 49ers Wednesday.

This sack of Cardinals' quarterback Tyler Palko was one of three on the night for the Denver defense in a 19-0 preseason win over Arizona.

Others released by the team on Friday included offensive tackle Oliver Ross . Pope, a 6-foot-8 third-round draft pick out of Georgia in 2006, played in 42 games and started 25 in three seasons with the Cardinals , including eight last year.

Ken Whisenhunt graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in civil engineering, but at this time of year, the Cardinals' football coach might wish he had studied accounting.

The Cardinals held the Steelers to less than three yards a carry rushing, one of the good things coach Ken Whisenhunt saw in the preseason opener.

Just about every position is set as the Arizona Cardinals wind down training camp.

Thanks to those who kept the latest NFC West chat moving. Full transcript here .

Today is the big day! I say that with both sarcasm and sincerity. A Super Bowl rematch against the Pittsburgh Steelers for the first pre season game isn't exactly dramatic or the first game I want to see played.