The Arizona Cardinals announced Friday that they’ve released LB Philip Wheeler to make room for newly signed TE Jim Dray.
Wheeler, 32, is a former third-round pick of the Colts back in 2008. He spent four years in Indianapolis before signing on with the Raiders as a free agent in 2012.
Wheeler lasted just one year in Oakland before he caught on with the Dolphins after he was cut loose. The Falcons elected to sign him to a contract during the season in 2015.
The Cardinals signed him to a contract back in July and he managed to make the 53-man roster coming out of the preseason before has been on and off of the team’s roster the past few weeks.