The Cardinals have signed fullback Terrelle Smith to a two year contract.  He is mostly used as a blocker and he’s pretty good at it.  His signing should really benefit Edgerrin James in the power running game that the Cards will likely try to install.  Smith played in 16 games (8 starts) for the Cleveland Browns last season and he carried the ball 8 times for 14 yards (1.8 ypc).  He also caught 8 passes for 21 yards (2.6 avg).  This was a good move for the Cardinals.

The Cardinals have re-signed Chris Cooper to a two year contract.  In his first season with the Cards, Cooper played in 13 games and he made 21 tackles, had 2 sacks, defensed 3 passes and had a fumble recovery.  This was a good move as Cooper provides good depth along the D-Line.

The new head coach of the Cardinals decided to bring over the best special teams player from the Pittsburgh Steelers whom he coached for last season.  Morey played in all 16 games last season and he only caught 2 passes for 29 yards, but that wasn’t his main job.  Morey made 16 special teams tackles and he returned 8 kickoffs for 202 yards (25.3 avg).  Look for Morey to get a chance to return kicks for the Cardinals this season and he’s a player that will make all of the Cardinals special teams units better in 2007 than they were in 2006.

The Cards have re-signed Monty Beisel to a two year contract.  He played in 8 games for the Cards last season and he made 16 tackles and had an interception.  Look for him to be a solid backup for the Cardinals again this season.

The Cardinals have signed CB Roderick Hood and they’re going to give him exactly what he’s been looking for and that is a starting job.  Hood played in 10 games last season for the Philadelphia Eagles and he made 21 tackles, had a sack, defensed 3 passes and recovered a fumble.  Hood will really help improve the Cardinals defense and that’s why this was a good signing for them.  Hood has played in 56 games in his career and he made 121 tackles, has a sack, 5 interceptions, defensed 23 passes, forced a fumble and he’s recovered 5 fumbles.