The Cardinals filled a big hole earlier today when they signed free safety Terrence Holt to a five year contract.  Holt played in 16 games for the Detroit Lions and he made 76 tackles, had 1/2 a sack, 3 interceptions, defensed a pass, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble.  This was an excellent signing for the Cardinals who will pair Holt with Adrian Wilson to give the Cardinals one of the best safety tandems in the NFL.

The Cardinals have signed center Al Johnson.  He played in all 16 games last season for the Dallas Cowboys, but he didn’t start any of them.  In 4 seasons with the Cowboys, Johnson played in 48 games and started 31 of them.  The 6′5″, 311 pound Johnson will be the starter at center next season for this team and this is the beginning of rebuilding the offensive line in Arizona.

The Cardinals have re-signed safety Hanik Milligan and RB Marcel Shipp.  Shipp will back up Edgerrin James again this season.  He played in 15 games last season and he carried the ball 17 times for 41 yards (2.4 ypc) with 4 TD runs.  He also caught 6 passes for 60 yards (10.0 avg).  Look for him to have better numbers this season as the Cardinals will probably run the ball more than they did last season.  Milligan is a great special teams player and that’s why the Cardinals have brought him back.  He played in all 16 games last season and he made 15 tackles and defensed a pass.

QB John Navarre will be released.  He’s was buried on the depth chart and hasn’t shown much improvement as a player.  He played in 2 games (1 start) and he completed 32 of 64 passes (50%) for 342 yards with 2 TD passes and 5 interceptions (43.9 QB Rating).  This will be no loss for the Cardinals.