The Cardinals have dealt 29-year old G/T Reggie Wells to the Eagles for a future sixth round pick.  Wells played in 16 games (all starts) for the Cardinals last season.  He has played in 104 games (90 starts) in his 7 years with the Cardinals.  The signing of Alan Faneca in the off-season pretty much ended Wells’ time as a starter in Arizona so it was probably smart to trade him for something of value.

The Cardinals have acquired rookie 6th round pick (RB) Charles Scott from the Eagles for rookie 6th round pick (CB) Jorrick Calvin.  Scott played in 3 pre-season games for the Eagles and he carried the ball 1 time for 2 yards and he also caught 1 pass for 0 yards.  Scott is a power running back at 5′11″, 231 pounds.  He runs a 4.6 40 so he’s not much of a threat to break off many big runs but he is a bully between the tackles.  Scott played in 9 games (all starts) for LSU last season in which he carried the ball 116 times for 542 yards (4.7 ypc) with 4 TD runs and he also caught 8 passes for 54 yards (6.8 avg) with 1 TD grab.  He played in 43 games (23 starts) in his four years at LSU and he carried the ball 424 times for 2,317 yards (5.5 ypc) with 32 TD runs.  Scott also caught 31 passes for 260 yards (8.4 avg) with 3 TD grabs in his career at LSU.  The Cardinals needed a running back to back up Tim Hightower and Beanie Wells so Scott will have a chance to make the team.  Jorrick Calvin played in 3 pre-season games for the Cardinals in which he made 5 tackles.

UPDATE:  (9/4/2010) - The Cardinals have waived Charles Scott.  Scott played in 1 pre-season game with the Cardinals.  He rushed for 23 yards on 11 carries (2.1 ypc) against the Redskins. 

The Cardinals have traded 28-year old CB Bryant McFadden to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 5th round pick in the NFL Draft.  The Cardinals used the pick on QB John Skelton out of Fordham.  McFadden played in 16 games for the Cardinals in his only year with them last season.  He had 69 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and he defensed 15 passes for the Cardinals last year.  The Cardinals were not happy with McFadden’s play in 2009 and you can tell because they pretty much gave him away.

The Cardinals have acquired 27-year old safety Kerry Rhodes from the Jets for a 4th round pick in 2010 and a 7th round pick in 2011.  Rhodes played in 16 games for the Jets last season and he made 63 tackles, had 2 tackles for a loss, defensed 13 passes and he had 3 interceptions.  Rhodes has now played in 80 games in his NFL career and he has 417 tackles, 6 forced fumbles, 9 sacks, he has defensed 47 passes and he has 15 interceptions.  I like this trade for the Cardinals as Rhodes will replace Antrel Rolle who recently signed with the Giants.