The Cardinals will have Larry Fitzgerald back in a receiver group that also includes Michael Floyd, John Brown and Jaron Brown, which means they didn’t have much use for a veteran wideout set to make $3.25 million per year in 2015 and 2016.
Ted Ginn added some value as a returner, but that wasn’t enough for him to keep his job. The Cardinals announced Monday that they have released Ginn after the first year of the three-year deal he signed with the club.
Ginn had 14 catches for 190 yards for the Cardinals in 2014 while playing the fifth-most snaps on offense of any wide receiver. He averaged 19 yards per kickoff return, the lowest mark of his career, and returned one punt for a touchdown during the regular season.
Ginn also had a costly fumble on a kickoff in the team’s playoff loss to the Panthers, but his special teams skills will still likely be his best route to a job with another team for what would be his ninth NFL season after entering the NFL as a first-round pick of the Dolphins in 2007.