Story byJess Root, Cardinals WireFri, January 16, 2026 at 5:30 AM UTC·1 min readThe Arizona Cardinals announced a player addition on Wednesday. They signed wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette to a contract for the 2026 season. He spent the entire 2025 season on the practice squad of the New York Giants. From the Cardinals' press release:Smith-Marsette (6-1, 185) is a four-year NFL veteran who has played 48 games (one start) in his career with the Giants (2024), Panthers (2023), Chiefs (2022), Bears (2022) and Vikings (2021) after entering the league with Minnesota as a fifth-round selection (157th overall) in the 2021 NFL Draft from Iowa.