The Cardinals have four outside linebackers that are locks — Josh Sweat, Zaven Collins, Baron Browning and rookie Jordan Burch, selected in the third round. Keeping five outside backers is normal, so that leaves room for Thomas, or does it?

The roster will be cut to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET Tuesday. Here is a projection for the Cardinals:

ARIZONA -- The Arizona Cardinals capped their preseason off with a win over the Las Vegas Raiders. After the game, Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon spoke with reporters and offered the following:

The Arizona Cardinals closed out their preseason schedule Saturday night at State Farm Stadium with a 20-10 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. After weathering the start of the game with their deep backups against the Raiders' starters, they came back and controlled the game.

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Junior Caminero hit his second career grand slam to power the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday after a 4-hour, 25-minute rain delay that emptied most of the announced crowd of 8,809 at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

His bat wasn’t the only thing making noise; he also beat out an infield single and reached on an error earlier in the game, helping fuel Tampa Bay’s 10-6 win. The bomb made him only the fourth player in Rays history to notch multiple hits and a home run in his first big league appearance,