Cardinals, Bengals have 4 player connections

The Arizona Cardinals take on the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend on the road in Week 5. The game between two winless teams has some familiar faces. Three Cardinals players spent time on the Bengals roster. One Bengals player is a former Cardinal.

OL Andre Smith

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Smith is the lone Bengals player to once be on the Cardinals. He was on the team last year. He started eight games at right tackle before being released because he was not playing well. This year he is back on the Bengals and is starting at left tackle because of injuries.

WR Pharoh Cooper

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Cooper was on the Bengals this season. He was with the Cardinals in the offseason and preseason. After he was cut, he was claimed by the Bengals. He spent two weeks on their roster before he was cut again. The Cardinals re-signed him this week.

DL Clinton McDonald

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McDonald came into the league with Cincinnati in 2010. The Bengals drafted him in the seventh round and he played eight games as a rookie. He had four tackles and two QB hits that year.

OL Justin Murray

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Murray has been with a number of teams. Among them was the Bengals. He signed with Cincinnati in December of 2017 and was on the roster for a couple of weeks until the end of the season. He re-signed after the season and spent the 2018 offseason with them before being cut after the preseason.

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