Cardinals Sign Former Saints Safety Chris Banjo
By Chris Pyo
After an 0-2-1 start to the 2019 NFL season, the Arizona Cardinals were looking to bolster their special teams unit, and they did just that by signing former New Orleans Saints safety and special teams standout Chris Banjo.
Banjo has appeared in every regular season game four times in his career, mainly as a special teams guru. In 2015, while with the Green Bay Packers, he was named a playoff captain by his teammates after leading the Packers in special teams tackles for the season.
Former #Saints standout special teamer and S Chris Banjo is signing with the #AZCardinals, source said. He visited them yesterday.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 25, 2019
Banjo went undrafted in 2012 out of Southern Methodist University, and initially latched on with the Jacksonville Jaguars, who later cut him during training camp. Four days after he was cut, he signed with the Packers where he'd go on to play four seasons.
Chris Banjo with some pop pic.twitter.com/UCpoBPITUP
— Amos Morale III (@Amos_MoraleIII) July 29, 2018
Later, he signed with the New Orleans Saints where he'd been playing up until his release at the end of August.
Now given another opportunity to impress, we'll see what he's able to do for the Cardinals who are still trying to get their first win of the season. Hopefully he can step in and make an impact on special teams.