The next step in the NFL roster cuts process is the wait to see if any players are claimed on the waiver wire. Players with fewer than four credited seasons are subject to waivers, meaning for roughly 24 hours (a little less for final cuts as it is more like 20 hours), teams can put a claim in for a player who was cut.
The team with the highest priority will be awarded the player. In the offseason, it is based on the original order of the first round of that year’s NFL draft.
The Cardinals had the 16th pick in the draft this year, so they are right in the middle of the pack. They will only win a waiver claim if the 15 teams above them in the waiver priority do not place a waiver claim.
If awarded a player off waivers, he immediately occupies a spot on the 53-man roster, which requires a corresponding move to remove another player already there.
Full NFL waiver priority order
- Tennessee Titans
- Cleveland Browns
- New York Giants
- New England Patriots
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Las Vegas Raiders
- New York Jets
- Carolina Panthers
- New Orleans Saints
- Chicago Bears
- San Francisco 49ers
- Dallas Cowboys
- Miami Dolphins
- Indianapolis Colts
- Atlanta Falcons
- Arizona Cardinals
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Seattle Seahawks
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Denver Broncos
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Green Bay Packers
- Minnesota Vikings
- Houston Texans
- Los Angeles Rams
- Baltimore Ravens
- Detroit Lions
- Washington Commanders
- Buffalo Bills
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Philadelphia Eagles
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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Where do the Cardinals sit in the waiver wire priority?