Former Cardinals LB Signs With Jets

Former Arizona Cardinals LB Nick Vigil has signed with the New York Jets, according to the team's official website. 

"The Jets have signed LB Nick Vigil and LB Sam Eguavoen. The team also released LB Hamsah Nasirildeen and LB Maalik Hall," wrote Ethan Greenburg. 

"Vigil (6-2, 230) played four games last season for the Cardinals and had 13 tackles and 2 sacks. He was originally drafted by the Bengals in the third round in 2016 out of Utah State. He played four years in Cincinnati and started in 37 of the 54 he appeared in. Vigil also played for the Chargers in 2020 and the Vikings in 2021. He's played in 89 games (53 starts) over his career and had 443 tackles, 5 sacks, 20 tackles for loss, 17 pass defenses, 3 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles and 5 fumble recoveries."

As the preseason looks to begin for the other 30 teams around the league, the Jets have already played one of their four allotted games after kicking off festivities in the Pro Football Hall of Fame game against the Cleveland Browns. 

Vigil logged 84 defensive snaps for the Cardinals last season. 

Had he stayed, Vigil potentially could have fought for a starting spot opposite of Kyzir White with Isaiah Simmons and Zaven Collins moving out of their former inside linebacker spots.