Andre Baccellia - NFL News, Rumors, & Updates

Lands on IR The Cardinals placed Baccellia (neck) on injured reserve Tuesday, Zach Gershman of the team's official site reports.

Impact Arizona signed practice-squad member Jalen Brooks to replace Baccellia on the 53-man roster and in the receiver room. Baccellia exited this past Sunday's 40-20 loss to the Texans in the second quarter due to a neck injury suffered during a collision on a kickoff return. Though he was able to fly back to Arizona after a brief hospital stay in Houston, Baccellia's injury was deemed severe enough to keep him out for the Cardinals' final three games. The 28-year-old wideout will finish the 2025 season with two catches for eight yards on four targets and 236 yards on nine kickoff returns over his five appearances.

DECEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

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DECEMBER 15 • Associated Press

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DECEMBER 15 • RAISINGZONA.COM

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DECEMBER 14 • Associated Press

Carted off field Baccellia (neck) was stretchered off the field during Sunday's game against the Texans and will not return, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Baccellia suffered a scary neck injury late in the second quarter, but the good news is that the 28-year-old wideout had full movement in his extremities. He's been taken to a local hospital to undergo further tests, and without Baccellia the rest of the day, Emari Demercado will likely serve as the Cardinals' primary returner on kickoffs.

DECEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

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DECEMBER 14 • Associated Press

Little output despite starting Baccellia recorded one catch (on three targets) for three yards during Sunday's 45-17 defeat to the Rams.

Impact The Cardinals were without WRs Marvin Harrison (heel, inactive), Greg Dortch (chest, IR) and Xavier Weaver (hamstring, inactive) in Week 14, affording Baccellia an opportunity for his first career start. Baccellia took a back seat to Michael Wilson in receiving output (11-142-2 on 16 targets) and matched him with a 79 percent snap share, the latter of which easily outpaced practice-squad elevations Jalen Brooks (40 percent) and Trent Sherfield (nine percent). Even if Baccellia retains such a workload this coming Sunday, facing the unyielding Texans defense doesn't portend much production for a player with nine receptions in 17 appearances in his career.

DECEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

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NOVEMBER 30 • Associated Press

Exits game with arm injury Baccellia (arm) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Buccaneers.

Impact Baccellia sustained the injury in the third quarter, and he's being evaluated by medical staff to determine whether he can return to Sunday's game. He's contributed on special teams and on offense, so his absence means more snaps at wide receiver are available for Xavier Weaver and Greg Dortch.

NOVEMBER 30 • ROTOWIRE

Signed to Arizona's active roster The Cardinals signed Baccellia from the practice squad to the active roster Wednesday.

Impact Baccellia opted to stay in Arizona as a member of the team's practice squad after failing to make the 53-man roster at the end of training camp in late August. He hasn't appeared in a regular-season game since 2023, but his addition to the active roster comes after the Cardinals placed fellow wide receivers Zay Jones (Achilles) and Simi Fehoko (wrist) on injured reserve. With Marvin Harrison (appendix) ruled out for Sunday's game against the 49ers and Xavier Weaver (ankle) listed as questionable, Baccellia could play a meaningful role on offense in his 2025 regular-season debut.

NOVEMBER 13 • ROTOWIRE

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NOVEMBER 12 • Associated Press

Staying in Arizona The Cardinals signed Baccellia to the practice squad Thursday, Zach Gershman of the team's official site reports.

Impact Baccellia has spent most of the past four years on the Cardinals' practice squad, though he has played in 13 regular-season games between 2022 (eight) and 2023 (five). He'll reprise that role the upcoming campaign and will aim to see regular-season action for the first time since Week 13 of the 2023 season.

AUGUST 28 • ROTOWIRE

Waived by Arizona The Cardinals waived Baccellia on Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Impact Baccellia has been in Arizona's organization since 2021, and the plan is to bring him back on the practice squad if he clears waivers, according to Wilson. Baccellia has seven career catches for 45 yards across 13 regular-season appearances.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Inks deal with Arizona The Cardinals signed Baccellia to a reserve/future contract Monday, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Impact The 28-year-old spent his 2024 campaign with the Cardinals' practice squad after failing to make the team's active roster in late August. Baccellia most recently appeared in a regular-season game with the Cardinals in 2023, tallying 22 kick-return yards while playing 64 total snaps (46 offensive and 18 on special teams). He's expected to compete for a depth role in Arizona's wide-receiver corps throughout the offseason.

JANUARY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Inks deal with Arizona The Cardinals signed Baccellia to a reserve/future contract Monday, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Impact The 28-year-old spent his 2024 campaign with the Cardinals' practice squad after failing to make the team's active roster in late August. Baccellia most recently appeared in a regular-season game with the Cardinals in 2023, tallying 22 kick return yards while playing 64 total snaps (46 offensive and 18 on special teams). He's expected to compete for a depth role in Arizona's wide receiver corps throughout the offseason.

JANUARY 6 • ROTOWIRE

Lands with practice squad Baccellia signed with the Cardinals' practice squad Tuesday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.

Impact Baccellia has bounced between Arizona's active roster and practice squad each of the last two seasons, appearing in a total of 13 regular-season games. In that time, he's caught seven passes on 10 targets for 45 yards. He'll now have the opportunity to stick with the franchise and work toward carving out a larger role with the team.

AUGUST 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Let go by Arizona The Cardinals waived Baccellia on Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Impact Baccellia spent most of the previous three seasons going up and down from the Cardinals' practice squad and active roster. He has seven career catches for 45 yards across 13 games. Baccellia caught seven passes for 85 scoreless yards during the preseason.

AUGUST 27, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

HIGHLIGHT: Tune Connects with Baccellia to Move the Chains Arizona Cardinals quarterback Clayton Tune connects with wide receiver Andre Baccellia on 16-yard dot to move the chains

AUGUST 25, 2024 • AZCARDINALS.COM

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APRIL 12, 2024 • 247SPORTS.COM

Gets waived Monday Arizona waived Baccellia on Monday, Zach Gershman of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Impact Just two days after signing with Arizona's active roster, Baccellia is now headed to waivers. In a corresponding move, the Cardinals claimed center Doug Kramer from waivers.

NOVEMBER 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Joins Arizona's practice squad Baccellia signed with Arizona's practice squad Wednesday, Tyler Drake of Arizona Sports reports.

Impact Baccellia signed to Arizona's active roster this past Saturday but was subsequently waived Monday after suiting up for Sunday's 31-24 loss to Baltimore. After passing through waivers unclaimed, the wide receiver has been added to Arizona's practice squad. He played eight snaps against the Ravens and returned one kickoff for 22 yards, so Baccellia could be a candidate to be elevated for Sunday's game against the Browns.

NOVEMBER 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Let go by Arizona The Cardinals waived Baccellia on Monday, Howard Balzer of GoPHNX.com reports.

Impact Baccellia signed to the Cardinals' active roster Saturday with Greg Dortch (ankle) inactive for Sunday's game against the Ravens. Baccellia played eight snaps in the game and contributed with a 22-yard kick return. Balzer notes that it's likely that Baccellia will sign with Arizona's practice squad if he clears waivers.

OCTOBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Signed to Arizona roster The Cardinals signed Baccellia off their practice squad Saturday, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Baccellia was cut by the Cardinals ahead of the 53-man roster deadline at the end of training camp, but he elected to join the team's practice squad Aug. 31. The undrafted wide receiver out of Washington made eight appearances for Arizona last season and caught seven of 10 passes for 45 yards.

OCTOBER 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Signed to active roster The Cardinals signed Baccellia to their active roster Saturday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Impact Baccellia has already played in six games for Arizona this season, including in each of the team's first five contests. He was waived in late November and subsequently re-signed to the Cardinals' practice squad, and he now re-joins the active roster. Most of his opportunity during the campaign has come with DeAndre Hopkins out of action, and that will again be the case Sunday with Hopkins out due to a knee injury. Still, Baccellia has just five catches for 32 yards on the campaign, so he isn't likely to play a key role against Atlanta.

JANUARY 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Cardinals sign WR Andre Baccellia from practice squad, elevate 2 others The add WR Andre Baccellia, LS Hunter Bradley and S Josh Thomas to the active roster to face the Falcons.

DECEMBER 31, 2022 • USATODAY.COM

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