National Football League

Cardinals sign rookie WR Nicholas Edwards

Published Jul. 27, 2013 6:39 p.m. ET

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The Arizona Cardinals have signed rookie free agent wide receiver Nicholas Edwards.

Edwards caught 215 passes for 2,634 yards and 33 touchdowns in his collegiate career at Eastern Washington. His best season came in 2011, when as a junior he caught a school-record 95 passes for 1,250 yards. His 19 touchdowns that season led the NCAA College Football Subdivision.

The signing follows the announced retirement of Arizona rookie wide receiver Ryan Swope due to concussion issues. Swope was a sixth-round draft pick out of Texas A&M.