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Cardinals elevate DL Ben Stille and LB Markus Bailey to Monday Night Football
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Cardinals elevate DL Ben Stille and LB Markus Bailey to Monday Night Football

The Cardinals have signed defensive lineman Ben Stille and linebacker Markus Bailey from the practice squad for Monday Night Football.

The team will need Stille for depth at the position, with Bilal Nichols going to injured reserve and Justin Jones and Darius Robinson already on IR. Bailey’s rise is a sign that inside linebacker Kyzir White will not play after being listed as questionable due to a knee injury.

It’s Bailey’s first game for the Cardinals.

He played 60 games for the Bengals over the past four seasons. The Cardinals released him at the end of the preseason and brought him back to the practice squad.

Stille played in five games for the Cardinals last season. He started this season on the practice squad before the Bucs signed him to their active roster. Stille played three games with Tampa Bay and then returned to the Cardinals’ practice squad after the Buccaneers released him.

Jones and Nichols are out for the season. Robinson, who went on IR before the start of the season, has opened his practice window but still has some work to do. He has been dealing with death from his mother, reports Darin Urban of the team website.

The moves are an indication that rookie running back Trey Benson will play despite an illness that forced him to miss Saturday’s practice.