Former Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar signs with new NFL team, per report
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Joey Aguilar played strong football for the Tennessee Volunteers in 2025. After transferring to Knoxville from Appalachian State to replace Nico Iamaleava, Aguilar led the SEC in passing yards per game (274.2) last season.
Despite the good season, Aguilar went undrafted in the 2026 NFL Draft. He inked a practice squad deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars in August. Now, he’s headed west. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Arizona Cardinals are signing Aguilar to their active roster.
Aguilar joins Arizona in wake of Gardner Minshew’s reported season-ending torn UCL. The Cardinals, following their trade of Jacoby Brissett to the Baltimore Ravens, had only third-round rookie Carson Beck on the roster prior to adding Aguilar.
Arizona (3-6) has been incredibly feisty in year one under head coach Mike LaFleur. The Cardinals have beaten the Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys on the road this season. Their residency in a division with the Rams, Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers — in addition to their QB injuries — makes any chances of a late-season surge improbable, but LaFleur is laying a foundation for the future.
Carson Beck is set to make his first NFL start this weekend vs. the Rams. Arizona and Los Angeles kick off at 4:05 p.m. ET on Sunday (CBS).
