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The Arizona Cardinals made several roster moves on Tuesday.

The team placed tight end Troy Niklas on injured reserve, elevated tight end Ifeanyi Momah from the practice squad to the active roster and released long snapper Kameron Canaday and safety Marqui Christian.

Momah (6-7, 255) was released in the Cardinals final roster cut on September 3 and was signed to the practice squad the following day.

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He originally joined the team in 2015, but missed all of last season on injured reserve (knee).

Momah entered the NFL as an undrafted rookie free agent with Philadelphia in 2013 out of Boston College. He spent time on the practice squads of Cleveland and Detroit prior to signing with the Cardinals last year.

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In addition, the Cardinals have signed linebacker Cam Johnson to the practice squad and has released linebacker Shaq Riddick from the practice squad.



Johnson (6-4, 268) was a seventh-round pick (237th overall) of the San Francisco 49ers in the 2012 NFL Draft out of Virginia and has played in 16 games over the last four years with the 49ers, Colts and Browns. Johnson spent majority of the 2015 season on the Browns practice squad before being elevated to the active roster in Week 17 when he recorded three tackles in the regular season finale.

He was released by Cleveland on September 4 as part of final roster cuts.

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