Jenkins, 31, is an eight-year veteran who spent the past two seasons in Tampa Bay. He started five games last year for the Buccaneers, finishing with 14 tackles and five passes defensed. His 2014 season ended after one game because of a torn pectoral muscle, but prior to that, Jenkins -- a first-round pick in 2008 -- was a regular starter in stints with the Cowboys and Raiders.
Jenkins, listed at 5-foot-10 and 197 pounds, made the Pro Bowl for Dallas in 2009 and has 10 career interceptions. He visited the Cardinals as a free agent in March of 2014 but eventually joined the Buccaneers, and the Cardinals signed Antonio Cromartie.
Patrick Peterson will start at one outside cornerback spot for the Cardinals in 2016, but the other is in flux. While Justin Bethel is the favorite after filling in late last season for an injured Tyrann Mathieu, Jenkins joins rookies Brandon Williams and Harlan Miller and second-year man Cariel Brooks among the other options heading into training camp.
The Cardinals released cornerback Carrington Byndom in a corresponding move.
Cardinals Press Release.
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