Tight end John Samuel Shenker is back in the NFL, and it’s not with the Las Vegas Raiders this time.

The Arizona Cardinals announced the signing of the Auburn alumnus for their practice squad as part of a set of personnel moves involving tight ends on Wednesday.

The Cardinals also placed tight end Geoff Swaim on injured reserve and signed tight end Travis Vokolek off the Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad on Wednesday.

Signed by the Raiders as an undrafted rookie in May, Shenker was waived at the end of the preseason when Las Vegas reduced its active roster to the regular-season limit of 53 players.

The Raiders brought Shenker right back, though, as a member of their practice squad.

After Shenker spent the first four weeks of the season on the practice squad, Las Vegas released him on Oct. 5.

On Oct. 18, the Raiders re-signed Shenker for the practice squad. But he was released again on Oct. 24.

In five seasons at Auburn, Shenker set a school record by playing in 62 games, and he also became the Tigers’ career leader for receptions by a tight end with 68 for 779 yards and three touchdowns.

Shenker joins a former Auburn teammate in Arizona. Owen Pappoe is an inside linebacker for the Cardinals who has seen most of his action during his rookie season on special teams.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.