Moats announced his retirement Monday, via his personal Twitter.

EDGE Analysis

Moats played nine seasons in the league for the Bills and Steelers, totaling 202 tackles (115 solo), 16.5 sacks and four forced fumbles across 121 games. He was also the Steelers' Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee in 2016 for his work in the community.

The Cardinals released Moats (knee) off injured reserve with an injury settlement Tuesday, per the NFL's official transaction log.

EDGE Analysis

Moats was placed on injured reserve with a sprained MCL in early September. The 30-year-old veteran has 228 tackles and 16.5 sacks in his career and teams may have interest in him as a depth piece if his knee is fully recovered.

Moats (knee) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

With the timetable for Moats' injury expected to be just 2-to-4 weeks, Moats landing on injured reserve essentially means he won't be seeing any snaps for the Cardinals this season. He could ultimately be released from injured reserve and become a free agent.

Moats has been diagnosed with a sprained MCL and is expected to miss 2-4 weeks, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Moats is considerably buried on the depth chart so there's the possibility that Arizona will place the veteran pass rusher on injured reserve before the start of the season. Even if the Cardinals opt not to do so, Moats doesn't figure to get much time in 2018.

Moats injured his knee and will not return to Sunday's preseason game against the Cowboys.

EDGE Analysis

The severity of Moats' injury is to be determined, though any sort of extended absence will likely hurt the linebacker's chances of making the 53-man roster in Arizona.

Moats signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals on Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

EDGE Analysis

Moats appeared in all but two games for the Steelers over the past four seasons, but the linebacker moved into a strict depth role in 2018 after starting 25 games during his first three years in Pittsburgh. He'll likely continue to serve in a similar capacity in Arizona, and thus Moats isn't found on the IDP radar.

Moats, who recorded one tackle (solo) in the Week 17 win over the Browns, finished the 2017 season with eight tackles (six solo) in 14 games.

EDGE Analysis

Moats failed to record a sack this season, the first time he has done so since joining the Steelers in 2014, and his eight tackles were his fewest in his eight-year career. An unrestricted free agent, Moats be looking for a new team next season, as the Steelers are deep at the linebacker position.

Moats had one tackle in Pittsburgh's 30-12 wild-card win against Miami on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Moats played in all 16 regular season games for the fourth consecutive season, finishing with 21 tackles (nine solo), including 3.5 sacks.

Moats totaled three tackles (one solo), including a sack in Pittsburgh's 24-16 win over Cincinnati Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

The Steelers' defense has held its first two opponents this season to 16 points each, despite recording just one sack and only a plus one turnover differential.

Moats appeared in 57 percent of defensive snaps for the Steelers' during their Week 1 win over the Redskins on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Despite the high-volume of snaps, Moats was only able to generate a single tackle in the lopsided win. On an encouraging note, however, the chest injury that bothered Moats last season seems to be in the rearview mirror.