The Cardinals have added their own version of the Saints’ Taysom Hill, formally announcing Tuesday they have signed former CFL quarterback Chris Streveler to a futures contract, as previously reported.

Streveler isn’t projected to be the backup to Kyler Murray, but rather a third-stringer like Hill who possibly can make the roster because of his explosiveness as both a passer and a runner who could get a handful of snaps from week to week.

If nothing else, Streveler will get a chance to spend the entire offseason and much of training camp in coach Kliff Kingsbury’s offense. That will allow him to at least compete for a roster spot with Drew Anderson, the only other quarterback presently under contract with Arizona.

Brett Hundley, who was the Cardinals’ backup last season, is set to become an unrestricted free agent in March, although he has expressed an interest in returning to the team this year.

Streveler, who turns 25 on Thursday, helped the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to the Grey Cup championship this past season. In two seasons with Winnipeg, Streveler passed for 2,698 yards and 19 touchdowns and rushed for 1,167 yards and 22 more scores.

Like the Saints’ Hill, Streveler has great speed and athleticism. He’s 6-foot-1 and 218 pounds and runs the 40-yard dash in 4.45 seconds and has a 38.5-inch vertical leap. Despite those measurables, he went undrafted in 2018 and instead, signed with the Blue Bombers.

On Monday, he asked for his release from Winnipeg to pursue a career in the NFL and in addition to having worked out for the Cardinals in recent weeks, was also drawing interest from both the Dolphins and Buccaneers.

A native of Naperville, Ill., Streveler played collegiately at Minnesota as both a wide receiver and quarterback before transferring to South Dakota, where he became the school’s starting quarterback from 2016-17.

During his two years at South Dakota, he threw for 6,081 yards and 54 touchdowns. In 13 games as a senior, he completed 65.7 percent of his passes for 4,134 yards and 32 touchdowns (with eight interceptions) and ran for 720 yards and 11 touchdowns (4.3 yards per carry). He was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s Offensive Player of the Year and finished runner-up for the Walter Payton award.

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