Arizona Cardinals sign S Chris Clemons to replace Tyrann Mathieu

The Arizona Cardinals placed safety Tyrann Mathieu on injured reserve and re-signed safety Chris Clemons on Tuesday

Cardinals coach Bruce Arians confirmed Monday that Mathieu has a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the season. Mathieu was injured during the fourth quarter of Arizona's 40-17 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night when he interecepted a pass by quarterback Sam Bradford.

Clemons was with the Cardinals for the first five games of the season and had two tackles on special teams and one on defense. Arizona placed him on injured reserve on Oct. 14 and reached an injury settlement on Oct. 19.

In 78 NFL career games and 48 starts, Clemons has 257 tackles, 1 1/2 sacks, four interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

Arians said an MRI on Monday revealed Mathieu's injury. Arians also said Mathieu's status for the beginning of the 2016 season is uncertain.

The 23-year-old Mathieu, known as the "Honey Badger," has 89 tackles, one sack and five interceptions this season.

Mathieu tore two left knee ligaments on Dec. 8, 2013. He returned to game action on Sept. 15, 2014.