Arizona Cardinals News and Rumors
Arizona Cardinals defensive ends free to do what they do best: AttackKent Somers, azcentral.com The job description for a Cardinals defensive end in 2013 will be different than it was the previous two seasons. Just how different is a matter of opinion and perspective. |
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Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com Arizona Cardinals tight end Jeff King has yet to make it onto the practice field with the team this offseason. According to Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic, King has been unable to participate in OTAs after having surgery on his knee this offseason.… |
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Arians rips offense as Cards resume OTAs11 hours ago
Associated Press, ESPN.com First and foremost, Bruce Arians coaches the offense, even though he's got the whole team to worry about as new head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. |
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'He's going to get hit in the chin a bunch'18 hours ago
Carson Palmer was in focus when ESPN's Tim Hasselbeck set expectations for the Arizona Cardinals' new quarterback at the 1:11 mark of the NFL32 video above. Hasselbeck is predicting more than 4,000 yards and 20 touchdown passes for Palmer. However, he a… |
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Daryl Washington pleads not guilty to assault chargesMay 20 (yesterday)
Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com Arizona Cardinals linebacker Daryl Washington has pleaded not guilty to his arrest earlier this month on assault charges stemming from an incident with his ex-girlfriend. According to the Associated Press, Washington entered the plea Monday. Per Phoenix… |
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Rams, Cardinals took opposite approachesMay 20 (yesterday)
The St. Louis Rams said they would rather sign a couple big-money free agents than several mid-priced ones. Quality over quantity was the rationale. 2013 UFA Additions by Contracts That approach helps explain why the Rams rank sixth among NFL teams in c… |
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Arians: Palmer was great in “a crazy situation” in OaklandMay 20 (yesterday)
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Cardinals coach Bruce Arians says his new quarterback, Carson Palmer, has played better football recently than most people think. Arians said in an interview on ESPN that he believes Palmer had an outstanding season in Oakland in 2012, and that people w… |
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Larry Fitzgerald: 2012 was most frustrating season I’ve ever hadMay 19 (3 days ago)
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Statistics don’t always tell the entire story, but they do a pretty good job of providing everything you need to know about how 2012 went for Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald. His 71 catches were his least for a season since 2006 and he never ha… |
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Weeden “surprised” by Browns’ decision to sign HoyerMay 18 (4 days ago)
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden recently said he wants to be the guy. And then the Browns went out and signed another guy. Weeden admits that the move to add Brian Hoyer, cut last week by the Cardinals, was unexpected. “I was surprised, but that’s t… |
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Cardinals Fans! Enter The New Era Photo Day Contest!May 17 (5 days ago)
Matt Loede, cardinalsgab.com New Era, the official on-field headwear of the National Football League, is teaming up with the NFL to launch the Back to Football Photo Day contest. So what this means is that Cardinals fans will now have the chance to join the ranks of Patrick Peteros… |
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Eight in the Box: Returning from injuryMay 17 (5 days ago)
A look at key players for each NFC West team who are coming back from injuries: Arizona Cardinals: Levi Brown, left tackle. A torn triceps sidelined Brown last season. The Cardinals expect him to be full strength for 2013. A healthy Brown makes a happy … |
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Rookies no longer have to wait for their turnMay 17 (5 days ago)
Kent Somers, azcentral.com For years, NFL coaches thought most rookies should be neither seen nor heard on game days. Less experience meant more mistakes which meant a greater chance that coaches would be fired. But times are changing. For a variety of factors, rookies are far mo… |
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Cardinals’ GM: Mathieu could be the best playmaker in the draftMay 15 (6 days ago)
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Was Tyrann Mathieu too big a risk for the Cardinals in the third round of the NFL draft? If Mathieu is as talented as Cardinals General Manager Steve Keim thinks, then the real risk would have been passing on an opportunity to add him in the third round… |
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Cardinals Talking With Former Steelers OT Max StarksMay 15 (7 days ago)
Matt Loede, cardinalsgab.com The Cardinals today are talking to a tackle that the new head coach knows quite a bit about, that being former Steelers OT Max Starks. Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians has familiarity with Starks having worked with him in Pittsburgh. Starks has also vi… |
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Carson Palmer: I can’t just click with Larry FitzgeraldMay 15 (7 days ago)
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com It doesn’t take long to figure out why quarterback Carson Palmer was traded to the Cardinals this offseason. You need only look at wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald’s statistics from last season to understand why the team dealt for Palmer. Fitzgerald had… |
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$1.75 million guaranteed for Karlos DansbyMay 15 (7 days ago)
James from Mesa, Ariz., has heard the Arizona Cardinals signed Karlos Dansby to a team-friendly contract. "I am looking forward to finding out how much he wanted to be here," James writes. Dansby signed a one-year deal worth $2.25 million. He … |
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Around the NFC West: Strength in numbersMay 15 (7 days ago)
Reports from the Arizona Cardinals' organized team activities point to an expanded coaching staff as one difference from the recent past. Around the NFC West: May 15, 2013 "Bruce Arians has 21 coaches on his staff, so it makes sense to put them to … |
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Kent Somers, azcentral.com Cardinals coach Bruce Arians has four more assistant coaches than did his predecessor, Ken Whisenhunt, and the extra manpower allowed the Cardinals to try something unique, at least by NFL standards, in practice on Tuesday. For 11-on-11 drills, Arians s… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Arizona Cardinals, previously known as the Phoenix Cardinals and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cardinals, have been around a long time. As a team, they don’t have much to show for it. But even the Cardinals will be able to point proudly to… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com When the Cardinals signed linebacker Daryl Washington to a six-year deal before last season, there probably wasn’t much thought that they’d be planning for a future without him at the first OTA of the next offseason. As a result of Washington’s four… |
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A look at the Arizona Cardinals' offseason to this point ... What went right: Carson Palmer became available by trade and the Cardinals were able to acquire him for late-round draft considerations, instantly upgrading the one area where Arizona had to u… |
