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The Washington Redskins surprised many by way of releasing long-time defensive starter Mason Foster, per Washington insider Erin Hawksworth. Many figured it would happen, pre-Reuben Foster torn ACL, as he was unhappy with the situation in D.C. But after the injury, the likelihood of so decreased. In 2018, Foster led the team in total tackles […]

The 35+ year development of the Air Raid scheme brought to light by Hal Mumme has matured from a widely considered gimmick to a lethal college attack to now an NFL offense. By way of the hiring of Mike Leach protege Kliff Kingsbury — and the subsequent getting of his guy (Kyler Murray) — the […]

The Arizona Cardinals have placed six players on the physically unable to perform list, including tight end Charles Clay, defensive lineman Robert Nkemdiche, offensive lineman Max Garcia, linebacker Brooks Reed, cornerback Brandon Williams, and linebacker Dante Booker. Per NBC Sports’ Pro Football Talk, the players are eligible to come off the list at any time. Both […]

Kyler Murray might be just a rookie, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t taking charge of the Arizona Cardinals. Veteran wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald loves what he has seen from the first-year quarterback thus far, saying that he has shown incredible maturity right off the bat. “I know him running Lincoln Riley’s offense is very […]

The Arizona Cardinals have been no stranger to change in 2019. After going 3-13 in 2018, the Redbirds swapped head coach Steve Wilks for Air-Raid extraordinaire Kliff Kingsbury, then got his guy in Kyler Murray at No. 1 overall. The differences don’t end at coach and signal-caller; as they drafted 11 players, got a deep […]

Only one team made a pick in last week’s supplemental draft, and it was the Arizona Cardinals taking Washington State safety Jalen Thompson. Thompson was expecting to go back to WSU for his senior season, but he was recently ruled ineligible for the upcoming NCAA year, so at the last minute he declared for the […]

The Arizona Cardinals signed Desmond Harrison earlier this offseason after the Cleveland Browns waived him. Now, the Cardinals are releasing the offensive tackle just a month after the team claimed him. According to reports, Harrison is being released by the Cardinals after an arrest warrant was issued for the offensive tackle. Harrison has an arrest […]

The Arizona Cardinals were the only team to take a player in the 2019 NFL Supplemental Draft. That player was safety Jalen Thompson and they took him with a fifth-round pick. Now, the Cardinals have agreed to a four-year contract with the rookie according to Darren Urban on the team website. Jalen Thomspon is a […]

Today, the Madden 20 ratings for every player in the NFL released, and of course, debates quickly ensued. While the internet argues about which quarterback or team deserved higher ratings, Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker took to social media to publicly complain about his strength rating in the game. As of the release of Madden […]

The Arizona Cardinals are entering the 2019 campaign with a new head coach at the helm in Kliff Kingsbury, meaning that the Cardinals have gone into the season with different coaches in each of the last three years. But unlike Bruce Arians and Steve Wilks before him, Kingsbury is expected to bring a different dimension […]

It seems like an eternity since we’ve seen the best version of David Johnson that’s possible play in the NFL. The Arizona Cardinals have undergone plenty of changes that could help the running back return to peak form. This offseason, the Cardinals decided to rid of Steve Wilks after just one season at the helm. […]

The Arizona Cardinals should be one of the more intriguing teams to watch this offseason. Of course, the biggest storyline will be first pick quarterback Kyler Murray. That doesn’t mean it’s the only story, though. Another one to follow is the wide receivers. That’s a crowded bunch which still possesses veteran Larry Fitzgerald. He’s one […]

There had been plenty of speculation regarding the future of Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson during the 2018 NFL season. Fortunately, it appears the factors that once concerned him are now gone. Peterson has long been a staple of this Cardinals defense. He said during an appearance onSiriusXM NFL Radio that he hopes to remain […]

The Arizona Cardinals may have had a miserable three-win campaign in 2018, but they are entering a new year full of excitement thanks to a new quarterback in Kyler Murray and a group of young receivers that certainly has some promise. Of course, the Cardinals are still a long way away from contending, but they […]

The 2019 NFL Supplemental Draft is over, and the Arizona Cardinals made the only pick by taking Washington State safety Jalen Thompson in the fifth round, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. That means that the handful of other players who put their names into the draft, like West Virginia receiver Marcus Simms, went undrafted. Thompson […]

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald will retire as one of the best ever when he decides to hang it up, but there is still more he wants to accomplish in the league. Right now Fitzgerald sits with the third-most receptions in NFL history and all signs point towards him moving up to the second […]

The Arizona Cardinals will look a lot different than they did in 2018, this season. There are plenty of new faces within the organization at the most important pieces of a franchise. First, the Cardinals fired Steve Wilks after one season with the organization. To replace Wilks, Arizona decided to take a chance on an […]

With fantasy football season rapidly approaching, people are interested in players who could be sleepers for them in 2019. One player who is a must-target sleeper in fantasy drafts is Christian Kirk of the Arizona Cardinals. Kirk was the 47th overall pick of the Cardinals in the 2018 NFL Draft. Arizona drafted the Texas A&M […]

The Arizona Cardinals have undergone some changes throughout the organization. First, the Cardinals fired Steve Wilks just one season after hiring him as their head coach. To replace him, Arizona hired a young, offensive mind in Kliff Kingsbury. Then, Josh Rosen was also traded just one season into his career. As a result, the Cardinals […]

The Arizona Cardinals have spent their 2019 off-season as one of the more polarizing–and subsequently busy–teams of the NFL. From hiring an all-out Air-Raid coach in Kliff Kingsbury to dumping their 2018 first-round pick, Josh Rosen, for the coach’s hand-picked signal-caller in Kyler Murray, the Redbirds have stayed in the spotlight. Via that quarterback swap, […]

The Arizona Cardinals have ushered in some significant changes this offseason. Regardless, it appears expectations are as high as ever for wide receiver Christian Kirk going into the 2019 NFL season. Kirk was able to establish a bit of a role for himself in the offense last season. Mark Sessler of NFL.com predicts that he […]

The Arizona Cardinals have higher expectations with Kyler Murray under center this year, but most still believe they still might be a year or two away from competing for a playoff spot. Murray has been around the team for a couple of months now and likes what he has seen so far. He knows that […]

The Arizona Cardinals generated plenty of hype with the addition of quarterback Kyler Murray this offseason. It appears he is already looking forward to getting to the 2019 NFL season started. The Cardinals have plenty of work to do if they hope to enjoy a potential resurgence in 2019. Murray said during an appearance on […]

The Arizona Cardinals might have drafted Kyler Murray first overall, but Brett Hundley doesn’t want you to forget about him. The Cardinals also signed Hundley in NFL free agency, and the former Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks quarterback isn’t going to go down quietly. In a recent interview with TMZ Sports, Hundley made it […]

The Arizona Cardinals have usually been active in the weeks leading up to training camp, and general manager Steve Keim knows that has helped them have success in the past. The team has an open roster spot and $6.08 million in cap space so there is some thought they will go after one of the […]

Arizona Cardinals defensive end Robert Nkemdiche finds himself in hot water again after being arrested on outstanding warrants earlier this month. According to ABC15 Arizona, Nkemdiche was pulled over on June 6th at 6 AM for driving 75 MPH in a 30 MPH zone. Nkemdiche told police he was on his way to practice which […]

David Johnson may get most of the shine at running back for the Arizona Cardinals, but head coach Kliff Kingsbury has been impressed with what second-year back Chase Edmonds has done this offseason. “He’s a really good player. I’ve been surprised at his ability as a pass catcher,” said Kingsbury, according to Katherine Fitzgerald of […]

Michael Vick has been the comparison for nearly every mobile quarterback that enters the NFL draft since Vick, himself, was selected with the first overall pick in 2001. Last year, it was Lamar Jackson, the electric playmaker out of Louisville that drew the comparisons. However, Vick said this year’s top pick, Kyler Murray, is his […]

The Arizona Cardinals are in the same position that they were at this point last year. Last June, Arizona broke in a new coach in Steve Wilks. They were hopeful that Josh Rosen was their quarterback of the future after selecting him with the 10th overall pick in the draft. Just one year later, Wilks […]

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has not been in town very long. However, it appears he has already made quite the impression on outside linebacker Chandler Jones. The Cardinals went all in on taking Murray with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. According to ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss, Jones feels he has […]

Many have compared incoming Arizona Cardinals rookie quarterback Kyler Murray to Seattle Seahawks signal-caller Russell Wilson as a result of his small stature and leadership abilities. Apparently, Cardinals offensive lineman J.R. Sweezy, who previously spent five years blocking for Wilson in Seattle, sees a whole lot of similarities between the two players. “I see hundreds […]

Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson thinks people underestimate the throwing prowess of rookie quarterback Kyler Murray. This was what David Johnson told Mad Dog Sports Radio (via Pro Football Talk’s Josh Alper) on June 12. People are really underestimating his ability to throw. Coming into the draft, just hearing about him, a lot of […]

Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury is known as a players coach but when he was at Texas Tech he kept a close eye on his player social media accounts. During an August 2016 appearance on the Hawkcast with AJ Hawk, Kingsbury admitted that he would use fake social media accounts with cute girls to f0llow […]

Back in 2016, the New England Patriots traded pass rusher Chandler Jones to the Arizona Cardinals because they could not afford to pay him what he was worth. Jones still remembers that trade to this day, and it remains a motivational tool for him: “I feel like at any time I can be traded,” Jones […]

Byron Murphy didn’t expect to start as a rookie when the Arizona Cardinals made him the 33rd overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. But with superstar cornerback Patrick Peterson suspended for the first six games of the season, the University of Washington product suddenly finds himself locked in a battle with veteran Tremaine Brock, […]

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Kevin White is a former first-round draft pick and the skills are starting to show in the desert and that is causing many to turn their head. White has been in the league for four seasons, but has only played in 14 games and the hope is that a fresh start […]

Let’s not sugarcoat anything: the Arizona Cardinals were not good in 2018. As a matter of fact, they stunk, as they won just three games and finished with the worst record in the NFL. The good news was that because the Cardinals were so bad, they ended up with the No. 1 overall pick in […]

In an unexpected move, the Arizona Cardinals released cornerback David Amerson on Thursday. At first glance, there are two reasons this move came as a surprise. First, it came on the final day of the team’s minicamp, when teams are usually settling in with their rosters for training camp. But, the Cardinals decided to break […]

Kyler Murray is a fast learner. While many around the football world wonder what exactly the Arizona Cardinals’ offense will look like under new coach Kliff Kingsbury and the dynamic Murray, the good news is that the rookie quarterback already knows it better than anyone else. Larry Fitzgerald said as much last week and both […]