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The Arizona Cardinals stopped the San Francisco 49ers on 4th-and-1 with four seconds left in the first half. Then, the goal-line stand was nullified. Rookie head coach Kliff Kingsbury called a time out before his team made the stop. In turn, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan got a second-chance, which he took advantage of. After […]

The Arizona Cardinals and first-year head coach Kliff Kingsbury have a daunting task in front of them: Take down the undefeated San Francisco 49ers on a short week. While Kingsbury’s Cardinals will surely enter the upcoming Thursday evening NFC West showdown as heavy underdogs, the Arizona head coach is well aware of what lies in […]

In their first season under new head coach Kliff Kingsbury, the Arizona Cardinals started the 2019 season with a disappointing 0-3-1 record. However, in the weeks since they have gotten favorable matchups against the Bengals and Falcons and rattled off two straight wins. With Arizona’s offense beginning to look like what many hoped a pairing […]

The Arizona Cardinals are hoping to stay in the win column in Week 6 against the Atlanta Falcons. Head coach Kliff Kingsbury knows full well they will need to find a way to contain wide receiver Julio Jones in order to do it. Despite the Falcons’ struggles on offense in the 2019 NFL season, Jones […]

The Arizona Cardinals are still without a win after four weeks of football. Their latest heartbreak was an ugly loss against the Seattle Seahawks that saw them down by 17 points for the majority of the game. It’s not a situation any football player or coach wants to be in. However, team coach Kliff Kingsbury […]

Kyler Murray is soft spoken, especially for a quarterback. The No. 1 overall pick received some flak during the pre-draft process for his supposedly shoddy leadership qualities, criticism that stemmed mostly from his preference to let his play do the talking rather than his words. Three weeks into his NFL career, that hasn’t changed. Cardinals […]

Michael Crabtree’s release by the Arizona Cardinals earlier this week came as a complete surprise to NFL followers. Those plugged into the team, though, were less shocked by the veteran wide receiver’s abrupt departure amid reports that he was never a good fit in Arizona’s locker room. But Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury is explaining the […]

The Arizona Cardinals selected quarterback Kyler Murray with the first overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Despite their 0-2-1 record, Murray’s definitely been a success. However, there is something that should be pretty worrying – his high sack total. Murray has been sacked 16 times. That’s more than any team in the NFL not […]

The Arizona Cardinals are still searching for their first win with Kliff Kingsbury as their head coach. This week, Arizona will square off against the Carolina Panthers, who also have a zero in the win column. The Cardinals began the season against the Detroit Lions in Week 1. For the first two quarters of the […]

The Arizona Cardinals came up short against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 2 of the 2019 NFL season. Although the lack of winning has become trying for quarterback Kyler Murray, head coach Kliff Kingsbury is looking at the positives. Despite the losses, Murray has shown plenty of promise. According to Katherine Fitzgerald of the Arizona […]

The Arizona Cardinals and Baltimore Ravens had vastly different outcomes in their Week 1 contests. The Cardinals came away with the dreaded tie against the Detroit Lions by the score of 27-27. Kyler Murray and Kliff Kingsbury made their NFL debuts in Week 1 and it was a tale of two halves for them. In […]

There were eight coaching changes during the offseason and those coaches made their regular season debut in Week 1. Among them, only Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur was able to secure a victory for his team in Week 1. In comparison, the other seven coaches finished Week 1 with a 0-6-1 record in their […]

The Arizona Cardinals will bolster their receiver corps following their tie against the Detroit Lions. According to Kyle Odegard, Michael Crabtree is expected to make his debut for the team next week against the Baltimore Ravens. WR Michael Crabtree expected to make his Cardinals debut on Sunday against the Ravens, per Kingsbury. RT Marcus Gilbert […]

Kliff Kingsbury converting the Arizona Cardinals to an Air Raid team was always going to take some time and have its speed bumps. But was it the worst offense ever seen in its first time in the NFL, according to Kingsbury, it was; at least through the first three quarters. After tying with the Detroit […]

The Arizona Cardinals have recently been facing quite a bit of criticism for their new style of offense under new head coach Kliff Kingsbury, and the criticism came to a head after rookie quarterback Kyler Murray’s shaky outing against the Oakland Raiders in their last preseason game. As for Murray? He says all of the […]

If it doesn’t work once, try again. The Arizona Cardinals, after failing to do so previously, signed veteran wide receiver Michael Crabtree on Wednesday. The addition is in the wake of a Kevin White release and Hakeem Butler injury. But, he’s far more than an insurance policy for other receivers in the desert. Once a […]

The Arizona Cardinals approach the 2019-20 NFL season with plenty of questions. They have a rookie head coach in Kliff Kingsbury and a rookie quarterback in Kyler Murray. They are purposely holding off actual offensive plays, saving it for the regular season. “The games, we’re trying to keep it close to the vest, obviously,” Kingsbury […]

Antonio Brown has dominated the headlines the last few days with his pushback of having to wear a new helmet, and Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury gave a hilarious response when asked about the situation. The whole situation seemed a bit funny to start, with Brown saying he would give up his contract if he […]

Although the Arizona Cardinals do not appear to be done adding pieces to their receiving corps, it seems head coach Kliff Kingsbury is optimistic about the players he already has to work with. Returning to his usual post as the No. 1 wideout is Larry Fitzgerald. According to Darren Urban of the team’s official website, […]

First-year head coach Kliff Kingsbury remained tight-lipped about the possibility of the Arizona Cardinals bringing in free agent wideout Michael Crabtree on Tuesday at the team’s practice. Kingsbury, who turns 40 years old on Friday, told reporters “Anything can happen” regarding Crabtree, a veteran wide receiver released by the Baltimore Ravens earlier in the year. […]

First-year head coach Kliff Kingsbury, entering his first training camp and season with the Arizona Cardinals, isn’t going through the rigmarole of his debut season on the NFL sidelines without asking for some help. Kingsbury, 39, has reportedly spoken to other head coaches in the professional football league. Via Darren Urban in AZCardinals.com: Kingsbury also […]

Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim expressed strong confidence in his new head coach Kliff Kingsbury. Kingsbury, 39, left an offensive coordinate gig at USC after six years at Texas Tech to take the vacant head-coaching position with Arizona in the NFL’s offseason, and he’ll have the tall task of leading rookie quarterback, and first […]

Veteran cornerback Patrick Peterson says he “loves” the quiet confidence surrounding his new head coach. Peterson, 29, is an eight-time Pro Bowl defensive back entering his ninth season in the NFL—all with the Arizona Cardinals. The stable vet in the Cardinals’ secondary has been gradually impressed by Kliff Kingsbury, the 39-year-old former Texas Tech coach […]

Kliff Kingsbury knows that the arrival of Madden NFL 20 has football and gaming fans giddy to try new players on teams and let loose on the virtual gridiron. It also means we get pixelated portrayals of players and coaches, and not everybody is too pleased with how they’re looking in the video game. The […]

Kyler Murray, the Arizona Cardinals’ No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, has yet to have a locker assigned to him in training camp. It may seem unusual that the player who earned the honors of being drafted first overall doesn’t have a permanent locker in his team’s main locker room, but apparently […]

Some rookie head coaches might feel compelled to establish a rapport with their team before publicly calling out an incumbent for his apparent lack of fitness. The Arizona Cardinals’ Kliff Kingsbury was apparently given no other option by defensive lineman Robert Nkemdiche, though, who showed up to his team’s training camp on Thursday so “out […]

The Arizona Cardinals’ decision to hire Kliff Kingsbury as their new head coach earlier this offseason came across as a puzzling move to some, as Kingsbury did not exactly have the greatest track record as a college coach. Kingsbury spent six years as the head coach of Texas Tech, going 35-40 with a 1-2 record […]

The Arizona Cardinals tried to deflect. Both rookie coach Kliff Kingsbury and general manager Steve Keim insisted time and again throughout the pre-draft process that Josh Rosen was their team’s quarterback of the present and future. Regardless, no one was surprised when the No. 10 overall pick of last year’s draft was traded to the […]

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 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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Kliff Kingsbury is in his first season as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, and he is already making a good impression on the team. Cardinals running back David Johnson loves Kingsbury’s approach, saying he is a “player’s coach”: “You can talk to him about things off the field,” said Johnson, according to the Cardinals’ […]

Larry Fitzgerald has been one of the best wide receivers in football since he joined the NFL in 2004. Things are starting to wind down now though and the Arizona Cardinals probably won’t be counting on his services for much longer. That is, unless head coach Kliff Kingsbury has anything to say about it. According […]

Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson has been suspended for the first six games of the 2019 NFL season for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. Head coach Kliff Kingsbury is now left with the question of how to replace him during that time. There is no doubt that Peterson’s absence will leave quite a void […]

Kyler Murray is the Arizona Cardinals newest toy but Kliff Kingsbury is also new to the NFL game and both are probably equally important in how this teams going forward. It isn’t individually what these two do that’s most important, it’s how these two learn to work together and trust each other that will be […]