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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 […]

The Arizona Cardinals didn’t surprise anyone when they made the No. 1 overall selection in the 2019 NFL Draft, taking University of Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray in a decision that was expected for a couple of months. On Friday, Murray hit the field for the first time as a member of the Cardinals, participating in […]

The Arizona Cardinals’ new era under wunderkind first-year coach Kliff Kingsbury and electric rookie quarterback Kyler Murray has officially begun. The team’s best player, though, remains absent from Arizona’s current offseason activities, and there’s no telling when he will join them. When asked by team beat reporter Darren Urban if he expects superstar cornerback Patrick […]

When Kliff Kingsbury signed on to be the coach of the Arizona Cardinals the rumors already started swirling that the team would draft Kyler Murray with the number one pick. The team, of course, ended up drafting him but the one thing that Kingsbury wanted to make clear, was that he didn’t demand that is […]

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Hakeem Butler is glad to finally have the opportunity to play for head coach Kliff Kingsbury. Butler was drafted in the fourth round with the No. 103 overall pick, and he’s someone that could play a significant role in Kingsbury’s unique offensive system. Of course, that same offensive style is what […]

The Arizona Cardinals and Kliff Kingsbury didn’t exactly shock the world when they selected University of Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the first pick in the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday night. It has been known for a couple of months that the Cardinals had their sights on Murray, one of the most dynamic athletes […]

The Arizona Cardinals have officially decided on their franchise quarterback, and it’s not Josh Rosen. Despite taking Oklahoma signal-caller Kyler Murray with the No. 1 pick of the 2019 draft on Thursday night, though, there’s apparently a chance Arizona holds onto Rosen for the time being. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Cardinals, having spoken […]

Kyler Murray has officially been drafted by the Arizona Cardinals with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. He has been expected to be the selection throughout the majority of the draft process, but now that it is official, he was asked about teaming up with his new head coach, Kliff Kingsbury. […]

The biggest storyline going into the NFL draft is what the Arizona Cardinals are going to do with the first overall pick. Kliff Kingsbury and the rest of the front office hasn’t given many hints but he did have some praise for the Cardinals current quarterback Josh Rosen. Kingsbury told Bob McManaman of the Arizona […]

Another day, more indecisiveness from the Arizona Cardinals. With the start of the 2019 NFL Draft now just two days away, the Cardinals continue to insist they don’t know what they’re going to do with the first overall pick. Speaking to the media at a pre-draft press conference Tuesday, new head coach Kliff Kingsbury said […]

Last year was a frustrating one for the Arizona Cardinals. Arizona was transitioning into a new era after Bruce Arians retired, and the switch did not go smoothly. They hired Steve Wilks to be the head coach, Mike McCoy to be the offensive coordinator, and signed Sam Bradford to be the quarterback. Things were a […]

Despite the swirling rumors around the Arizona Cardinals and quarterback Kyler Murray, the team is still bringing in Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa and Alabama defensive tackle Quinnen Williams today, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. The Cardinals previously dined with Bosa in Florida, and it’s unclear whether the team asked him to […]

The Arizona Cardinals own the No. 1 overall pick in next month’s NFL Draft, but for a second, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay made Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury think he had lost it. While at dinner with Kingsbury and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, whom Kingsbury coached at Texas Tech, McVay […]

The Arizona Cardinals want to put their 2018 season behind them, when they finished with the worst record in the NFL at 3-13. Kliff Kingsbury wants to do something about it. In order for the Cardinals to improve and never put themselves in that position again, it starts with the chemistry among owner Michael Bidwill, […]

Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury is excited to work with David Johnson this coming season, especially in the passing game. From his interview with AZCardinals.com’s Kyle Odegard: “He’s a big back and when you split him out and put him in space like that he looks like a true receiver, so that’s a unique […]

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Kevin White has struggled to find his footing in the NFL thus far in his career. Regardless, it appears head coach Kliff Kingsbury is still optimistic about his potential growth. White signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals this offseason following an unsuccessful stint with the Chicago Bears. According to ESPN’s […]

New Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury is introducing some new ideas to the  NFL meeting room and trying to accommodate players who are playing in the social media era. Kingsbury announced on Tuesday at the NFL owners meeting that he will implement cell phone breaks during team meetings. This is something he also did when […]

There has been plenty of speculation regarding what the Arizona Cardinals plan to do with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. It seems head coach Kliff Kingsbury has had to make sure quarterback Josh Rosen is not may too much attention to the rumors. Multiple reports have been flying about Arizona’s […]

The general consensus is that the Arizona Cardinals will be taking University of Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft next month, which could spell a quick end for 2018 first-round pick Josh Rosen. Rosen had a rather rough rookie campaign, starting 13 games and throwing for 2,278 […]

The Arizona Cardinals certainly aren’t making their interest in Kyler Murray a secret. Doubling down on comments he made last season while at Texas Tech, first-year Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury showered the reigning Heisman Trophy winner with praise on Tuesday, calling him “one of the better dual threat players to ever play.” “I mean, I […]

The Oklahoma Sooners are hosting their pro day on Wednesday with all eyes being on Kyler Murray but a couple of notable Arizona Cardinals won’t be in attendance. According to Ian Rapoport and James Palmer, Cardinals general manager Steve Keim and coach Kliff Kingsbury won’t be in Norman, Oklahoma. As #Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray gets set […]