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    Cardinals Draft Primer 2021: Linebacker

    General Manager Steve Keim made some high-profile moves in free agency, adding J.J. Watt, Rodney Hudson, A.J. Green, Malcolm Butler and others. The Cardinals have lofty goals in 2021, and finding impact rookies would help fortify the roster. We will break down each position group heading into...
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    Living Single? NFL Allows More Players To Have Single-Digit Jerseys

    It came some 18 years too late for Larry Fitzgerald – assuming Fitz decides to keep playing – but single digit uniform numbers are again in play for wide receivers after the NFL changed its rules Wednesday. The decision by owners' vote opens up those single digits to a host of new positions...
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    You've Got Mail: Mock Drafts Before Real Drafts

    "OK, I'm going to be the one calling for the trade of Chandler Jones. We need picks and cap space. His apparent refusal to renegotiate or extend to help the franchise, $20 million for one sack in five games last year (yes, injury-related) and a like salary this coming year calls for this trade...
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    Cardinals Draft Primer 2021: Running Back

    General Manager Steve Keim made some high-profile moves in free agency, adding J.J. Watt, Rodney Hudson, A.J. Green, Malcolm Butler and others. The Cardinals have lofty goals in 2021, and finding impact rookies would help fortify the roster. We will break down each position group heading into...
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    Cardinals Draft Primer 2021: Cornerback

    General Manager Steve Keim made some high-profile moves in free agency, adding J.J. Watt, Rodney Hudson, A.J. Green, Malcolm Butler and others. The Cardinals have lofty goals in 2021, and finding impact rookies would help fortify the roster. We will break down each position group heading into...
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    Ezekiel Turner Signs Tender Offer To Stay With Cardinals

    The Cardinals completed their last bit of pre-draft business Monday when restricted free agent Ezekiel Turner, a mainstay on special teams, signed his one-year tender to keep him around in 2021. The linebacker, a one-time undrafted rookie, had three memorable special teams plays last season...
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    Cornerback Draft Prospects Carry Strong NFL Bloodlines

    The relationship between father and son has been a hot topic for all three players during the pre-draft process. Surtain, Sr. coached Surtain II in high school and is lending him advice about this stage in his career. "I tell him, 'You're a professional now,'" Surtain, Sr. told Touchdown...
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    Dennis Gardeck Signs Tender Offer To Return In 2021

    Dennis Gardeck had both his best and worst professional year in 2020. The one-time undrafted rookie finally got a chance to play some defensive snaps, and he rewarded the Cardinals with seven sacks in limited work, as well as providing his normal stellar special teams play. He also suffered a...
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    Cardinals Mock Draft Tracker 4.0

    CB Caleb Farley, Virginia Tech (chosen by Todd McShay, ESPN, Hayden Winks, NBC Sports; Nate Davis, USA Today, Albert Breer, Sports Illustrated): The status of Farley is one of the most intriguing subplots for the Cardinals. If healthy, Farley may be the most talented cornerbacks prospect in the...
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    Hamilcar Rashed Would Welcome Another Arizona-Centric Cardinals Draft

    Hamilcar Rashed has noticed. The Cardinals don't head into drafts expecting to add someone with an Arizona connection, but it's been the case three years running. Wide receiver Christian Kirk, the former Scottsdale Saguaro star, was chosen in the second round in 2018. Cornerback Byron Murphy...
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    You've Got Mail: Whither Fitz?

    "Say we use our first-round pick on a cornerback, and Fitz retires. What are your thoughts on wide receiver? Are we OK as is? I don't know how to feel. On one hand, if A.J. Green returns to form, we are in great shape. If not, where does that leave us? We have always dominant Hop. And we have...
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    Cardinals Add James Conner To Running Back Mix

    Another hole in the roster has been filled by the Cardinals, as GM Steve Keim attempts to free the team up in the draft to go in whatever direction the talent takes them. The Cardinals agreed to terms on a one-year contract with veteran running back James Conner Tuesday, providing a potential...
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    Looking Back On 'Cardinals Flight Plan'

    [unable to retrieve full-text content]A chance to re-watch Season Three before Season Four debuts April 22 Continue reading...
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    Cardinals Could Pounce If Pass-Catcher Slips In Draft

    At 5-foot-10, Waddle isn't a prototypical outside receiver, but can line up in a variety of spots. The only real knock on Smith, who is 6-foot-1, is his 170-pound frame, as critics wonder if that slenderness will be a detriment against physical NFL cornerbacks. "I feel like it's not going to...
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    Pass-Rusher Prospects Could Get First-Round Look From Cardinals

    Phillips is a former five-star recruit who suffered three concussions at UCLA and medically retired from football in 2018. However, he returned in 2020 with Miami and had a big year, accumulating eight sacks, 15½ tackles for loss and an interception in 10 games. While there is no questioning...
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    Big-Name Offseason Additions Adamant They Still Have Game

    For Green and Watt, in particular, it is obvious they are reinvigorated by this next chapter in their careers. Both were icons for the Bengals and Texans, respectively, and have arrived on a new team with new surroundings for the first time in a decade. "I think it definitely creates a level...
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    A Signing For The Ages: J.J. Watt Hopes To Replicate Reggie White Impact

    The legendary defensive lineman shocked the NFL world when, as a free agent, he chose to go to a team no one expected. And it happened well before J.J. Watt ever thought about being in the NFL. Tuesday marked the anniversary of Reggie White making the eye-opening decision to join the Packers...
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    You've Got Mail: Prepping For The Draft

    "As always, thanks for the opportunity for fans to inquire and/or complain. I dig what you do, and I'm especially fond of your use of dry sarcasm. Two questions, one of which could also be considered a complaint. One, in 2018, the top QB salary was $26.5 million, or 14% of the cap that year. In...
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    Free Agency Rewind: Cardinals Make Major Moves

    Keim seemed adamant on finding more protection for Murray this offseason, and took a big swing by acquiring Pro Bowl center Rodney Hudson from the Raiders for a third-round draft pick. The left side of the Cardinals' line -- tackle D.J. Humphries, guard Justin Pugh and Hudson -- has the...
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    Cardinals Learn How To Scout For Draft During Pandemic

    Given that, the Cardinals – and the rest of the league – understand how to maneuver through this time of the year. The difference is that this year, because the combine didn't happen, there is much more information that must be gathered in a shorter window of pro days. That's been the theme of...
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