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As part of "Cardinals Classics Powered by COX," 12 News KPNX-TV (NBC) will broadcast three memorable games from the Cardinals' record-setting 2015 season that originally aired on NBC's "Sunday Night Football." That begins this Saturday (August 22) with Arizona's thrilling 39-32 victory at...

With Johnson now in Houston, Edmonds is the clear No. 2 option at running back, although it's uncertain how many touches he will receive. Drake was so good last year that Kingsbury rarely gave others rushing attempts down the stretch. "I know when my number is called, I'll be ready," Edmonds...

"I was today-years-old when I found out that possible Hall of Fame running back Thomas Jones was drafted 7th overall by the Cardinals in 2000. You might as well tell me we drafted Charles Woodson, I was so shocked. And looking at Jones career, its strange how he was pretty non-descript for four...

D.J. Foster has been out of college for five years, but Arizona State reminders are everywhere at Cardinals' training camp. On Tuesday afternoon, the veteran running back did a Zoom session with the media immediately after kicker Zane Gonzalez – a teammate of his at ASU from 2013 to 2015...

It was a routine practice play, Kliff Kingsbury said, that will rob Robert Alford of the 2020 season. The veteran cornerback tore his pectoral muscle and will need surgery, the Cardinals coach confirmed Tuesday. Kingsbury wasn't completely ruling out a return, but acknowledged the normal...

Beginning at noon on Tuesday and continuing through Sept. 3, the Cardinals will stream "Cards Camp Central Powered by COX," a bi-weekly 30-minute special, live from State Farm Stadium during training camp. Fans can access this digital show via www.azcardinals.com, the team's YouTube channel at...

CARDINALS PUT ON THE PADS For the first time since the end of the 2019 season, the players were allowed to put on pads and make full contact with each other. Kingsbury made sure the action didn't go overboard by instituting tackling guidelines beforehand, but noticed an uptick in intensity and...

"Any way we can get him the ball in space is what we're doing to try to do," said Kingsbury, who added that the passing game was an aspect within which Drake focused his training in the offseason. "He's hard to tackle one-on-one in space. So that's an area we'd like to get him more involved in."...

Murphy's best skill may be his playmaking ability, and at nickel corner, he will naturally be in the middle of the action, ready to take advantage of any wayward throws or deflections. "He's one of those ballhawk-type players," Kingsbury said. "He always seems to be around the football...

GETTING A SENSE OF THE "CROWD" NOISE AT GAMES Kingsbury had "crowd noise" pumped in to practice Sunday during some of the work, although the coach said what the noise will ultimately sound like during games is a "work in progress." "Uncharted territory for all of us, those guys at NFL...

Joseph said he will spend much of training camp focusing on fundamentals and making sure the team is well-conditioned. "We have to do our best to make the practices as safe but as physical as we can make them, without losing our key players doing that," Joseph said. "Everyone is doing the same...

The scariest thing about 2020 is COVID-19, especially for someone like Baker, whose mom, Michelle, has battled a host of medical issues throughout her life and has a weak respiratory system. The first known cases of the virus in the United States came from the Pacific Northwest, where Michelle...

A training camp with no preseason games, in an odd way, may be something Kliff Kingsbury can embrace. The Cardinals originally would have been traveling Friday to Green Bay for a Saturday game against the Packers. Instead, they were at State Farm Stadium going through a Phase 3 version of...

In a normal season, an NFL stadium is so loud that players can barely hear each other from a few feet apart. In 2020, there is a distinct possibility that COVID-19 will either eliminate or drastically reduce fan attendance – and the resulting crowd noise – on game days. If that is the case...

Perhaps that was inevitable, after a rookie season that "was kind of survival mode for him, the way we thrust him in there," Kingsbury said. "He had to learn on the fly," Kingsbury added. "It's not easy to have to do that at his position in the history of the league, and to live to tell about...

IN KINGSBURY'S SPOTLIGHT – THINK DEFENSE Kingsbury is of course going to be keeping an eye on the entire roster during camp, but given a chance to specify three spots in particular he'll be watching, the offensive-minded head coach provided three defensive examples. First was cornerback...

Kingsbury and outside linebacker Devon Kennard were quick to say that good fortune is still playing a major role in the Cardinals' favorable health, and that any misstep could have serious ramifications. "I think we all need to keep that feeling of uneasiness," Kingsbury said. "I think it...

"Hey Darren. I want to talk about Gilbert opting out. It bothers me for a couple reasons. One, because his deal was under the assumption he would be 32 when he played. Now it has tolled. And he'll be 33. There comes a point where the player aging matters. If he were 26, this wouldn't matter. But...

Most teams are expected to have more scrimmage-type work than normal because of the lost preseason games. There is little question veterans will have an advantage over rookies, and undrafted players will have a more difficult time proving themselves. "Evaluation-wise I think you can take a lot...

The Cardinals had a major offensive turnaround in 2019, finishing No. 13 in the NFL after a historically poor performance the year prior. It's often hard to sustain such improvement, which is why Football Outsiders has the Cardinals finishing in the same spot in 2020. Schatz, though, said his...