Tag: "Arizona Cardinals"

Bigger role for Beanie?
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Bigger role for Beanie?

As it stands now, Beanie Wells is the starting RB for the Arizona Cardinals. Tim Hightower isn’t going anywhere any time soon, especially because he’s a much better pass blocker. We don’t care who your QB is (and theirs is bad), you can’t have RB’s missing blocking assignment and getting him killed. But, head coach [...]

Kris Jenkins takes shot at former teammates
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Kris Jenkins takes shot at former teammates

New York Jets defensive tackle Kris Jenkins likes some of the moves the team has made this offseason. In an interview with NFL Network Tuesday night, it seems as though he likes the fact that some guys are no longer around. “We have great guys who have come in to step up and fill in [...]

Cardinals not impressed with Leinart?
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Cardinals not impressed with Leinart?

A team source tells Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports that the Arizona Cardinals coaching staff “hasn’t been terribly impressed” with the work of QB’s Matt Leinart and Derek Anderson. According to Cole, the Cardinals could take a look at Marc Bulger in July if the situation doesn’t improve. Here’s a question: Is anyone surprised? What [...]

Cardinals coach to Matt Leinart, “Try throwing right-handed?”
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Cardinals coach to Matt Leinart, “Try throwing right-handed?”

Ever since drafting Matt Leinart with the 10th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, Arizona fans have been waiting to see their first-round choice develop into a star quarterback.  In 2011, they may get their wish. Sources close to the Cardinals organization have informed OTR that quarterback coach Chris Miller has solved a major [...]

Cardinals add Alan Faneca to their O-line
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Cardinals add Alan Faneca to their O-line

The Arizona Cardinals have signed recently let-go free agent Alan Faneca to a one-year, $2.5 million contract, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, and also according to the contract that was signed than forwarded to the NFL office. PHOTO CAPTION: Alan Faneca is a natural B-cup Faneca has played in 190 NFL games and gives the [...]

Joey Porter rocks the party
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Joey Porter rocks the party

The newest Arizona Cardinal, LB Joey Porter, has apparently been up to no good. According to TMZ, he was arrested for assaulting a police officer and for DUI when he allegedly assaulted a police officer and drove while intoxicated. According to police, California police pulled over a friend of Porter’s, and he pulled up next [...]

Cardinals have “no interest” in McNabb
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Cardinals have “no interest” in McNabb

According to Darren Urban from the Arizona Cardinals team website, Rod Graves told him via email that the Cardinals have “no interest” in Donovan McNabb. Apparently, they like the energy and talent that Matt Leinart and Derek Anderson bring to the table. There have been a lot of teams linked to McNabb and we’ve thought [...]

Raiders hot after McNabb?
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Raiders hot after McNabb?

Jason La Canfora of NFL Network reports that the market for Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb is heating up quite a bit. A source with knowledge of the situation tells him that it’s “some teams that would surprise you, and some you would expect.” According to two sources, the report about the St. Louis Rams [...]

Jets move Rhodes to the Cardinals
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Jets move Rhodes to the Cardinals

A day after New York Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum told reporters that FS Kerry Rhodes would get his $2 million roster bonus and be with the team this year, he went ahead and traded him to the Arizona Cardinals, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Makes sense. The Cardinals, a day after losing Antrel Rolle to [...]

Dansby to the Dolphins
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Dansby to the Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins have agreed to a five-year deal with former Arizona Cardinal (we’ve been saying that a lot today. Christ, who do they have left on the team?) LB Karlos Dansby, according to Steve Wyche of NFL.com. “Dansby agrees with Dolphins: 5 years, $43 million, $22 gauranteed,” he tweets. Photo Caption: Hopefully, Dansby and [...]

Giants sign Rolle for five years
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Giants sign Rolle for five years

There have been a lot of signings on this first day of NFL free agency and many have been cases of dudes just getting too much money. We think this is one of those cases, but the New York Giants really had to so something to upgrade their safety position. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, [...]

Ravens acquire Anquan Boldin
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Ravens acquire Anquan Boldin

It’s official, the Baltimore Ravens have traded for Arizona Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin. The Ravens sent a third- and fourth-round pick to the Cardinals in exchange for Boldin and a fifth rounder. “Done deal: Arizona trades WR Anquan Boldin and a 2010 fifth-round pick to Baltimore for Ravens 2010 third- and fourth-round picks,” tweets Adam [...]

Boldin trade close?
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Boldin trade close?

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the Arizona Cardinals have spent much of Friday mulling trade options for veteran WR Anquan Boldin. PFT is hearing that the interested teams include the Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots. It was reported earlier this week that the Cardinals would take a third rounder for him, [...]

Rolle close to signing with the Giants?
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Rolle close to signing with the Giants?

An NFL source tells NFL Fanhouse that free agent safety Antrel Rolle is close to signing with the New York Giants. The Miami Dolphins and Arizona Cardinals are also believed to be interested, but the Giants will probably make sure they don’t let it get that far. The Giants secondary is an unmitigated disgrace and [...]

Three teams chasing Rolle?
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Three teams chasing Rolle?

A league source tells PFT that there are three teams going hard after the services of Antrel Rolle. Formerly of the Arizona Cardinals, the source says that the Miami Dolphins, New York Giants and also the Cardinals, are the teams that want him most. Photo Caption: Steve Smith is chasing Rolle too. The source expects [...]

Anquan Boldin available for 3rd round pick
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Anquan Boldin available for 3rd round pick

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin who has been in trade rumors for the past thirty years might be finally on his way out. General manager of the Cardinals Rod Graves had this to say about their starting wide out, “We’re receptive to taking any calls.  I don’t want to get into specifics but we’re [...]

Cardinals finally dealing Boldin?
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Cardinals finally dealing Boldin?

Gregg Rosenthal from PFT reports from the NFL Combine that the word on the street is that the Arizona Cardinals are finally going to trade WR Anquan Boldin. Their asking price was pretty high last year, with the team wanting a first- and a third-round pick. But now, with Boldin entering the final year of [...]

Cardinals won’t change offense with Leinart?
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Cardinals won’t change offense with Leinart?

In a chat with Darren Urban of the Arizona Cardinals’ official team website, head coach Ken Whisenhunt said that he isn’t going to scale back the offense for Matt Leinart. “Matt has been here for three years with us, he’s been in this offense, he understands the offense,” Whisenhunt said. “We’re obviously going to do [...]

Kurt Warner announces retirement
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Kurt Warner announces retirement

As expected, Arizona Cardinals QB Kurt Warner announced his retirement from football today at a press conference. Saying he wanted “clarity,” Warner’s age certainly had the most to do with it. Getting knocked around in the playoffs by the Saints probably wasn’t very fun either. “You always enjoy when you get between the lines on [...]

Report:  Warner to retire
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Report: Warner to retire

The Arizona Cardinals have scheduled a press conference for Friday afternoon to discuss Kurt Warner’s future. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, “all signs point” towards the veteran QB calling it quits. Warner did tell Rick Reilly a few weeks ago that football had lost it’s fun. Throwing a huge interception in the playoffs and then [...]

Warner ready to retire?
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Warner ready to retire?

In comments made to ESPN the Magazine, Arizona Cardinals QB Kurt Warner sounds like a man who is ready to call it quits. It sounds to us like he’s had just about enough of the mental and physical tolls that football takes on you. “This is the sorest I’ve ever been,” says Warner, who is [...]

Kurt Warner still expected to retire
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Kurt Warner still expected to retire

ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that the same people who informed him Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner planned to retire before the playoffs are still expecting him to call it quits and he will make the decision within the next 2-3 weeks. In Saturday night’s 45-14 loss to the New Orleans Saints, Kurt Warner took [...]

Anquan Boldin inactive againt Saints
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Anquan Boldin inactive againt Saints

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin is listed as inactive for Saturday’s game against the New Orleans Saints, some guy on Twitter reports. PHOTO CAPTION:  Boldin also plays for Florida State during college football season Boldin missed last week’s game against the Green Bay Packers and has been listed as questionable all week with an [...]

Anquan Boldin’s ankle is a game time decision
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Anquan Boldin’s ankle is a game time decision

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin who never seems to be 100% healthy missed his second consecutive day of practice this week with a high left ankle sprain.  It was also revealed on Wednesday that Boldin has a sprained left MCL.  The two injuries are causing him to limp like Kaiser Soze. Azcentral.com is reporting [...]

Larry Fitzgerald practices
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Larry Fitzgerald practices

It looked bad on Monday night. The Arizona Cardinals watched Larry Fitzgerald go crashing to the ground and you had to assume that their playoff hopes went with them. But good news, Fitz practiced on Wednesday, which indicates that the knee injury isn’t that severe. We’ll be getting an update a little later, but since [...]