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Tomorrow is the big day, the first day of training camp practice. Yesterday, players and coaches reported to Flagstaff for a month-long camp. Today is conditioning day for the Cardinals players. Coach Ken Whisenhunt puts his players through a conditioning test on the day prior to camp opening. This is a great idea, espeically given [...]
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The Arizona Cardinals are making an effort to keep/gain a home field advantage. The means of doing this are a bit unusual. As we all know when the Dallas Cowboys come to town it’s pretty much a home game for them. So the Cardinals are requiring fans who want to buy the
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Many football purists shuttered when Emmitt Smith, the career Dallas Cowboy, and the NFL's all-time leading rusher opted to sign with the Arizona Cardinals to finish his career. Smith played two years for the Cardinals, and in his final season, 2004, he actually performed admirably, running for 937 yards and 9 touchdowns. Yet, still most [...]
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Just one day before heading up the hill to Flagstaff for training camp '08, the Arizona Cardinals signed 2nd-round draft pick Calais Campbell, a 6 foot 8 defensive end from the University of Miami. Campbell registered 50 total tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 6 sacks for the Hurricanes. He signed a 4-year contract on [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Second round draft pick Defensive End Calais Campbell agreed to a contract today for the Arizona Cardinals. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it is believed to be a four-year deal that Campbell received. Being no surprise, that leaves only first rounder, Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, as the only unsigned draft pick. The Cardinals are [...]
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That's the battle cry of the Arizona Cardinals... when it comes to ticket sales. The team has devised the "Protect the Nest Plan" in an attempt to keep the University of Phoenix Stadium filled with red when the Cowboys come to town on October 12. The "Plan" forces anyone wanting to attend the Cowboys Cardinals game, including Cardinals [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...The Cardinals announced that single-game tickets are going to go on sale to the general public on Saturday July 26th, a week from tomorrow. If you are a season ticket holder, you will have special privileges on Friday July 25th to purchase single-game tickets. I was expecting the announcement to come soon since tickets normally [...]
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photo courtesy of azcardinals.comYesterday we got some good news and some not so good news. The good news would be the Arizona Cardinals signed 3rd round pick Early Doucet. The bad news is the deadline for a Karlos Dansby extension came to a close.
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(Rate this post) Loading ...With only ten days until the first training camp practices begin, the Arizona Cardinals negotiations with players have gone in both directions. Third round draft pick, WR Early Doucett, from Louisiana State, signed his contract today and will report on time to training camp. This is a good sign, considering the uncertainty of the status [...]
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photo courtesy of azcardinals.comSo I was reading ESPN Insider today and noticed that Scouts Inc. writer Keith Kidd ranked the Arizona Cardinals wide receivers 2nd in the NFL(Click for link). To a lot of intelligent football fans this ranking might be common sense, but
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(Rate this post) Loading ...The big man in charge asked the group of bloggers in the Fan Sided network to post what their idea of a dream doubleheader would be. A very interesting subject. Being a fan of several teams, this really could have gone in many different directions. Being a native of Phoenix, I grew up a Phoenix Suns fan. Then the Cardinals came [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...The Cardinals have had many memorable plays in regular season games since they’ve moved to Arizona, many for better and many more for worse unfortunately. Today I am focusing on the positive. The best plays since the Cardinals moved to Arizona. This again is just my opinon. This also encompasses the regular season. That being [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...So you’ve just spent the day at training camp in Flagstaff with the Cardinals and now you have the chore of finding a place to grab some good grub. Maybe you are preparing for a long day of practices and you need a big meal to get you through the day? Whatever the time of [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...To pass the time until the start of training camp, I thought it would be interesting to do a series of different subjects and get your take. I am starting this week with a series of “Best Of’s”. Today’s topic - Best seat in University of Phoenix Stadium. Now there are a few qualifications to this opinion. [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Its now one month until the start of training camp in Flagstaff, AZ on the campus of Northern Arizona University. To gear up for the start of camp, I am going to have a “series” of blogs each week leading up to the start of camp. This week - “Best Of” moments Week of June 29th - [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...You know how the old saying goes, “all good things must come to an end.” Well, that quote rings no more in truth than it does today for Arizona Cardinals head trainer John Omohundro, a.k.a. “Omo”. Sources say that Omo is going to be retiring soon. According to Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic, as [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...2008 TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE Date Practice Time Friday, 7/25/08 9:05-10:30 AM 3:05-5:15 PM Saturday, 7/26/08 3:05-5:15 PM Sunday, 7/27/08 3:05-5:15 PM Monday, 7/28/08 9:05-10:30 AM 3:05-5:15 PM Tuesday, 7/29/08 3:05-5:15 PM Wednesday, 7/30/08 9:05-10:30 AM 7:05-9:15 PM (Lumberjack Stadium) Thursday, 7/31/08 3:05-5:15 PM Friday, 8/1/07 9:05-10:30 AM 3:05-5:15 PM Saturday, 8/2/08 11:15 AM-1:35 PM Monday, 8/4/08 9:05-10:30 AM 3:05-5:15 PM Tuesday, 8/5/08 3:05-5:15 PM Wednesday, 8/6/08 9:00-10:00 (Walk Thru) Sunday, 8/10/08 3:45-5:30 PM Monday, 8/11/08 9:05-10:30 AM 3:05-5:15 PM Tuesday, 8/12/08 3:05-5:15 PM Wednesday, 8/13/08 9:05-10:30 AM 7:05-9:15 PM (Lumberjack Stadium) Thursday, 8/14/08 3:05-5:15 PM Friday, 8/15/08 9:00-10:00 AM (Walk [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...I’d like to take a moment to welcome Black & Teal, the new Jacksonville Jaguars Blog, to the Fan-Sided family of blogs at http://blackandteal.com/ . We are now just two shy of having all 32 teams represented! Please drop by and welcome Jeanne, Black & Teal’s Lead Blogger, to the family.
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Cardinals running back J.J. Arrington was busted for disorderly conduct in his hometown of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. This completely refutes all the fans I've heard at UOP Stadium and Sun Devil Stadium over the last 3 seasons who have claimed "Arrington's so bad, he couldn't even get arrested." News 14 North Carolina link Not really good [...]
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We reported earlier that Larry Fitzgerald likes fantasy football. After reading about and writing the piece we realized one key piece of information was missing from the NFL.com report. What is Fitzgerald's team name? As any fantasy player knows the team name is everything. It is your one chance to make an impact on your league [...]
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Larry Fitzgerald plays fantasy football. That's right, before he suits up on Sundays, he goes on the internet just like you to set his lineup. He takes it so seriously that he voiced his displeasure to Brian Westbrook about a play Westbrook made against the Dallas Cowboys. The play in question was one of the oddest [...]
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photo courtesy of azcardinals.comWell NFL agent Drew Rosenhaus has struck again. Yes, the same Drew Rosenhaus that's had Chad Johnson, Terrell Owens, Javon Walker, Lance Briggs, and others hold out of training camp, looks to be advising Arizona Cardinal wide receiver Anquan Boldin to hold out
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Maybe it really is the movies? Maybe its the idea of going and hanging out with Michael Strahan or Brett Favre? Maybe it’s just the possibility that Arizona Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin feels like the ugly stepchild or maybe feels like Jerry Maguire did when his whole world came crashing down on him, the one he loved [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...The Arizona Cardinals completed their pre-training camp practices today in Tempe. Many good things I think came out of the past couple of weeks. QB Matt Leinart is apparently running the two minute drill more efficiently. No one got seriously injured. That’s two for two right there. The two people I don’t get though are DT Darnell Dockett [...]
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