CARDINALS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Tyrann Mathieu already enrolled in the NFL’s drug test program

According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Cardinals rookie safety Tyrann Mathieu is already enrolled in the NFL’s drug test program and can be tested up to 10 times per month. As I said on Total Access: Tyrann Mathieu enters @nfl in league’s drug test program, per source. Subject to as many as 10 tests per month — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 23, 2013 No additional language...
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Arizona Cardinals Twitter account has funny message for Brian Urlacher

In honor of the famous incident with Dennis Green blowing a gasket in a press conference after the Arizona Cardinals blew a lead against the Chicago Bears, the Cardinals Twitter account tweeted out a creative congratulations to Brian Urlacher.  Urlacher announced his retirement this week, and many will be sad to see the Hall of Fame linebacker go.
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KEEPING IT CLEAN

Drug testing terms for Mathieu decided

After a rough year and a half, Tyrann Mathieu worked out an NFL contract with the Arizona Cardinals. The team, however, has some stipulations worked out due to concerns over his past behavior.

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Cardinals sign rookie Tyrann Mathieu

The Arizona Cardinals have announced that they’ve signed third round pick, cornerback Tyrann Mathieu. “I never doubted it,” Mathieu said of getting the chance to sign an NFL contract. “I knew it was a long shot and it would be a process, but to finally sit down and sign my name on the dotted line means a lot to me.”   Terms of the contract were not available – including...
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Cardinals RB Ryan Williams Says He Was ‘Scared To Run The Ball’ Last Season

We all ask our athletes to be honest, but the ones that brutally honest usually catch the most flak. Arizona Cardinals running back Ryan Williams admitted to the Arizona Republic that  he played through last season in a state of fear, worried that his surgically repaired right knee wouldn’t hold up. Williams told the paper that he was freaked out about running a play called “39...
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Ryan Williams says 2012 injury a blessing

Arizona Cardinals running back Ryan Williams was one of many Cards skill players that ended up on the shelf in 2012-13. We often reflect on the infamous Body Bag Game that went down between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Washington Redskins in 1990. But what about the Body Bag Season? When it came time to pack it in for the year, Arizona was pulling random names in to play quarterback...
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Bruce Arians calls out Cardinals offense

Bruce Arians is not happy with his offense, and he's letting everyone know about it. It's not often that you hear a head coach, much less a first year head coach, call out his own team as early as OTAs, but it seems Arians wants to give his team a kick in the rear. "We're just not picking it up fast enough," he said via the Associated Press. "We'...
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Arizona Cardinals: Bruce Arians Likes What He Sees in Carson Palmer

The chemistry between a head coach and quarterback is very important in the NFL. As we all know, the Arizona Cardinals have a new head coach in Bruce Arians and a new starting quarterback in veteran Carson Palmer. Now that the first week of OTAs have been completed, things seem to be going quite well so far as Palmer digests Arians’ offense and Arians watches Palmer gets used to...
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Bruce Arians is getting offended by Cardinals' poor offense

New Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians is seeing firsthand what everybody else saw before he took the job - an inept offense in desperate need of an overhaul. "Right now, our defense is way outplaying our offense, and our offense needs to pick it up," Arians said Tuesday, via the Arizona Republic. "We're behind where I'd like to be right now."...
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Arians criticizes his Cards offense

First and foremost, Bruce Arians coaches the offense, even though he's got the whole team to worry about as new head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. And that offense was the target of his criticism as the team resumed OTAs on Tuesday. ''We're just not picking it up fast enough,'' he said. ''We're still not picking it up the way I'd like to...
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Arians criticizes offense as Arizona resumes OTAs

First and foremost, Bruce Arians coaches the offense, even though he's got the whole team to worry about as new head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. And that offense was the target of his criticism as the team resumed OTAs on Tuesday. ''We're just not picking it up fast enough,'' he said. ''We're still not picking it up the way I'd like to...
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Football player Daryl Washington pleads not guilty

Arizona Cardinals linebacker Daryl Washington has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, who authorities have said is the mother of his baby daughter. A Maricopa County Superior Court spokesman says Washington entered the plea Monday. Washington is charged with aggravated assault and criminal trespass. He has been free since he posted $2,400...
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Larry Fitzgerald is putting 2012 in the past: 'It was the most frustrating season'

There is reason for hope for Arizona Cardinals star receiver Larry Fitzgerald and his name is Carson Palmer. It has been said that Fitzgerald is wasting away in the desert, his tremendous skills not being utilized due to a lack of good quarterback play. However, with the arrival of Bruce Arians and the deep ball passing game he likes, Fitzgerald looks to be a hot target in 2013...
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Larry Fitzgerald says 2012 was a personal low

Larry Fitzgerald does not make the headlines very often. The Arizona Cardinals star receiver does his talking on the turf and does not let negative energy lead the way for him. Since the departure of quarterback Kurt Warner, Fitzgerald has led the Cardinals through dark days that were spearheaded by arguably the worst quarterback play that the NFL has ever seen. Please click...
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Cardinals revamped offensive line key to Playoffs in 2013

Some say it is better to have gone to the Super Bowl, than to have never gone at all, but not if you’re an Arizona Cardinals fan. That moment of brilliance that faded away as quickly as it emerged when Kurt Warner retired, led to years of mediocrity that made the losses cut deeper. It’s easy to blame any number of positions for why the Cards fell off, but at least it’s clear...
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9 days ago  |  Discuss
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