Arizona Cardinals Rumors & News

NFL.com "A report out of Phoenix last week noted that free-agent acquisition Rashard Mendenhall had already established himself as the No. 1 running back for the Arizona Cardinals, separating from Ryan Williams. Appearing on NFL Network's "NFL AM" Wednesday, head coach Bruce Arians confirmed "there's no..." June 19

CBSSports.com "The NFL might not be that far away from having its first full-time female official on the field. And when -- not if -- it happens, look to 2014 as the year and look to Sarah Thomas as the zebra breaking ground. Thomas, 39, became the first female to ever officiate an NCAA football game in 2007..." June 17

NFL.com "Freddie Kitchens is back on his feet. NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported Saturday that the Arizona Cardinals quarterbacks coach is walking around after undergoing emergency surgery to repair his aorta. The 38-year-old Kitchens was hospitalized last week after he fell ill at practice. A defect..." June 16

Fox Sports Arizona "Patrick Peterson burst on the NFL scene by tying an NFL rookie record with four punt returns for touchdowns. In his second season, he established himself as one of the league’s premier cornerbacks, earning his second straight Pro Bowl appearance and allowing just 51.6 percent of the passes..." June 13

Yahoo! Sports "Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett unveiled a new facemask at the team's FanFest at University of Phoenix Stadium on Tuesday night. As the photograph above shows, it will be very difficult for opposing offensive lineman to grab hold of Dockett's mask if he wears that this..." June 13

New York Daily News "When the NFL invades Broadway this winter, the term “Great White Way” will take on a whole new meaning. The Daily News exclusively obtained details and artist renderings of some of the major plans the NFL has for “Super Bowl Boulevard” — a football-themed extravaganza between 34th and 44th..." June 11

Fox Sports Arizona "When the Cardinals began offseason workouts, Levi Brown was relegated to conditioning and strengthening exercises as he recovered from last season’s surgery to repair a torn triceps tendon. Brown wasn’t particularly happy about the limited role, even grumbling about it to local media. “I..." June 07

Pro Football Talk "Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer says he’s never played with a receiver quite like Larry Fitzgerald. Palmer said at Arizona’s Organized Team Activities that Fitzgerald makes catches in practice that only he and Detroit’s Calvin Johnson would be able to make. “It’s been awesome,” Palmer..." June 07

NFL.com "With both London games already sold out this season, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has visions of expanding the league's overseas schedule in the future. Speaking at a New York University conference Tuesday, Goodell revealed that the NFL is planning to add a third London game each year. In..." June 05

Fox Sports Arizona "When the Cardinals selected receiver Ryan Swope in the sixth round (174th) overall of April’s NFL Draft, he insisted that the concussions he suffered at Texas A&M were not an issue and never really were. “I’m 100 percent right now,” he said in a conference call with local media members. “I’ve..." May 30

NFL.com "The NFL Draft is moving two weeks later than usual, at least for 2014. The league announced Tuesday that the 2014 NFL Draft will be held at Radio City Music Hall on May 8 to 10. The league also was considering moving the draft to May 15 to 17 because of scheduling issues at Radio City Music..." May 28

Fox Sports Arizona "When the Arizona Cardinals signed third-round pick Tyrann Mathieu on Thursday, there was much speculation that the four-year contract would include stipulations based on Mathieu's history of failed drug tests at LSU (Mathieu reportedly told NFL teams during the draft evaluation process that the..." May 25

Arizona Republic "The Cardinals announced Thursday they have signed third-round draft pick Tyrann Mathieu, a safety from LSU, to a four-year contract. Mathieu was the 69th overall pick in the NFL draft. Contract terms were not disclosed by the Cardinals. Agent Patrick Lawlor told USA Today Sports’ Mike..." May 24

Arizona Republic "Professional athletes don’t give in to their fear. They ignore it, rationalize it or pretend it doesn’t exist. Playing scared is a sign of weakness, and the weak get devoured, particularly in the NFL. It’s startling, then, to hear Cardinals running back Ryan Williams talk so candidly about a..." May 23

ESPN.com "Cutting two games off the preseason -- either by expanding the playoffs or moving to an 18-game schedule -- is still being discussed, commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday at the NFL's spring owners meetings in Boston. He said all "[options] are on the table." "As I have said before, I..." May 23

Akron Beacon Journal "Jimmy Haslam, whose purchase of the Browns was unanimously approved in October, apologized to fellow NFL owners for the negative attention an ongoing federal investigation targeting his family business, Pilot Flying J, has brought upon the league, Jarrett Bell of USA Today reported. Since the..." May 23

NFL.com "The NFL draft provides football fans with a peek into the exhilaration that comes with entering the league. Far less publicized is a player's exit from the game, which carries its own emotional weight. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at the NFL Spring Meeting in Boston that he had met with..." May 22

Pro Football Talk "Cardinals coach Bruce Arians says his new quarterback, Carson Palmer, has played better football recently than most people think. Arians said in an interview on ESPN that he believes Palmer had an outstanding season in Oakland in 2012, and that people who focus on the Raiders’ 4-12 record need..." May 20

Arizona Republic "Cardinals coach Bruce Arians has four more assistant coaches than did his predecessor, Ken Whisenhunt, and the extra manpower allowed the Cardinals to try something unique, at least by NFL standards, in practice on Tuesday. For 11-on-11 drills, Arians split the 90-man squad in half, with the..." May 18

Arizona Republic "For years, NFL coaches thought most rookies should be neither seen nor heard on game days. Less experience meant more mistakes which meant a greater chance that coaches would be fired. But times are changing. For a variety of factors, rookies are far more likely to start games than they were..." May 18

NFL.com "Larry Fitzgerald's immense talents were wasted last season. The Arizona Cardinals receiver couldn't make up for the team's revolving door at quarterback during a campaign that flew off the rails in a hurry. "It was the most frustrating season, or time, I've ever had," Fitzgerald told Bruce..." May 18

Fox Sports Arizona "Since Carson Palmer entered the NFL in 2003, the three teams for which he has played — the Bengals, the Raiders and now the Cardinals — have combined for six winning seasons out of a possible 30. Only the Cardinals have won a playoff game in that span. Palmer couldn’t help who drafted him, and..." May 15

Fox Sports Arizona "Cardinals second-round pick Kevin Minter got undercard billing at his introductory press conference Thursday at the team’s practice complex. It wasn’t because top pick Jonathan Cooper was in attendance. That event had already come and gone. It’s just that third-round pick and former LSU..." May 11

Fox Sports Arizona "Linebacker Karlos Dansby is returning to the Arizona Cardinals after three seasons with the Miami Dolphins. He agreed Friday to a one-year contract. Dansby (6-4, 250) began his career with the Cardinals as a second-round draft pick in 2004 out of Auburn and played six seasons for Arizona. He..." May 10

Arizona Sports "Late Wednesday, word leaked that Arizona Cardinals linebacker Daryl Washington may have been involved in a domestic dispute. Friday morning, Phoenix police confirmed Washington had been arrested and booked into jail on two counts of aggravated assault. Washington, 26, was suspended by the NFL..." May 03

USA Today "Police are investigating a report that Arizona Cardinals inside linebacker Daryl Washington was involved in a domestic violence incident in Phoenix. A woman called police Wednesday afternoon claiming she was assaulted by Washington earlier that day, according to the Phoenix Police..." May 03

ArizonaSports.com "The Phoenix Police Department is investigating a domestic dispute in which a woman claims she was the victim of an incident involving Arizona Cardinals linebacker Daryl Washington. When police arrived to the home in Ahwatukee on Wednesday Washington had left. Sources say there are clear..." May 02

ESPN.com "Cornerback Javier Arenas is the player Arizona will receive in return from Kansas City for fullback Anthony Sherman, the Arizona Republic's Kent Somers reports. This move makes sense on the surface. Sherman did not fit the Cardinals' new offense, which does not utilize a traditional..." May 01

Arizona Republic "We’re hoping the Cardinals are right about Tyrann Mathieu, and not just because the “Honey Badger” has the best nickname in sports. Arizona’s controversial third-round draft choice, despite being (maybe) 5-foot-9 and 175 pounds, was the most dynamic defensive player in college football when he..." May 01

NFL.com "The Kansas City Chiefs under coach Andy Reid continue to retool on offense. The Sideline View's Adam Caplan reported on Wednesday that the Chiefs are expected to trade with Arizona for Cardinals fullback Anthony Sherman. Terms of the deal have not been announced by either team, but Caplan is..." May 01

NFL.com "The Kansas City Chiefs under coach Andy Reid continue to retool on offense. The Chiefs traded cornerback Javier Arenas to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for fullback Anthony Sherman, sources told NFL.com's Ian Rapoport on Wednesday. Javy's agent Hadley Engelhard told Rapoport that he's..." May 01

Arizona Republic "Cardinals have announced the release of guard Adam Snyder, who started 14 games for Arizona last season. Snyder spent one year in Arizona after being signed as a free-agent. He spent his first 7 years in the league with San Francisco. The Cardinals also released guard Jeremiah Warren." April 29

CBSSports.com "Last year's No. 69 overall pick, Bills wideout T.J. Graham, received a $671,000 signing bonus with his four-year deal. This year's 69th pick? Zero guaranteed money, according to Sports Illustrated's Peter King. Arizona used that early third-round selection on Tyrann Mathieu, the big-play..." April 29

Arizona Republic "When quarterbacks finally started flying off draft boards in the fourth round of the NFL draft on Saturday, the Cardinals simply looked the other way with no interest. Despite saying it makes sense to draft a quarterback every year, they didn’t take one with any of their nine picks in the..." April 28

Arizona Republic "A day after drafting one of the higher-rated guards to come along in decades, the Cardinals landed two more players Friday that at least once were viewed as potential first-round picks. “Oh, I don’t think there’s any doubt about that, talent-wise,” head coach Bruce Arians said. Kevin Minter,..." April 28

Arizona Republic "The Cardinals avoided turbulence in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday by flying around it. But they went directly into the storm in the third round. They passed on a chance to draft Notre Dame linebacker Manti, who had a notorious romance with a fake dead girlfriend, and traded down..." April 27

SB Nation "The Arizona Cardinals selected UNC offensive guard Jonathan Cooper with the No. 7 overall pick in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Cooper is rated as the No. 12 overall prospect and No. 2 offensive guard in this year's draft class by SB Nation's Dan Kadar. Cooper is an excellent athlete..." April 26

Arizona Republic "At his introductory news conference in January, General Manager Steve Keim said two experiences in his Cardinals career would drive him in his new job. One was confetti “sticking to my sweaty head,” after the Cardinals won the NFC title game in the 2008 season. The other came while watching the..." April 25