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| Cardinals agree to 8-year deal with Fitzgerald |
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08/20/2011 |
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Cardinals and Larry Fitzgerald have agreed to an eight-year contract that could keep the star receiver with the team through the 2018 season. Terms of the agreement were not released in the team's announcement Saturday night. General manager Rod Graves has said the Cardinals were prepared to make Fitzgerald the highest-paid player in team history and one of the highest-paid in the NFL. Fitzgerald already holds most of the franchise's receiving records and he shattered mos |
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| Arizona RB Williams out for season |
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08/20/2011 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - Arizona Cardinals rookie running back Ryan Williams will miss the entire upcoming season due to a ruptured patella tendon in his right knee. Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt confirmed Saturday afternoon what was first thought when Williams was carted off the field in Friday's 28-20 preseason loss at Green Bay. Williams is expected to have surgery next week. Williams, a second-round draft pick out of Virginia Tech, suffered the injury on his only carry Friday night. The six-yard |
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| Eagles re-sign lineman Wells |
NFL Football |
08/20/2011 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Eagles have re-signed guard Reggie Wells The Eagles acquired Wells, 30, from the Arizona Cardinals last fall. He played in eight games for the team in 2010, including one start. Prior to joining Philadelphia, Wells spent seven seasons with the Cardinals and was a full-time starter from 2004-09. He has started 91 of 112 career games. Also on Saturday, the Eagles waived wide receiver Brandon Caleb and defensive tackle Charlie Noonan. |
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| Arizona RB Williams suffers major knee injury |
NFL Football |
08/20/2011 |
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| Green Bay, WI (MySportsbook) - Arizona Cardinals rookie running back Ryan Williams may miss the entire upcoming season due to a ruptured patella tendon in his right knee. Williams, a second-round draft pick out of Virginia Tech, suffered the injury on his only carry Friday night. The six-yard rush came on the second play of the third quarter during a 28-20 preseason loss to the Green Bay Packers. He was carted off the field, and after the game Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt believed the injury was a ruptured |
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| Packers win; Cards RB Williams carted off |
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08/19/2011 |
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| Green Bay, WI (MySportsbook) - Aaron Rodgers connected with Greg Jennings on a 20-yard touchdown pass, highlighting Green Bay's 28-20 preseason win over the Arizona Cardinals. Rodgers played the first three series and hit on 9-of-12 passes for 97 yards. Matt Flynn misfired on just one of his six pass attempts and finished with 141 yards, including a 97-yard scoring bomb to Chastin West on the opening play of the final quarter. Graham Harrell finished up under center and ended 7-of-9 for 81 yards with a score |
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| Arizona Cardinals 2011 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/19/2011 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After using four different quarterbacks and going from first-to-worst a season ago, the Arizona Cardinals feel like they have their man to lead them back to the postseason. It would be fair to say the Cardinals rolled the dice in sending a Pro Bowl cornerback and high draft pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for new field general Kevin Kolb, but he isn't the only new face the franchise is counting on in 2011. Kolb will, however, be the one with the most pressure on him. And that doesn't seem to |
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| 49ers sign QB McCown to 1-year contract |
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08/17/2011 |
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| for the Hartford Colonials last season, and arrives on a roster that already boasts former No. 1 draft pick Alex Smith and rookie second-rounder Colin Kaepernick of Nevada. Prior to his brief stint in the UFL, McCown played eight NFL seasons for the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders and Carolina Panthers and passed for 6,584 yards and 35 touchdowns with 40 interceptions. He last played in the league with the Panthers in 2008 and '09 but attempted just six total passes. Smith started 10 of his 11 |
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| Lions sign free agent S Francisco |
NFL Football |
08/17/2011 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions signed unrestricted free agent safety Aaron Francisco on Wednesday. Francisco, 28, has played six NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts with 218 tackles and four interceptions in 75 games. He started all 12 games he played for the Colts last season, his second with the team, and had a career-high 59 tackles with two interceptions. The Lions also released guard Jeff Maddux and cornerback Maurice Leggett from injured reserve and waived in |
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| Horton pays his dues to become Arizona coordinator |
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08/16/2011 |
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| teria worker. Correct that. He sold the car for $20. ``I wasn't going to give it to the guy,'' Horton said before the team practiced on Monday. ``I'm not crazy.'' He's also not always Mr. Nice Guy in his new job as defensive coordinator of the Arizona Cardinals. ``He's a good guy until you mess up,'' defensive tackle Darnell Dockett said. ``Don't let that look fool you. He knows his stuff, man, and he don't care what nobody says. He's all about winning, getting to that ball and hitting somebody.'' The |
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| NCAA Football Preview - L-S-U Tigers |
Division I College Football |
08/15/2011 |
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| just as important as his productivity. He will get help from Karnell Hatcher at the linebacker position, a junior with the speed to chase down opposing ball carriers. The biggest loss in the secondary was Patrick Peterson, who was snatched up by the Arizona Cardinals early in the most recent NFL Draft. Still, the final tier of this LSU defense figures to be a strength, as it was corner Mo Claiborne, not Peterson, that led the Tigers with five interceptions a year ago. Tyrann Mathieu will man the other corner spo |
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