http://arizonasports.com Arizona Sports / Cardinals / Cardinals Stories Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:06:00 -0600 webmaster@arizonasports.com (Jeremy Hudson) en-us 15 88 50 http://arizonasports.com http://arizonasports.com/images/ktarcom_logo.jpg http://www.arizonasports.com?nid=40&sid=1642682 The Arizona Diamondbacks will recognize the 28 rookies from the Arizona Cardinals 2013 rookie class prior to their game vs. the Miami Marlins on Tuesday, with third round pick and 2011 Heisman Trophy Finalist Tyrann Mathieu throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. The 28 players include the nine that were drafted,..."]]> http://www.arizonasports.com?nid=40&sid=1642534 http://www.arizonasports.com?nid=40&sid=1642637 As far as rookie seasons go, Michael Floyds with the Arizona Cardinals was OK. Forty-five receptions, 562 yards, two touchdowns. However, while the former Notre Dame star did not exactly stand out, Floyd did record 17 receptions for 250 yards and one touchdown over the final three games of the..."]]> http://www.arizonasports.com?nid=40&sid=1642615 The Arizona Cardinals have seen very little of running back Stepfan Taylor since they drafted him in April. But its not his fault. The teams Tempe training facility has been off limits to the Stanford rookie. Again, not his fault. He did participate in the three-day rookie minicamp, May 10-12, but then missed all..."]]> http://www.arizonasports.com?nid=40&sid=1642574 Arizona Cardinals quarterbacks combined to complete 55.4 percent of their passes last season. They passed for 3,383 yards, 11 touchdowns and 21 interceptions. They were sacked 58 times. So, really, it goes without saying that the quartet of Kevin Kolb, John Skelton, Ryan Lindley and Brian Hoyer left something to be..."]]> http://www.arizonasports.com?nid=40&sid=1642131 In nine NFL seasons, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has made seven Pro Bowl appearances, recorded 1,000 yards or more six times and owns the all-time record for receiving yards in a single postseason. And, hes done it all at one position. Thats all changed for the All-Pro wideout this offseason,..."]]> http://www.arizonasports.com?nid=40&sid=1641996 Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald is coming off a season in which he tallied just 71 receptions for 798 yards and four touchdowns. For his career, the reception total is third worst, yard total second worst, and touchdown total THE worst. But Fitzs NFL peers arent too down on him, as..."]]> http://www.arizonasports.com?nid=40&sid=1641828 The following press release was sent out on June 13: Tempe, AZ - To provide a safer environment for the public and significantly expedite fan entry into University of Phoenix Stadium, the Cardinals today announced an NFL policy that limits the size and type of bags that may be brought into..."]]> http://www.arizonasports.com?nid=40&sid=1641770 School is out for summer. At least, thats how it felt as players hustled off the field Thursday morning, ending the teams three-day mandatory minicamp and offseason work. "It was an outstanding spring; I thought we got a lot done in all phases," said head coach Bruce Arians, who kept his players..."]]> http://www.arizonasports.com?nid=40&sid=1641737 The Arizona Cardinals selected two players from LSU in the 2013 draft, with one being taken in the second round and the other in the third. Both are expected to contribute as rookies yet, as circumstance would have, its the third rounder, Tyrann Mathieu, who has garnered the bulk of the..."]]> http://www.arizonasports.com?nid=40&sid=1641495 Bruce Arians was not the only head coach at Arizona Cardinals football practice Wednesday. Rich Rodriguez, who is in his second year as the head coach at the University of Arizona, made the roughly 103-mile trek to pay a visit to the pro team from up north. "Got a chance to..."]]> http://www.arizonasports.com?nid=40&sid=1641456 Not long ago, Rashard Mendenhall was considered to be one of the better young running backs in the NFL. A first-round pick out of Illinois in the 2008 draft, he had rushed for 1,108 yards and seven touchdowns in 2009 before tallying 1,273 yards and 13 scores in 2010, when he..."]]> http://www.arizonasports.com?nid=40&sid=1641430 Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson has just two NFL seasons under his belt, but already hes become somewhat an icon around the Valley. Peterson, who made the Pro Bowl in 2011 as a punt returner and in 2012 as a cornerback, told the media after the Cardinals Organized Team Activities Wednesday..."]]> http://www.arizonasports.com?nid=40&sid=1641413 Study. Practice. Review. Its how Carson Palmer has lived his life every day for the past eight weeks, ever since the Cardinals first on-field activity with voluntary veteran minicamp in May. "We are all learning so much every day," Palmer said Wednesday. "Weve put in so much and weve repped it so..."]]> http://www.arizonasports.com?nid=40&sid=1641237 The Cardinals have a new general manager, a new head coach and a new quarterback -- actually a couple of new quarterbacks; yet it was the familiar (because you cant call him old) No. 11 that received the biggest reaction during the teams Fan Fest Tuesday night. Larry Fitzgerald wowed the..."]]>