About
Kevin Zimmerman is ArizonaSports.com’s and KTAR.com’s digital content manager and co-host of Arizona Sports’ Empire of the Suns podcast. The Mesa native has covered the Suns on-and-off since graduating the University of Arizona in 2011 and also spent time reporting on the Cardinals, D-backs and ASU football.
When he is not working, Kevin is spending time with his wife and two sons, running Phoenix’s canals or staring at cacti in his backyard.
Expertise
- Sports and news writing
- Podcasting
- Social media management
- Radio hosting
- Multimedia reporting
- Copy editing
- Photography
Education
- University of Arizona – Bachelor’s degree in journalism
- Minor in Anthropology
Achievements & Awards
- Taught sports reporting class at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Covered the Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks and ASU football as a beat reporter at different publications since 2011
- Covered men’s basketball, swim and dive, softball as a student reporter at the University of Arizona
Social Media Profiles
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 17, 2021Cardinals free agency refresher: Larry Fitzgerald among WR questions
There's room to build the DeAndre Hopkins-Kyler Murray relationship, but the Arizona Cardinals need a boost behind Hopkins.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 17, 2021Patrick Peterson has ‘couple teams on the hook’ before new league year
It appears that cornerback Patrick Peterson wants to hear directly from his suitors when the NFL's new league year begins officially.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 16, 2021Kelvin Beachum back with Arizona Cardinals on 2-year deal
The Arizona Cardinals knocked an item off the offensive line checklist by agreeing to a two-year deal with starting right tackle Kelvin Beachum.
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PHOENIX SUNS | Mar 16, 2021Vecenie’s NBA mock draft: ASU’s Josh Christopher lands with Suns
Josh Christopher's freshman year at Arizona State, which is expected to be his lone college season, didn't boost his NBA Draft stock.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 16, 2021Cardinals free agency refresher: It’s Budda Baker and the Thompsons at S
The Arizona Cardinals have a good starting point at safety with Budda Baker, Jalen Thompson and Deionte Thompson under contract.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 15, 2021Markus Golden, Arizona Cardinals agree to 2-year contract
The Cardinals did not tender free agent linebacker Haason Reddick, but they've given themselves an edge-rushing threat opposite Chandler Jones.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 15, 2021Cardinals free agency refresher: The next step for Isaiah Simmons, ILBs
Isaiah Simmons passed the eye test. In 2021, it's a matter of whether the Arizona Cardinals can move him about or if he will be stuck at inside linebacker.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 14, 2021Cardinals free agency refresher: Kicker not the only special teams decision
The Cardinals tied Zane Gonzalez up by placing a second-round tender on him, making him paid as a top-five kicker. Gonzalez did not pay them back.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 13, 2021Cardinals free agency refresher: O-line could have change at center, right side
The Arizona Cardinals' center position is an open job that might be addressed in free agency, while the right side could also see change next season.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 12, 2021Report: Arizona Cardinals won’t tender WR Trent Sherfield
Trent Sherfield will not be tendered by the Arizona Cardinals, allowing him to enter free agency without restriction, reports NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 12, 2021Recently cut CB Robert Alford agrees to re-sign with Cardinals, per report
Robert Alford will return to the Arizona Cardinals and has agreed to a one-year contract days after being released, reports NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 12, 2021Dez Bryant tells TMZ that he would play for ‘dope’ Cardinals
"I think they have a dope offense. I feel like they got a dope defense," Dez Bryant told TMZ about the Arizona Cardinals.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 12, 2021Cardinals free agency refresher: RB Kenyan Drake a point of intrigue
The Cardinals have built depth behind Kenyan Drake at running back, but now they must determine whether he is worth what could be a pricey long-term deal.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 11, 2021Cardinals free agency refresher: CB has more holes after Robert Alford cut
The Arizona Cardinals cut Robert Alford, certifying that they'll need to focus on cornerbacks in free agency as well as the draft to restock the room.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 10, 2021Cardinals free agency refresher: Which OLBs return with Chandler Jones?
For Haason Reddick, the uncertain market will likely dictate if the Arizona Cardinals can keep him at a reasonable cost.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 10, 2021
NFL reportedly sets 2021 salary cap: What’s it mean for the Cardinals?
The Arizona Cardinals could have an estimated maximum of $14.6 million in cap space after the NFL set the salary cap to $182.5 million on Wednesday.
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Mar 9, 2021Josh Rojas making his case with D-backs’ infield full of questions
Realistically, maybe a player like the Diamondbacks' Josh Rojas makes the roster without whittling his production down to two or even three spots.
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ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS | Mar 9, 2021D-backs RHP Luke Weaver gets hit but finds off-speed groove vs. Rockies
Diamondbacks starter Luke Weaver ticked some boxes regarding his secondary pitches just fine on Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 8, 2021Cardinals free agency refresher: J.J. Watt changes D-line depth chart
Arizona signing J.J. Watt not only adds a veteran voice and elite talent to the defensive line. It knocks every other guy down a peg on the depth chart.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 5, 2021J.J. Watt’s contract for Cardinals only a $4.9 million salary cap hit in 2021
The Arizona Cardinals signed defensive end J.J. Watt to a two-year contract that could pay up to $31 million, including incentives.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 5, 2021CB Jaycee Horn goes to Cardinals in Todd McShay’s 3.0 NFL mock draft
Another day, another new mock draft but still the same result: The Arizona Cardinals selecting a cornerback with their first-round pick.
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EMPIRE OF THE SUNS | Mar 4, 2021Bench sends Suns into All-Star break feeling good with win over Warriors
Relatively healthy, in a groove and with the NBA's second-best record, the Phoenix Suns head into the NBA All-Star break with serious juice.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 3, 2021Keim: Cardinals not limited financially heading into uncertain 2021
Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim is confident that his team is not constrained financially despite adding veteran defensive end J.J. Watt.
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ARIZONA CARDINALS | Mar 2, 2021J.J. Watt felt the love from Cardinals and high expectations to match
J.J. Watt made it clear that leaving the team he's known for a decade to search for a "new beginning" was first about the ability to chase titles.