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USA Today
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PFF names WR Michael Wilson as Arizona Cardinals' X-factor in 2025
PFF names WR Michael Wilson as Arizona Cardinals' X-factor in 2025 Can Michael Wilson become the consistent third offensive weapon in the passing game in 2025? The Arizona Cardinals will be counting on a few players to be top performers in 2025. Quarterback Kyler Murray, running back James Conner, receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and tight end Trey McBride are the high rollers on offense. They will rely on many newcomers on defense. But who is the Cardinals' X-factor in 2025? According to PFF, that would be third-year receiver Michael Wilson. Arizona Cardinals' 2025 X-factor: WR Michael Wilson Marvin Harrison Jr. could soon be a star, and Trey McBride is one of the best tight ends in the NFL. The Cardinals need one more dynamic receiving weapon, though, and Wilson is the player they're counting on. His 64.5 PFF receiving grade last season represents a slight decline from his rookie season in 2023. He also recorded fewer than 60 receiving yards in every game after Week 5 in 2024. If Wilson can break out in Year 3, Arizona's offense could be a serious two-dimensional threat. The Cardinals do need a consistent producer as their third option in the passing game. Murray believes Wilson can be a 1,000-yard receiver. The team's belief in him and the receivers behind him show in the fact that they only added Simi Fehoko in free agency. Wilson is a factor as a blocker and has had good games. What he has not had in his two NFL seasons is consistency. Will Year 3 be the year? If so and he can be an 800-yard type player, the Cardinals will be great offensively. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
USA Today
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2021 first-round draft has Arizona Cardinals going with different LB than Zaven Collins
2021 first-round draft has Arizona Cardinals going with different LB than Zaven Collins PFN says the Cardinals would take LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah instead of Zaven Collins in 2021 first-round redraft Four years later, we can judge how the 2021 NFL draft went and whether teams would have or should have made the player selections they did. The Arizona Cardinals drafted linebacker Zaven Collins 16th overall in 2021. In a redraft of the first round of the 2021 draft by Pro Football Network, the Cardinals would not have taken Collins, but they would have gotten a linebacker still. The redraft has the Cardinals selecting linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramorah, who enters his fifth NFL season with the Cleveland Browns. The Cardinals had the right idea taking a versatile Swiss army knife at off-ball linebacker in Round 1 of the 2021 NFL Draft. In this redraft, though, they take a player in Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah who fits that bill and has more than lived up to the hype. When the Cardinals drafted Collins, they envisioned him as the Mike linebacker and able to do other things. He was okay, but when Jonathan Gannon became head coach, he was moved to the edge. The coaches love Collins. He does everything well an outside linebacker should do except for being a great pass rusher. He had a career-high five sacks last season. But he is great against the run and good in coverage. JOK was a Pro Bowler in 2023. He would have perhaps kept the Cardinals from signing Mack Wilson, but that's about it. Both Collins and JOK are more or less on the same level, albeit now at different positions. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
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99 days till the Arizona Cardinals' 2025 season opener: Who has worn No. 99?
99 days till the Arizona Cardinals' 2025 season opener: Who has worn No. 99? With 99 days till the Cardinals open the season against the Saints, we look at the players who have worn No. 99. It is officially time to start counting down to the start of the 2025 Arizona Cardinals season. They have their season opener on Sunday, Sept. 7 on the road against the New Orleans Saints. That is now 99 days away. As we have done for years, we will count down to the season opener. Some years, we focus on stats. Other times it is a season and often it is jersey numbers. Last year we focused on one player per number. In this countdown, we will look at the history of players using different numbers. Let's look at No. 99 Cardinals players to wear No. 99 No. 99 is a rare number because it was retired in 1950 for Marshall Goldberg, who was part of the Cardinals' one championship team. But it was unretired for two seasons for defensive lineman J.J. Watt, who will be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame someday. Here is the history of No. 99, in reserve order: DL J.J. Watt, 2021-2022 RB Bob Nussbaumer, 1949-1950 FB Marsahll Goldberg, 1946-1948 Watt had 12.5 sacks in his final NFL season with the Cardinals. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
USA Today
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Cardinals vs. Cubs Tickets, First Pitch Time for Monday, June 23
Cardinals vs. Cubs Tickets, First Pitch Time for Monday, June 23 Brendan Donovan and the St. Louis Cardinals square off against Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Chicago Cubs on Monday, June 23 at 7:45 p.m. ET (broadcast on FDSMW and MARQ). Buy Cardinals Tickets on SeatGeek Buy Cardinals Tickets on StubHub Cardinals vs. Cubs Game Info Game day: Monday, June 23, 2025 Monday, June 23, 2025 Game time: 7:45 p.m. ET 7:45 p.m. ET TV channel: FDSMW and MARQ FDSMW and MARQ Live Stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply) Watch LIVE with Fubo! Location: St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri Stadium: Busch Stadium Busch Stadium Cardinals Starter: TBA TBA Cubs Starter: TBA Cardinals vs. Cubs Tickets For Sale Cardinals vs. Cubs offensive insights The Cardinals' 52 home runs rank 23rd in Major League Baseball. Hitters for St. Louis have combined for a team rank of 11th in the majors with a .401 team slugging percentage. The Cardinals have a team batting average of .261 this season, which ranks second among MLB teams. The Cubs rank fourth in MLB action with 79 total home runs. So far this season, Chicago's .448 slugging percentage is third-best in the majors. The Cubs have the second-best batting average in the league (.261). Watch MLB on Fubo Cardinals' top hitters Donovan is batting .333 this season, with a .392 on-base percentage and a .476 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 11.6%, and his walk rate is 7.3%. He has four home runs and 24 RBI, plus 31 runs scored and three steals on four attempts. In 2025, Lars Nootbaar's batting average is .252, to go along with a .353 on-base percentage and a .417 slugging percentage. He has eight homers and 28 RBI, plus 35 runs scored and four stolen bases on six attempts. His strikeout rate is 18.8%, and his walk rate is 12.9%. Nolan Arenado is batting .236, with six home runs and 26 RBI, plus 24 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 11.7%, and his walk rate is 9%. He has a .698 OPS (.311 on-base, .387 slugging). The Cardinals' Masyn Winn is batting .271, with a .349 on-base percentage and a .428 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 22.6%, and his walk rate is 9.5%. He has six home runs and 20 RBI, plus 33 runs scored. Cubs' top hitters Kyle Tucker is hitting .277/.385/.518 this season with a walk rate of 15.3% and a K rate of 11.8%. Additionally, he's popped 12 homers while driving in 39 runs and scoring 42 times. Plus, he's stolen 15 bases on 15 attempts. In 241 plate appearances, Crow-Armstrong, who owns a .274/.303/.562 triple slash line this season, has racked up 43 runs, 50 RBI, and 15 bombs. As a basestealer, he's snagged 16 steals on 19 attempts. His walk rate is 3.7%, and his strikeout rate is 25.3%. So far this season, Seiya Suzuki has belted 14 bombs, driven in 51 runs, and scored 33 times while batting .272/.332/.568 in 238 plate appearances. His strikeout rate is 26.5%, and his walk rate sits at 8.8%. At the plate, Nico Hoerner is batting .288/.336/.370 this season with a walk rate of 6.2% and a K rate of 7.5%. In addition, he's launched no home runs while driving in 24 runs and scoring 35 times. Plus, he's stolen 11 bases on 13 attempts. Cardinals' injuries Zack Thompson: 60 Day IL (Lat) Cubs' injuries Miguel Amaya: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Shota Imanaga: 15 Day IL (Leg), Porter Hodge: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Tyson Miller: 60 Day IL (Hip), Justin Steele: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Javier Assad: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Eli Morgan: 60 Day IL (Elbow) Buy Cardinals Tickets on SeatGeek Buy Cardinals Tickets on StubHub
Winnipeg Free Press
10 hours ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Semien leads Rangers against the Cardinals following 4-hit performance
St. Louis Cardinals (32-25, second in the NL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (28-30, third in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Sonny Gray (5-1, 4.06 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 66 strikeouts); Rangers: Patrick Corbin (3-3, 3.75 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 38 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -128, Rangers +109; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers play the St. Louis Cardinals after Marcus Semien's four-hit game on Friday. Texas has a 19-12 record at home and a 28-30 record overall. The Rangers have a 13-3 record in games when they hit at least two home runs. St. Louis is 32-25 overall and 13-17 on the road. Cardinals hitters have a collective .331 on-base percentage, the sixth-best percentage in the majors. Saturday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Jung leads the Rangers with a .283 batting average, and has seven doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 11 walks and 23 RBIs. Sam Haggerty is 10 for 40 with a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games. Brendan Donovan has a .333 batting average to lead the Cardinals, and has 18 doubles and four home runs. Masyn Winn is 12 for 39 with a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 3-7, .203 batting average, 2.75 ERA, outscored by three runs Cardinals: 6-4, .255 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by three runs INJURIES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi: day-to-day (tricep), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kumar Rocker: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder) Cardinals: Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
