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USA Today
02-08-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Cardinals training camp: What to know about Saturday's Red & White practice
The Cardinals' annual Red & White practice is Saturday. Here is what you need to know. The Arizona Cardinals have their final training camp practice of the week, and it is their most highly attended one every year. It is the Red & White practice. While practice itself isn't much different than any other day (back when Bruce Arians was head coach and when it was held in Flagstaff, the Cardinals would have a full-contact goalline session), there are more things for fans. If you have plans of attending the practice at State Farm Stadium Saturday afternoon, here is what you need to know. Cardinals training camp: What to know about the Red & White practice First and foremost, you need to acquire tickets. They are free and you can reserve up to four using the team site. The practice is at State Farm Stadium on Saturday, August 2 from 1:15-3:15 p.m. Arizona time. Season ticket holders will be able to enter at 12:30 p.m. and the general public at 12:45 p.m. through Gates 1, 2 and 3. Parking is free, and lots will open at 12:15 p.m. on both sides of the stadium. The NFL's clear-bag policy is in effect. Because of the heat, it is recommended that fans hydrate ahead of time and have a non-frozen, unopened 16.9-ounce bottle of water for the wait in line. Before practice starts, owner Michael Bidwill and head coach Jonathan Gannon will speak to fans. In years past, the Cardinals who made the Pro Bowl the previous season will be presented with their framed Pro Bowl jersey. Tight end Trey McBride and safety Budda Baker were the Cardinals' Pro Bowlers last season. 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.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Arizona Cardinals Raise the Bar With New Fan Travel Experience – But It'll Cost a Pretty Penny
The Arizona Cardinals are launching a new luxury travel experience called Cardinals Premier Travel for fans to support the team on the road. Fans will travel on a chartered Boeing 777, configured identically to the team's plane, ensuring a high-end experience. Advertisement The package includes round-trip private transportation, two-night hotel accommodations, game tickets, team merchandise, and additional amenities. Team owner Michael Bidwill noted a significant increase in Cardinals fans traveling to road games, prompting the creation of this premium travel option. This first-of-its-kind experience aims to provide comfort, style, and convenience, mirroring the team's travel standards. The program kicks off with a trip to the Monday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys on November 3, 2025, at AT&T Stadium. Arizona Cardinals Fans Get a New Experience – For a Pretty Penny As Front Office Sports (FOS) points out on TikTok, the new Arizona Cardinals experience will attract a particular class of football fan. Namely, those with the means to splurge thousands of dollars to see a game. Advertisement The experience – known as the Silver Package – starts at $2,500. What do you get for that price tag? Airfare on the team replica plane, hotel accommodations, and lower-level tickets for the game. Then you have the Platinum Package, which goes for about one arm and one leg. No, seriously, it's priced at $6,000 and gets the buyer first-class seating on the plane, two-night hotel accommodations in the team's hotel, and private suite tickets for the game. According to FOS, the package 'also includes access to a pre-game tailgate, team merchandise, and a reception hosted by Arizona Cardinals legends.' The price actually seems pretty good for what the team is providing. But are they running the risk of pricing the average fan out of the market by offering packages that only wealthy individuals might be able to afford? RELATED: How To Watch the Arizona Cardinals Games Live Some Confusion Over the Package There seems to be some confusion as to what the fan experience package includes. Several outlets are reporting that it allows fans to travel on the same plane as the team. Advertisement That, however, is not what the Arizona Cardinals team page states. 'The all-inclusive experience includes: Round-trip private, air transportation aboard a wide-body Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, identically equipped and configured as the Cardinals' plane used by the team's players and coaches.' That seems to indicate it's a replica plane, folks. Still, excitement abounds, according to Bidwell. 'In recent years, the number of Cardinals fans who travel to support the team at road games has increased exponentially,' he said. 'To meet that clear demand, we are introducing Cardinals Premier Travel, which will offer fans an unprecedented opportunity to travel to games in comfort, style and convenience, just like the team.' Advertisement 'Feedback from fans was clear that this was the No. 1 choice among the road games in 2025, and the expectation is to grow from this starting point,' Bidwell added. If that amounts to actually putting fans on the same flight as the team remains to be seen. Also Read:: 82-Year-Old Jerry Jones Sets Social Media Ablaze with Photos Cozying up to a Young Blonde – But It's Not What You Think Related Headlines
Associated Press
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Cardinals 3-time Pro Bowl left tackle Luis Sharpe has died at 65
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Luis Sharpe, a three-time Pro Bowl selection at left tackle for the Cardinals during the franchise's time in both St. Louis and Arizona, has died. He was 65. The Cardinals confirmed Sharpe's death through his family, a team spokesman said Saturday. Sharpe's wife, Tameka Williams-Sharpe, also posted about her husband's passing on social media. The 6-foot-5, 275-pound Sharpe played all 13 of his NFL seasons with the Cardinals, spanning from 1982 to 1994. He made three straight Pro Bowls from 1987 to 1989 and was a second-team All-Pro selection in 1988 and 1990. Sharpe was born in Havana and played in college at UCLA. He started all 189 games he played in the NFL and was one of the team's best players during their transition from St. Louis to Arizona in 1988. 'Throughout his lengthy and accomplished career with the Cardinals, Luis Sharpe exhibited an uncommon type of strength and toughness that made him so successful as a player,' Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill said in a statement. 'We send our deepest condolences to all of those who love Luis, in particular his family and former teammates.' ___ AP NFL:
Fox News
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Luis Sharpe, former Cardinals All-Pro tackle, dead at 65
Former NFL offensive tackle Luis Sharpe, a three-time Pro Bowler, died on Friday, his former team confirmed. He was 65. Sharpe played in the league for 13 seasons, all with the Arizona Cardinals franchise. He was a first-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982. While Sharpe only played for the Cardinals, he played in three different cities. He spent the first six seasons of his career in St. Louis, and the next six seasons in Phoenix when the team moved to Arizona. The final season of Sharpe's career was the first one the Cardinals franchise rebranded to become the Arizona Cardinals. Sharpe started all 189 games he played in his career. "Throughout his lengthy and accomplished career with the Cardinals, Luis Sharpe exhibited an uncommon type of strength and toughness that made him so successful as a player," Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill said in a statement. "Admirably, he would later demonstrate those same traits in dealing with the personal challenges he faced when his career was over. We send our deepest condolences to all of those who loved Luis, in particular his family and former teammates." Following his NFL career, Sharpe battled a drug addiction and spent time in jail, but he turned his life around and got sober. In 2015, Sharpe moved back to his home state of Michigan to get out of Arizona. "I feel a sense of purpose now," Sharpe told The Athletic in 2020. "I feel more significant than I ever did when I was playing professional football. My life is better today. I tell people all the time, 'What I thought was my greatest curse has turned into my greatest blessing.'" In the final years of his life, Sharpe spent time counseling patients in Detroit at a sobriety clinic. The three-time Pro Bowler also worked with the NFL to help former players with their health in their post-playing days. "I recognize today I have the life I have because I've overcome so many obstacles and so many challenges," Sharpe said. "God wanted me to go out and do exactly what I'm doing, to share my life with others, to tell them my fall from grace and say, 'If I can stand before you today as a productive member of society, so can you.'" Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
NBC Sports
08-07-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
Cardinals fans will pay $2,500 and up for team-sponsored trip to game in Dallas
The Cardinals have found a new way to make money off their fans traveling to road games. The team today unveiled a new program called Cardinals Premier Travel, in which the team sill provide a private flight, two nights in a hotel, a team-sponsored tailgate and welcome reception, and other amenities. Packages will start at $2,500 per person. 'In recent years, the number of Cardinals fans who travel to support the team at road games has increased exponentially,' Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill said in a statement. 'To meet that clear demand, we are introducing Cardinals Premier Travel, which will offer fans an unprecedented opportunity to travel to games in comfort, style and convenience, just like the team.' The program will start with the Cardinals' Monday night game on November 3 at Dallas. 'Feedback from fans was clear that this was the No. 1 choice among the road games in 2025 and the expectation is to grow from this starting point,' Bidwill said. Given how many rabid NFL fans travel to see their favorite teams on the road, it's surprising that programs like this aren't more commonplace. Teams know their fans are spending money on the road, and the logical next step for the NFL is for teams to get a share of that money.
