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USA Today
7 hours ago
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- USA Today
Cardinals' Calais Campbell is ready for collision at State Farm Stadium
Calais Campbell's leadership and physical strength may help motivate the Cardinals defense in 2025 Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Calais Campbell has returned to his former team looking to bring a sense of physicality back to the franchise in 2025. Campbell has been intentional in building camaraderie with teammates at training camp, particularly with fellow defensive linemen L.J Collier and Dante Stills who are coming into their own as pass rushers in the NFL. Stills and Collier were both vital to the Cardinals pass rush in 2024 accounting for eight of the 30 total team sacks on the season. The Cardinals ranked just 15th in sacks per game last year, but with the addition of Campbell, fans may see those statistics improve soon. Outside linebacker Josh Sweat will also have an impact on how the team's pass rush fares. However, as a team veteran, players will desire to be edified by the leadership of Campbell in the locker room and his resilient career has merited him this responsibility. Campbell finished the 2024 regular season with an impressive 11.5 stuffs and five pass deflections. Sure, Campbell isn't the powerhouse he once was in his prime, but turning 39 years old in September, he has shown a consistent ability to be disruptive in the A-gap by stuffing the run and yielding quarterback pressures. Campbell's impact will be study piece on film as the season progresses and will play as a reference point to assess how well the Cardinals defense does versus the run this 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.
USA Today
8 hours ago
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- USA Today
Cardinals training camp: OL Isaiah Adams is a player with something to prove in camp
Many players on the Cardinals' roster have something to prove in training camp. OL Isaiah Adams is one of them. The Arizona Cardinals kicked off their second week of training camp on Monday with the pads finally coming on. The competition between players and position battles continue. We have detailed a number of key position battles for the team. Aside from those battles, there are some individual players who have something to prove in camp this year. One such player is offensive lineman Isaiah Adams. Cardinals OL Isaiah Adams has something to prove It is true that every players in the NFL has something to prove, but Adams is in a new position. After starting the final five games last seaosn at right guard, he has been the team's starting right guard all offseason. Enteirng his second NFL season, he is the on player on the starting offensive line who doesn't already have years of starting experience. He has gotten stronger. But with free agent Will Hernandez announcing he has been medically cleared to play again after recovering from a torn ACL, that opens the door for a possible re-signing. Hernandez was the Cardinals' starting right guard the last three seasons. Adams needs to prove he is starting-caliber and not just the guy the Cardinals put in the starting lineup. Perhaps the plan all along has been to give Adams every opportunity to show he is ready to play as a starter, but possibly bring back Hernandez in the case that he isn't up to the task. He is the guy to watch on the starting offensive line both in practices and in the preseason, assuming he gets at least some playing time. 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
10 hours ago
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- USA Today
Arizona Cardinals to sign former UFL CB Keni-H Lovely
Arizona is adding another former UFL player to the roster The Arizona Cardinals, after placing cornerbacks Star Thomas V and Jaden Davis on injured reserve over the weekend, had two roster vacancies. One was filled when they announced the signing for cornerback Steven Gilmore, the younger brother of five-time Pro Bowl cornerback and one-time Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore. The other vacancy has been filled by a player who played recently in the UFL. The Cardinals announced the signing of cornerback Keni-H Lovely. Playing for the Michigan Panthers this past spring in the UFL, he had 26 total tackles, four pass breakups and an interception he returned for a touchdown in nine games. He is 5-10 and 182 pounds. He entered the NFL as a rookie free agent in 2024 with the Buffalo Bills after playing collegiately for Western Michigan. 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
11 hours ago
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- USA Today
40 days till the Arizona Cardinals' 2025 season opener: Who has worn No. 40?
With 40 days till the Cardinals open the season against the Saints, we look at the players who have worn No. 40. We are counting down to the start of the 2025 regular season for the Arizona Cardinals, and we are less than six weeks away. They will open the season on the road against the New Orleans Saints on Sept. 7. That is 40 days away. As we count down the remaining days of the offseason, let's look at who has worn that number uniform over the years for the Cardinals. Who has worn No. 40? Cardinals players to wear No. 40 No. 40 has been retired for years. It was retired for Pat Tillman, who died in the line of duty in Afghanistan. The former Arizona State star was drafted by the Cardinals and then, after the September 11, 2001 attacks, he decided to enlist as an Army Ranger. No one will wear No. 40 for the Cardinals again. Tillman is the most remembered No. 40. The best one was Bobby Joe Conrad, who was a great early receiver in Cardinals history. He led the NFL in receptions one year and was a Pro Bowler and All-Pro once. 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
17 hours ago
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- USA Today
NFL Top 100: Rams QB Matthew Stafford is No. 59, faces Cardinals twice in 2025
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, 7-2-1 in his last 10 games against the Cardinals, is No. 59 in the 'NFL Top 100.' Top 100 Players of 2025:@RamsNFL QB Matthew Stafford is ranked No. 59 overall! @NFLFIlms The NFL began its fifth week of announcing players in the "NFL Top 100" in 2025 on Monday. This week is for revealing players Nos. 51-60. Player No. 59, revealed Monday morning, is an NFC West rival the Cardinals will face twice this season. Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford comes in this year at No. 59 after being No. 42 a year ago. Multiple players spoke to his arm talent. Buffalo Bills cornerback Taron Johnson said Stafford can do things other quarterbacks can't with ball placement and "can dice a defense." Rams running back Kyren Williams said, "I'm excited that he said that he's willing to come back and play again because I really feel like we can go on a run." Stafford has played well against the Cardinals. In his last 10 games against them, he is 7-2-1, dating back to 2017. The Cardinals will face him and the Rams in Week 14 at State Farm Stadium and then close out the regular season in Week 18 at SoFi Stadium. 'NFL Top 100' opponents for Cardinals in 2025 Of the revealed players in the top 100, the Cardinals will face 16 of them in 2025. 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.
