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| Volek throws TD pass in final seconds for Chargers win |
NFL Football |
08/28/2011 |
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| Glendale, AZ (MySportsbook) - Billy Volek threw a 14-yard, game-winning touchdown pass to Bryan Walters in the waning seconds of the San Diego Chargers' 34-31 preseason victory over the Arizona Cardinals. The Chargers trailed 31-20 before Darryl Gamble recovered a Richard Bartel fumble in the Cardinals' end zone midway through the fourth quarter. With 3:11 remaining, Volek led San Diego on a 12-play, 90-yard drive to account for the winning score. In all, Volek completed 9-of-17 passes for 123 yards. Philip R |
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| Airing it out in the Pac-12 |
Division I College Football |
08/26/2011 |
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| iceable quarterback at the next level. Peete is not alone in terms of being a bright star in college, while losing some of that luster in the NFL. There was Jake Plummer, who was outstanding for Arizona State, but he was more hype than skill for the Arizona Cardinals. Then you have the likes of Akili Smith (Oregon) and Ryan Leaf (Washington State), two players that excelled on Saturdays, but were terrible on Sundays. Oddly enough Plummer, Leaf and Smith followed each other as the conference's Offensive Players o |
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| Chiefs add TE Anthony Becht, put LB Siler on IR |
NFL Football |
08/25/2011 |
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| hony Becht and placed linebacker Brandon Siler on injured reserve Thursday. Becht, a former first-round pick, has caught 185 passes for 1,511 yards and 21 touchdowns in 158 career games with the New York Jets (2000-2004), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2005-07), St. Louis Rams (2008) and Arizona Cardinals (2009). The 34-year-old did not play last season. Siler, meanwhile, is lost for the season with a torn Achilles tendon. Signed as a free agent a few weeks ago, Siler was injured on the final play of Tuesday's practice. |
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| Cardinals add Croyle, Zastudil; waive Hall |
NFL Football |
08/24/2011 |
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| Tempe, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Arizona Cardinals have signed quarterback Brodie Croyle and punter Dave Zastudil. In addition, the team also waived/injured quarterback Max Hall and tackle Jake Vermiglio. Hall, who started three games last season as a rookie, suffered a dislocated left shoulder in practice on Monday. Croyle spent the past five years with the Kansas City Chiefs, who made him a third-round pick in the 2006 draft. He appeared in two games last season, starting one, and completed 8-of-19 passes for |
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| Arizona looks to add QB Brodie Croyle |
NFL Football |
08/23/2011 |
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Cardinals are looking to sign former Kansas City quarterback Brodie Croyle after losing two of their backups to injuries. General manager Rod Graves says Croyle was en route to Phoenix on Tuesday for a physical. Graves would not characterize the Cardinals as close to adding Croyle but said he was the only quarterback Arizona was bringing in after backups John Skelton and Max Hall were injured. Skelton, the backup to starter Kevin Kolb, is in a protective boot after spra |
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| Kolb's arrival boosts Arizona in weak NFL West |
NFL Football |
08/23/2011 |
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - What a difference a quarterback can make. The arrival of Kevin Kolb has the Arizona Cardinals talking NFC West title one year after a miserable 5-11 season left them in the basement of the NFL's weakest division. The mood shift has been palpable throughout the team. ``If we had somebody else last year who could run that offense a little better and get some first downs here and there, maybe the defense is better,'' safety Kerry Rhodes said. ``Everything ties in with that trigger man, wh |
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| Houston Texans 2011 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/22/2011 |
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| haracter among college defenders in 2010. He's been installed as an immediate starter opposite 6-4, 295-pounder Antonio Smith, who started 16 games, made 38 tackles and recorded four sacks for Houston in 2010. Smith, a seven-year vet, played for the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLII before signing with the Texans in 2009. Playing at the nose in the new scheme will be seventh-year pro Shaun Cody, a 6-4, 310-pounder who started 16 games and made a career-best 38 tackles last season. The most experienced of the |
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| Fitzgerald inks 8-year deal with Cardinals |
NFL Football |
08/20/2011 |
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| Tempe, AZ (MySportsbook) - Star wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has signed an eight-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals. Financial terms of the deal, which runs through 2018, were not disclosed but it was reported to be worth $120 million with close to $50 million guaranteed, according to ESPN.com. The numbers are staggering, but Fitzgerald stressed that it wasn't all about the money. Sitting next to Cardinals president Michael Bidwill at a press conference Saturday night, the wide receiver said the most |
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| Cardinals, Fitzgerald agree to $120 million deal |
NFL Football |
08/20/2011 |
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Cardinals and Larry Fitzgerald have agreed to an eight-year deal that could pay the star receiver as much as $120 million, making it one of the richest deals in the NFL. Fitzgerald and team president Michael Bidwill appeared at a hastily called news conference Saturday night to announce the agreement. Fitzgerald already holds most of the franchise's receiving records and he shattered most of the NFL playoff receiving records in the team's Super Bowl run after the 2008 seaso |
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| Report: WR Fitzgerald signing $120 million contract |
NFL Football |
08/20/2011 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Star wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald will reportedly sign a record eight-year, $120 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals. The deal will include close to $50 million in guaranteed money, according to the report posted on ESPN.com. The Cardinals have scheduled a press conference for Saturday night, at which time they are expected to announce a deal. Fitzgerald, 27, signed a four-year, $40 million extension in March 2008 that was meant to alleviate the salary cap crunch his previous contra |
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