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Trey McBride voted second best tight end in NFL

Happy Friday one and all. The Arizona Cardinals are close to getting into their 2026 training camp, and as rankings come out we know that most of the rankings won’t be kind to the Cardinals. However, when ESPN dropped their tight end rankings it was a little shocking to see that while Trey McBride is […]

Annual ESPN position poll: Best DT & EDGE rushers. Which Cardinals made the list?

Every year, right before training camps begin, national media giant ESPN comes out with its “best of,” which is broken down into positional rankings. The voters are not fans, or players, but head coaches, national scouts, and team front office executives. This week, their seventh edition of these annual rankings was revealed for the defensive […]

Budda Baker makes the NFL Top 100

For seven consecutive years the Arizona Cardinals have had a player on the NFL Top 100 list. Sure, some years they have had more, but for seven years you could count on Budda Baker to be on that list. While Baker is down about 40 spots, his presence on the list, and on the field […]

Cardinals Trey McBride said what?!?

Everyone in the NFL knows that to have a good running game, you have to possess capable tight ends to help extend the offensive line. And if he is a good blocker and can lead the team in catches, that is a huge bonus. Such is the life of Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride. […]

Cardinals Josh Sweat named to the 2026 NFL Top 100

The National Football League has a design structure. There is literally something going on every month of the year. No down time. This is by design so that fans will become engaged at all times. No off-season for each team’s fanbase. July has the beginning of each club’s training camp, but that doesn’t happen until […]

Who takes the next step as a pass rusher for the Arizona Cardinals?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cardinals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Let’s be completely honest… A healthy Josh Sweat, a motivated Josh Sweat is leading the Arizona […]

Cardinals helmet concepts: Taking it to a new level

Some believe the Arizona Cardinals’ helmet is one of the cleanest-looking in the league. Others have stated that it is boring and mundane. Does it mean their helmets have to remain this way? RELATED: A BRIDE’S STORY: BIDWILL TO THE RESCUE It’s a Cardinal bird head on a solid white helmet. No striping, no graphics, […]

Arizona Cardinals have third worst roster in NFL

It is a day in July before the start of the 2026 training camp, so we are getting rankings, and for the Cardinals most rankings have not been overly kind. While they have the sixth best set of offensive weapons in the NFL according to ESPN, they have more questions than answers everywhere else. ESPN […]

A bride’s story: Cardinals’ owner Michael Bidwill to the rescue

The Arizona Cardinals Foundation exists for one purpose: to serve the special needs community in the State of Arizona. It partners with other charitable organizations such as SARRC, Treasure House Phoenix, Special Olympics Arizona, and Barrow Neurological Foundation. This charity is funded and operated through the Cardinals NFL club. Funding will support bold, innovative programs […]

Arizona Cardinals had the worst offseason in the NFL per ESPN

ESPN was very nice the other day to the Arizona Cardinals, ranking their offensive weapons as the sixth best in the NFL. Yet, on Tuesday they brought a different take from ESPN and that is that they had the worst offseason of any team in the NFL. From ESPN: Arizona Cardinals: D Biggest move: Releasing QB […]

The Cardinals’ rookie who should be getting more attention

The Arizona Cardinals had a very good draft this year. By taking RB Jeremiyah Love with the third overall pick, all the tools that incoming head coach Mike LaFleur needs for his new offensive scheme are in place. LaFleur is an offensive coach and had particular requirements going into free agency and April’s draft. RELATED: […]

Who leads the Arizona Cardinals in receiving yards in 2026?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cardinals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Arizona Cardinals offensive weapons should be one of the best in the NFL, even if […]

Former Cardinals RB Chris Johnson diagnosed with ALS

Chris Johnson arrived in Tempe after building a reputation as a speedy running back in the NFL. He then played his final three seasons in the league with the Cardinals. On Monday, he was a guest on “Good Morning America” on ABC and announced that he has been diagnosed with ALS. RELATED: CARDINALS OFFENSIVE WEAPONS […]

Time to pay Michael Wilson? Cardinals start negotiations on extension

While discussing the receiver group with the Arizona Cardinals, all of the chatter was supposed to be about first-round draft pick Marvin Harrison, Jr. After all, before last season, he had been the fourth overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. When a player is taken that high, he is supposed to already have some […]

Cardinals relocate to Evanston, Illinois? It almost was

Back in 1949, Violet Bidwill had remarried after her husband, Charlie Bidwill, passed away in 1947. It was just months before his Chicago Cardinals captured the 1947 NFL Championship title. Violet wed Walter Wolfner, who was then named the franchise’s managing director, but Violet was the sole owner of the Cardinals club and made all […]

When the Cardinals almost moved to Evanston, Illinois

The Arizona Cardinals just might be the one NFL team to have the most team names. No, not nicknames such as “Red Sea,” “the Cards,” or the “Gridbirds.” Official team names. In all, the franchise has had eight team names since it began as the “Morgan Athletic Club” located in Chicago in 1898. RELATED: CARDINALS […]

Arizona Cardinals have two big decisions looming for two of their young players

For the Arizona Cardinals they have two big decisions to make with regards to Monti Ossenfort’s first draft class, and they are two players at premium positions. Now the question becomes, how will they address each contract situation? What is interesting is that Paris Johnson Jr. and Michael Wilson seem to be going about their […]

Thoughts & Jots: From the Chicago Bears to Nick Saban to Brendan Sorsby  

This is the time in the NFL universe when hardly anything happens. So, stories and articles are on whatever pops into our minds. Don’t be surprised to see us here at ROTB giving investigative articles on which players prefer bubble gum over chewing gum, or maybe a hodgepodge of favorite mac and cheese recipes from […]

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Arizona Cardinals offensive weapons ranked sixth by ESPN

What Monti Ossenfort has done on paper for the Arizona Cardinals offense is striking. ESPN dropped their rankings for the best offensive weapons in the NFL and the Arizona Cardinals are highly thought of. There’s a scenario in which Love and Harrison live up to expectations, Wilson is able to sustain the sort of form […]