Arizona Cardinals SVP/Media Relations. Philly native and Temple Univ alum. Opinions are my own.
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Tuesday update on Budda Baker:
Budda stayed overnight at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for continued evaluation, imaging and testing.
He was cleared by the physicians there, released this morning and is on his way back to Arizona.
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More on Budda Baker:
Taken to hospital for further evaluation
Was alert & communicative
Never lost feeling or movement per medical staff
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Initial injury update on Budda Baker - concussion and will not return
Did have movement & feeling in all extremities as he left field
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Say cheese: @NFL head coaches pose for group photo at the league’s Annual Meeting at the Biltmore in AZ
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Both former teammates of Demaryius Thomas, Cardinals WR Deandre Hopkins (HOU) & K Matt Prater (DEN) wearing this decal on their helmet tonight
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Did you know Texas Tech beat Texas on Saturday?
Former Longhorns QB @ColtMcCoy does.
And today is decked out in Red Raiders garb to the delight of WR Atoine Wesley, HC Kliff Kingsbury & asst coach Kenny Bell
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On the first Sunday since completion of @NFL season @LarryFitzgerald & partner Kevin Streelman win AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am team title.
Tourney began in 1937. Fitz becomes 1st African American to accomplish that.
Also just 7th althlete to win & 1st in 30 years (Marino ‘88)
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Below is a photo of every @NFL player with 3,000+ passing yards & 500+ rushing yards in 2019.
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After today's Cards-Broncos joint practice: #18 Peyton Manning takes a selfie w #18 Marvin Harrison, Jr
Manning threw 114 TD passes to Marvin Sr - most of any QB-receiver duo in NFL history (also most completions & yards)
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Congrats to Cardinals all pro Chandler Jones who today receives his degree in Human Development & Family Sciences from Syracuse (in a virtual ceremony).
He left Syracuse in 2012 to enter the NFL & since then no player in the league has more sacks than his 96 (incl 19 last year)
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Cardinals player wears his @JulieErtz jersey when talking w media 2.5 hours before tonight’s @USWNT World Cup match
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Pictured below is every NFL player with 10-or-more sacks in each of the last 5 seasons:
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Kyler Murray's game jersey & ball from Sunday's 41-10 win vs Rams are headed to Canton to be displayed at the Pro Football HOF.
Murray became just 2nd player in NFL history with 250+ passing yds, 50+ rushing yds & a perfect 158.3 passer rating (other: CIN's Ken Anderson, 1974)
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Worth noting that on the most difficult day of his career, Emari Demercado stood at his locker post-game, took accountability for his mistake & handled a brutally tough moment like a pro. 🫡
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Statement from Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury on the passing of Mike Leach, who was the head coach at Texas Tech during Kingsbury’s record-setting career as a QB there:
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Worth 57 seconds of your time this AM: Pat Tillman the day after 9-11 #NeverForget
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Chandler Jones has 49.0 sacks over last 3 seasons:
2017: 17
2018: 13
2019: 19 (so far)
The last player close to Jones’ 49.0 in a 3-yr span was J.J. Watt who had 48.5 from 2013-15 and was named @NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2 of those 3 years ('14 & '15)
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Center AQ Shipley was drafted by the Steelers in 7th rd of 2009 Draft (226 overall).
He was cut 4 x, was on PIT & PHI practice squads & did not appear in his 1st game til 2012 w IND.
Today he plays in his 100th career reg season game.
A win for perseverance & the good guys
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When 10 years old Chase Edmonds wrote down 2 goals:
1. Play in NFL
2. Pay for college for his older sister Morgan
He achieved 1st when drafted by Cards in 2018.
Shortly after that he paid off $80,000 student loans for Morgan who earned undergrad at NC State & masters at ASU
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Trudy raised 8 kids, was a full-time O.R. nurse, would go to Mass every day and is the finest, strongest & most beautiful person I will ever know.
We lost her today but will love her forever.
I ❤️ you Mom
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The Cardinals will play in the NFL’s first-ever game on MLK Day when they face the Rams in Monday night’s Wild Card game
Player helmets will feature MLK decals as well as one of 2 phrases to honor Dr. King: “BE LOVE” & “END HATE”
Here they are on the helmet of Kyler Murray
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Here’s something:
After today, the next time we‘ll start a week without an @NFL game will be February 9, 2020.
Plan accordingly.
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Problem solved: @AZCardinals President Michael Bidwill sending private ✈️ to Chicago to pick up stranded Warner traveling party of 13
Ok, not much 4 name dropping but @united help a HOFer out - kids stuck at O'Hare & u have 1 flight to Clev so they can make it to our party?
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Thank you & best of luck in Miami to @josh3rosen.
So much respect for the professionalism, character & toughness he demonstrated throughout his time here
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Worth 62 seconds of your time this AM: Pat Tillman the day after 9-11 #NeverForget
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The 2023 NFL Draft enters the 7th round where the Cardinals do not have a selection.
However, 25 years ago Arizona turned in this card to select ASU's Pat Tillman in the 7th round of the 1998 draft (226th overall).
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Cannot stop thinking of Todd Heap & his family. It's pain that is literally unimaginable; the mind doesn't even let you go there.
🙏 🙏 🙏
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Colt McCoy is the only NFL quarterback – including Seahawk QBs - to win a start at Seattle each of the last 2 regular seasons.
He led the Giants to a 17-12 win here last December & had 328 passing yards & 2 TDs in Cardinals 23-13 victory here today
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New tradition starting this week: active players who have won Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year will wear special jersey patch for rest of career.
Here is the one @LarryFitzgerald will wear. Other active past winners: Drew Brees, Thomas Davis, Jason Witten & Eli Manning
#WPMOY
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There’s a reason Kliff Kingsbury & Kyler Murray are leading contenders for Coach of the Year & MVP.
They came to AZ after the 2018 season to revive the team’s offense.
Below is where Cards offense finished 2018 vs where it ranks in 2021 (thru 9 games):
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A misty-eyed @BruceArians began today's press conference w thoughts on passing of @ESPN's Stuart Scott
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"Cotton Candy Burritos" among the 50+ new food offerings for @AZCardinals games this season at State Farm Stadium. Sweet !
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Reminder #1: the @AZCardinals don’t currently have a 2nd round draft pick
Reminder #2: we used it on 👇👇
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It was 20 years ago today ...
The @AZCardinals turned in this card to select Pat Tillman with a compensatory 7th round draft pick (226th out of 241 overall)
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The Cardinals offensive improvement under Kyler Murray & Kliff Kingsbury in 2019 was undeniable.
It resulted in:
100 more total yards per game
60.4% increase in pts scored
91.7% more scoring drives
41.4% more yards per game
40.7% increase in TDs scored
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Zaven Collins’ hometown of Hominy, OK has population of 3,500 but had a pro football team from early 20s to 1932.
Made up of Native American players from 22 different tribes, the Hominy Indians once had 28-game win streak & beat the ‘27 NY Giants 3 weeks after they won NFL title
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Favorite shot of the night: Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo & VP/Communications Casey Wilcox
Impossible to find two classier people more deserving of this moment
Congrats to them and all our friends at the @Dbacks
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In Auburn, NY saying goodbye to my father-in-law Wilson Long.
A Marine who served in Korea, 4 decades as a lineman for NY State Electric & Gas/NYSEG, 50+ years in the same house, married 62 years to Marlene raising 5 amazing kids.
A truly good man & life very much well lived
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This week the Cardinals & Cowboys meet for the 8th time ever on Monday Night Football.
Or 9th if you count the time Rod Tidwell led the dramatic Cards comeback victory over Dallas on MNF at Sun Devil Stadium
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Nine years goes by fast ...
QB Brett Hundley was the @AZCardinals High School Player of the Week in 2010 representing Chandler High (left)
Today he came off the bench in the 3rd quarter at Seattle to lead the Cards past the Seahawks
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A tip of the hat to the Cardinals 2019 offensive line.
4 of the 5 started all 16 games (Shipley, Humphries, Pugh & Sweezy) & were pivotal part of dramatic offensive improvement
40% increase in TDs
50% in rushing yards/game
100% in rushing TDs
100 more total yards per game
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Before taking Marvin Harrison, Jr with the 4th overall pick tonight, the last WR the Cardinals selected in the top 5 was 20 years and one day ago:
Larry Fitzgerald, Jr at #3 overall in 2004.
(In addition to both being Jr.'s the two WRs share the same middle name - Darnell)
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Loyola’s Sister Jean was on born August 21, 1919.
The NFL was formed on August 20, 1920.
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19 years ago today the @AZCardinals turned in this card to select Pat Tillman with a compensatory 7th round pick (226th out of 241 overall)
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You are a special human being, Travis Rudolph
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The Cardinals have increased their win total each year under Kliff Kingsbury …
Going from 3-13 to 5-10-1 to 8-8 and now at 9-2 with 6 more to go
They are the only NFL team to improve its win total each of the last 3 seasons
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In yesterday’s win at Las Vegas, @k1 became the first NFL player ever with a passing TD, rushing TD, 2-point conversion run & 2-point conversion pass in the same game.
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First goal for @USWNT in World Cup scored by Sophia Smith.
Her boyfriend is @AZCardinals Cardinals 3rd round pick, WR Michael Wilson
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In Arizona's 2 wins in the last 6 days, punter Blake Gillikin punted 7 times and 6 of them were downed inside the 15.
The only one that wasn't was at the 25.
After those 7 punts, opponents have started at their own: 1, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 25.
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Quite the debut for Cards rookie Walter Nolen III last night:
4 tackles, 2 TFLs plus a sack, QB hit & pass defensed
First player since TJ Watt in 2017 & 4th in NFL history w 1+ sack, 2+ TFLs & 1+ pass defensed in first career game
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Here is a photo of every QB in NFL history to record 150+ rushing yards and 3+ rushing TD’s over the first 2 games of a season.
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Life comes at you pretty fast
Current 49ers QB Brock Purdy was the AZ Cardinals High School Player of the Year in 2017 and got to meet CB Patrick Peterson
He can meet him again this Saturday when the Niners visit the Vikings
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8-year old burn victim posts video plea to @taylorswift13 on Wednesday.
Swift secretly visits hospital on Saturday.
No fanfare. No media. Just quiet kindness.
Great story.
#BREAKING: @taylorswift13 #TaylorSwift visits badly burned Phoenix girl in hospital, fulfilling a poignant wish. Story azc.cc/2HS2D5Z Video by @photochowder
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Week 15 of 2019: Kyler Murray defeated the QB who preceded him at Oklahoma (Baker Mayfield).
Week 15 of 2020: @k1 defeated his Sooner successor (Jalen Hurts)
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On what would've been Pat Tillman’s 49th birthday, @LarryFitzgerald & Michael Bidwill in Chicago tonight to support @pattillmanfnd
Fitz - who was drafted 48 hrs after Pat was killed in April of 2004 - receives the org's Champions Award for his support of veterans & the military
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Larry Fitzgerald is about to become a champion at Pebble Beach for the 2nd time in 3 years.
Kliff Kingsbury said it best last March :
“I’ve never seen anybody win at life like he does. He’s got it figured out.”
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Thank you Coach.
For a job well-done and also making it a helluva lot of fun.
Best of luck with what's ahead @BruceArians
#ThanksBA
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Worth 62 seconds of your time today: Pat Tillman the day after 9-11 #NeverForget
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For the 3rd straight home game, the Cardinals did not allowed a TD (Chargers, Bears, Jets).
The last time that happened for the franchise was almost a century ago: 9/19/1926 to 10/31/1926
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CB Byron Murphy is in running for Defensive Player of Week after his 2 INTs Sunday, the 2nd of which was a pick 6 that gave AZ a late 3rd qtr lead it would never relinquish
He was was once Cardinals High School Player of Year at Saguaro HS in 2015 (also last time team was 3-0)
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Chandler Jones has 48 sacks over the last three seasons
2017 - 17
2018- 13
2019 - 18
That is the most by any player over a 3-year span since JJ Watt had 48.5 from 2013-15
Watt was NFC Defensive Player of the Year 2 of those 3 years
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Thanksgiving, 2009: 12-year old Andy Isabella wore his @LarryFitzgerald Cards jersey at their Turkey Bowl game in Mayfield, OH.
In 2019 WR @AndyIsabella5 was drafted by the Cardinals in the 2nd round & will play alongside Fitz
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Per tweets from Golf Channel analyst @TimRosaforteGC:
@LarryFitzgerald hosted @BarackObama today at Seminole GC in FL.
On hole 13 Fitz hit 8-iron from 162 yards.
For a hole in one.
In front of the 44th President of the United States.
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Before Eno Benjamin (7th round, 222nd overall), the last player the Cardinals drafted from ASU?
Turned in this card to draft Pat Tillman in 7th round round of 1998 draft (226th overall)
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It’s official: @LarryFitzgerald returning in 2020 for season #17 w Cardinals.
An 11-time Pro Bowler, NFL Man of the Year, Cards all-time leader in games played, catches, receiving yards, TDs & rec TDs.
#2 all-time in NFL history behind only Jerry Rice in catches & rec yards
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This is the 8-foot, 500-pound bronze statue of #PatTillman outside University of Phoenix Stadium
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ICYMI the batter in this infamous encounter is SF Giants outfielder Calvin Murray, uncle of Cards QB Kyler Murray
Calvin ended the at bat by hitting a double
20 years ago today, a bird flew in the wrong direction towards Randy Johnson 😔
(via @Cut4)
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Yesterday was the 7-year anniversary of @josh_dobbs1 & Jauan Jennings connecting on a Hail Mary pass that lifted @Vol_Football to a miracle win at Georgia
The two connected again following yesterday's Cardinals-49ers game in Santa Clara
October 1, 2016: “The Dobbsnail Boot.”
After Jacob Eason throws a 48-yd TD to Riley Ridley w/ 0:10 left in 4Q to give UGA the lead, Josh Dobbs hits Jauan Jennings for a hail mary TD on final play of the game to give Tennessee the 34-31 win in Athens.
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In today's win at Miami, the Arizona O-line did not allow a sack for the third consecutive game.
It is the first time since games 12-14 of the 1975 season that the Cardinals held their opponents without a sack in 3+ straight games.
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Last year in week 15, Kyler Murray defeated the QB who preceded him at Oklahoma (Baker Mayfield).
This year in week 15 @k1 defeated his Sooner successor Jalen Hurts
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Items from Cards win in Vegas soon to be on display at Pro Football HOF.
Byron Murphy signs jersey he wore on longest OT fumble return TD in NFL history (59)
Kyler Murray signs ball from gm when he became 1st in NFL history w rush & pass TDs AND rush & pass 2 pt conversions
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Chandler Jones has EIGHT forced fumbles in 2019.
That’s more than 4 @NFL teams & as many as 4 others.
So with 8 FFs he has as many or more than 25% of the league:
Carolina (8)
NY Giants (8)
Cincinnati (8)
Miami (8)
NY Jets (7)
Denver (7)
Oakland (6)
LA Chargers (5)
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Three Cardinals first rounders and a current Pro Football Hall of Famer: Paris Johnson, Kyler Murray, Marvin Harrison, Sr & Marvin Harrison, Jr.
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State Farm Stadium has hosted 2 Super Bowls & will again in 2 years
But will be active this Sunday too as Covid vaccinations continue 24/7 at pace of 7,000 a day
With #SuperBowlLV on big screens, workers will be treated to KC BarBQ ribs & Cuban sandwiches during dinner break
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Our son Will turns 18 today
On eve of #AutismAcceptanceMonth he’ll fittingly spend part of his birthday working at @TexasRoadhouse - 1 of his 2 p/t jobs (w Florencia Pizza)
Thank you to them & everyone who demonstrates kindness, compassion & inclusion to those w special needs
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WR Christian Kirk of Texas A&M was just selected by the Cardinals in the 2nd round (47th overall).
Kirk was the Cardinals High School Player of the Week in 2014 (Wk 1) while playing at Saguaro HS.
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Last Christmas @larryfitzgerald penned this tribute to his friend Sen. John McCain. Worthy of a re-read this evening. amp.si.com/nfl/2017/12/23/la…
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His 2nd sack of the day gives Chandler Jones 12.5 career sacks at Lumen Field.
It puts him in the top 10 for sacks in the stadium’s history. He’s the only one not to play for the Seahawks.
He’s played just 6 games here. The others in the top 10 played between 20 and 72.
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QB Trace McSorley is slated to make 1st NFL start Christmas night vs Bucs at State Farm Stadium
Here’s McSorley (and dad, Rick) w Franco Harris prior to Penn State’s 2017 Fiesta Bowl game at State Farm Stadium
McSorley was offensive MVP in PSU’s 35-28 win over Washington
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The Cards scored TDs on both of their "goal to go" opportunities yesterday.
AZ is now a perfect 13 for 13 on goal to go possessions in 2024, the only NFL team that is 100% this season.
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Cardinals take Houston QB Clayton Tune in the 5th round.
Tune's great-great uncle was Jim Lawrence, a back from TCU who was the *first-ever* Cardinals draft pick.
Lawrence (pictured below) was the 5th overall pick in the NFL's inaugural draft of 1936.
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Miami entered today's game with the NFL's #1 pass defense, allowing 154.5 passing yards/game.
Kyler Murray threw for 307 on 26 of 36 passing w 2 TDs & no INTs.
He threw for 228 in 2nd half alone on 18 of 22 passing and a TD.
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Kyler Murray’s 64.6 comp % is a club rookie record & only Kurt Warner had a higher 1 (67.1 in ’08 & 66.1 in ’09).
Just 3 rookies in @NFL history did better: D.Prescott (67.8 in ‘16), Roethlisberger (66.4 in ‘04) & RG III (65.7 in '12)
All 3 won AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
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Incredibly gracious and classy of our friends at the @Seahawks who recognized the passing of @AZCardinals owner Bill Bidwill with a moment of silence before playing the Rams tonight.
Thank you for your kindness and thoughtfulness.
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This makes me feel a little old:
Temple hosts UT-San Antonio this Saturday in Philadelphia.
The game features quarterbacks E.J. Warner (Temple) & Owen McCown (UTSA) - sons of former Cardinals @kurt13warner & @JoshMcCown12
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These 62 seconds from Pat Tillman always worth your time but esp. on Sept 11
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This week @chanjones55 turned in his last final & Sunday earns his degree in human development & family science from Syracuse.
Last month he donated 150k meals to food banks in AZ & upstate NY
No player has more sacks than his 96 since entering league in ‘12
Cheers Chandler!
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Prior to kickoff vs Lions at State Farm Stadium the Cardinals recognized a moment of silence in honor of Al McCoy, the iconic voice of the @Suns who passed away yesterday
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