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Arizona Cardinals
Current season
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Established 1898; 126 years ago (1898)
Play in State Farm Stadium
Glendale, Arizona
Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona[1]
League / conference affiliations
Independent (1898–1906, 1913–1919)

National Football League (1920–present)

  • Western Division (1933–1949)
  • American Conference (1950–1952)
  • Eastern Conference (1953–1969)
    • Century Division (1967–1969)
  • National Football Conference (1970–present)
Uniforms
Team colorsCardinal red, white, black, silver[2][3][4]
       
MascotBig Red
Websiteazcardinals.com
Personnel
Owner(s)Michael Bidwill[5]
ChairmanMichael Bidwill
General managerMonti Ossenfort
PresidentMichael Bidwill
Head coachJonathan Gannon
Team history
Team nicknames
  • The Cards
  • The Redbirds
  • The Big Red
  • The Football Cardinals (during St. Louis tenure, 1960–1987)
  • The Gridbirds
  • Birdgang/Red Sea (fanbase)
Championships
League championships (2)
Conference championships (1)
Division championships (7)
Playoff appearances (11)
Home fields
Since 1920:
Temporary stadiums

1944 due to loss of players during World War II (temporary merger with Pittsburgh Steelers):

1959 before relocation to St. Louis:

Team owner(s)

The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play their home games at State Farm Stadium in Glendale,[6] a suburb northwest of Phoenix.

The team was established in Chicago in 1898 as the Morgan Athletic Club, and joined the NFL as a charter member on September 17, 1920.[7] The Cardinals are the oldest continuously run professional football franchise in the United States,[8][9] and, along with the Chicago Bears, are the only NFL charter member franchises still in operation.[a] In 1960, the team moved to St. Louis, where it was commonly referred to as the "Football Cardinals", the "Gridbirds", or the "Big Red" to avoid confusion with Major League Baseball's (MLB) St. Louis Cardinals. Before the 1988 season, the team moved to Tempe, Arizona, an eastern suburb of Phoenix, where it played home games for the next 18 seasons at Sun Devil Stadium on the campus of Arizona State University. In 2006, the team moved to their current home field in suburban Glendale, although their executive offices and training facility remain in Tempe. From 1988 to 2012 (except 2005, when they trained in Prescott), the Cardinals conducted their annual summer training camp at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. The Cardinals moved their training camp to State Farm Stadium, then known as University of Phoenix Stadium, in 2013.

The Cardinals have won two NFL championships, both while the team was in Chicago. The first, in 1925, was disputed by supporters of the runner-up Pottsville Maroons. Their second, and the first to be won in a championship game, came in 1947, nearly two decades before the first Super Bowl. They returned to the title game to defend in 1948, but lost the rematch 7–0 in a snowstorm in Philadelphia.

The team has since suffered many losing seasons, and, as of 2024, has the longest active championship drought in North American sports at 77 seasons (one more than MLB's Cleveland Guardians, who last won the World Series in 1948). The Cardinals have recorded the most losses by a franchise in NFL history with 803 regular season losses as of 2023. The team's all-time win–loss record (including regular season and playoff games) at the conclusion of the 2023 season was 596–826–41 (588–816–41 in the regular season, 7–10 in the playoffs).[10] They have been to the playoffs 11 times and have won seven playoff games, including three in the 2008–09 NFL playoffs. During that season, they won their only NFC Championship Game since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger, and reached Super Bowl XLIII in 2009, losing 27–23 to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team has won five division titles (1974, 1975, 2008, 2009, and 2015) since their 1947–48 NFL championship game appearances. The Cardinals are the only NFL team that has never lost a playoff game at home: their 5–0 record encompasses the 1947 NFL Championship Game, two games during the 2008–09 NFL playoffs, one during the 2009–10 playoffs, and one during the 2015–16 playoffs. In their 36 seasons since moving to the Valley of the Sun in 1988, the Cardinals have a total of six playoff appearances, three division titles, and the one NFC championship.

Franchise history

Main article: History of the Arizona Cardinals

Chicago Cardinals (1920–1959)

Main article: Chicago Cardinals
The Morgan Athletic Club (pictured c. 1900), predecessor to the Arizona Cardinals

The franchise dates to 1898, when a neighborhood group gathered to play on the South Side of Chicago, calling themselves the Morgan Athletic Club. Chicago painting and building contractor Chris O'Brien acquired the team, which he moved to Normal Field on Racine Avenue. The team was known as the Racine Normals until 1901, when O'Brien bought used jerseys from the University of Chicago. After he described the faded maroon clothing as "Cardinal red", the team became the Racine Street Cardinals. Eventually in 1920, the team became a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (APFA), which was rechristened the National Football League (NFL) two years later. The team entered the league as the Racine Cardinals, but changed their name to the Chicago Cardinals in 1922 to avoid confusion with the Horlick-Racine Legion, who entered the league the same year.[11]

NFL champions (1925)

In 1925, the Cardinals were awarded the NFL Championship after the Pottsville Maroons were suspended for playing a game in what was deemed "another team's territory."[12] Having beat the Cardinals in a head-to-head game earlier in the season, the Pottsville Maroons won their extra game against the University of Notre Dame, helping them finish the year with the same record as the Cardinals. The Cardinals were also guilty of breaking NFL rules by scheduling two additional games against the Hammond Pros and the Milwaukee Badgers, both of whom had already disbanded for the season. The game against the Badgers spurred a scandal when the Badgers filled out their roster with four high school players, in violation of NFL rules.

NFL Champions (1947)

During the post-World War II years, the team reached two straight NFL finals against the Philadelphia Eagles, winning in 1947 (eight months after Charles Bidwill's death) but losing the following year.[13][14] In the late 1950s, after years of bad seasons and losing fans to their crosstown rivals, the Chicago Bears, the Cardinals were almost bankrupt, and owner Violet Bidwill Wolfner became interested in moving the team to a new city.

St. Louis Cardinals (1960–1987)

Main article: St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)

Due to the formation of the rival American Football League, the NFL allowed Bidwill to move the team to St. Louis, Missouri, where they became the St. Louis Cardinals. They were locally called the "Big Red", the "Gridbirds" or the "Football Cardinals" to avoid confusion with the local baseball team of the same name.[15] During the Cardinals' 28-year stay in St. Louis, they advanced to the playoffs just three times (1974, 1975 and 1982), never hosting or winning. They did, however, win the Playoff Bowl, a now-defunct post-season game for third place, in 1964 against the Green Bay Packers by a score of 24–17. The overall mediocrity of the Cardinals, combined with a then-21-year-old stadium, caused game attendance to dwindle, and owner Bill Bidwill decided to move the team to Arizona.[16]

Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals (1988–present)

Not long after the end of the 1987 NFL season, Bidwill agreed to move to Phoenix on a handshake deal with state and local officials, and the team became the Phoenix Cardinals.[17] The team changed their name to the Arizona Cardinals on March 17, 1994.[7][18] The 1998 NFL season saw the Cardinals break two long droughts, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in 16 years. The team got their first postseason win since 1947 by defeating the Dallas Cowboys 20–7 in the wild-card round of the playoffs.[19]

Prior to the 2004 season, the Cardinals hired Dennis Green as head coach.[20] He coached the team to three consecutive losing seasons before being fired following the 2006 season.

The Cardinals hired Ken Whisenhunt as head coach prior to the 2007 season.[21] In his first season with the team, Whisenhunt led the Cardinals to a 8–8 record in the 2007 season.[22] In the 2008 postseason, the Cardinals, led by quarterback Kurt Warner, won the Wild Card Round over the Atlanta Falcons, the Divisional Round against the Carolina Panthers, and the NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles to advance to the Super Bowl for the first time in their history.[23][24][25] They lost Super Bowl XLIII 27–23 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the final seconds of the game.[18][26][27]

After their historic 2008 season, the Cardinals posted a 10–6 record in 2009, their first season with 10 wins in Arizona. The Cardinals clinched their second consecutive NFC West title but were defeated by eventual Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, 45–14 in the divisional playoffs.[28][29] After the 2012 season, the Cardinals fired Whisenhunt as head coach.[30] Prior to the 2013 season, the team hire Bruce Arians as head coach.[31] Arians' first season with the team saw the Cardinals go 10–6 but miss the postseason in 2013.[32] The next time they would make the playoffs would be in 2014, as a wild card. They set the best regular-season record in their history in Arizona at 11–5 but were defeated by the 7–8–1 NFC South champions, the Carolina Panthers.[33]

The next year, the Cardinals set a franchise-best 13–3 record and clinched their first-ever first-round playoff bye as the NFC's second seed.[34] They defeated the Green Bay Packers 26–20 in overtime, giving quarterback Carson Palmer his first playoff victory.[35] The Cardinals then advanced to their second NFC Championship Game in their history but were blown out by the top-seeded 15–1 Panthers 49–15, committing seven turnovers.[36]

The Cardinals then fell to 7–8–1 in 2016 and 8–8 in 2017.[37][38] After the 2017 season, Arians retired as head coach.[39] The Cardinals hired Steve Wilks to be the head coach prior to the 2018 season.[40] The team dropped to a 3–13 record in 2018, tying the franchise record set in 2000 for the worst record in a 16-game season.[41] Wilks was fired following the season.[42] The Cardinals hired Kliff Kingsbury as head coach prior to the 2019 season.[43] At the 2019 NFL Draft, the Cardinals used the top overall pick in the draft on Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray.[44] The team improved to 5–10–1 in 2019 and 8–8 in 2020.[45][46] In 2021, the Cardinals went 11–6, posting a winning record and returning to the postseason for the first time since 2015, but lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round.[47][48] They failed to improve their record in 2022, dropping to the bottom of NFC West at 4–13, and missing the playoffs.[49] Kingsbury was fired as head coach following the 2022 season.[50] Under first year head coach Jonathan Gannon, the Cardinals once again finished in fourth in the NFC West with a 4–13 record in 2023.[51]

Logos and uniforms

Phoenix Cardinals uniform: 1989–1995
Arizona Cardinals uniform: 1996–2004
Arizona Cardinals uniform: 2005–2022

Starting in 1947, the team had a logo of a cardinal bird (pyrrhuloxia) perched on the laces of a football.

The Cardinals moved to Arizona in 1988, and the flag of Arizona was added to the sleeves the following year. In 1990, the team began wearing red pants with their white jerseys, as new coach Joe Bugel wanted to emulate his former employer, the Washington Redskins, who at the time wore burgundy pants with their white jerseys (the Redskins later returned to their 1970s gold pants with all their jerseys).

In 1994, the Cardinals participated in the NFL's 75th-anniversary throwback uniform program. The jerseys were similar to those of the 1920s Chicago Cardinals, with an interlocking "CC" logo and three stripes on each sleeve. The uniform numbers were moved to the right chest. The pants were khaki to simulate the color and material used in that era. The Cardinals also stripped the logos from their helmets for two games: at Cleveland and home vs. Pittsburgh.

Chicago Cardinals logo.

The Cardinal head on the helmet also appeared on the sleeve of the white jersey from 1982 to 1995. In 1996, the state flag of Arizona was moved higher on the sleeve after the Cardinal head was eliminated as sleeves on football jerseys became shorter, and black was removed as an accent color, instead replaced with a blue to match the predominant color of the state flag. In 2002, the Cardinals began to wear all-red and all-white combinations, and continued to do so through 2004, prior to the team's makeover.

In 2005, the team unveiled its first major changes in a century. The cardinal-head logo was updated to look sleeker and meaner than its predecessor. Numerous fans had derisively called the previous version a "parakeet".[52] Black again became an accent color after an eight-year absence, while trim lines were added to the outside shoulders, sleeves, and sides of the jerseys and pants. Both the red and white jerseys have the option of red or white pants.[53]

Hoping to break a six-game losing streak, the Cardinals wore the red pants for the first time on October 29, 2006, in a game at Lambeau Field against the Green Bay Packers. The Packers won 31–14, and the Cards headed into their bye week with a 1–7 mark. Following the bye week, the Cardinals came out in an all-red combination at home against the Dallas Cowboys and lost, 27–10. Arizona did not wear the red pants for the remainder of the season and won four of their last seven games. However, the following season, in 2007, the Cardinals again wore their red pants for their final 3 home games. They wore red pants with white jerseys in games on the road at the Cincinnati Bengals and Seattle Seahawks. They paired red pants with red jerseys, the all-red combination, for home games against the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, and St. Louis Rams. The red pants were not worn at all in 2008, but they were used in home games against Seattle, Minnesota, and St. Louis in 2009. The red pants were paired with the white road jersey for the first time in three years during a 2010 game at Carolina, but the white jersey/red pants combination was not used again until 2018, when they broke out the combination against the Kansas City Chiefs.[54]

The Cardinals' first home game in Arizona, in 1988, saw them play in red jerseys. Thereafter, for the next 18 years in Arizona, the Cardinals, like a few other NFL teams in warm climates, wore their white jerseys at home during the first half of the season—forcing opponents to suffer in their darker jerseys during Arizona autumns that frequently see temperatures over 100 °F (38 °C). However, this tradition did not continue when the Cardinals moved from Sun Devil Stadium to State Farm Stadium in 2006, as early-season games (and some home games late in the season) were played with the roof closed. With the temperature inside at a comfortable 70 °F (21 °C), the team opted to wear red jerseys at home full-time. The Cardinals wore white jerseys at home for the first time at State Farm Stadium on August 29, 2008, in a preseason game against the Denver Broncos.

The Cardinals wore white at home for the first time in a regular-season game at State Farm Stadium against the Houston Texans on October 11, 2009. In October 2009, the NFL recognized Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and players wore pink-accented items, including gloves, wristbands, and shoes. The team thought the pink accents looked better with white uniforms than with red.[55]

From 1970 through 1983, and again in many seasons between 1989 and 2002, the Cardinals would wear white when hosting the Dallas Cowboys in order to force the Cowboys to don their "jinxed" blue jerseys.[56] They have not done this since moving into State Farm Stadium, however.[57]

The 2010 season saw the Cardinals debut a new, alternate black jersey.[58] In 2017, the Cardinals debuted an all-black set for the NFL Color Rush program. While the regular black alternates featured white lettering and are paired with white pants, the Cardinals' Color Rush alternates used red lettering and black pants for the occasion. Starting in 2022, both black uniforms would be paired with an alternate black helmet with black facemasks.[59]

Before the 2023 season, the Cardinals unveiled new uniforms.[60] Most notably, the team opted to wear all-red uniforms at home and all-white uniforms on the road, with all-black uniforms as the alternate. The red uniform featured the state name in front in addition to white numbers with silver trim. The white uniform featured red numbers with black trim, and red and silver stripes along the pants and sleeves. The black alternate uniform design mirrored that of the white uniform, featuring red numbers with silver trim, and red and silver stripes along the pants and sleeves. On both uniforms, the silver sleeve stripe contained the team name. Both the red and white uniforms are worn with white helmets and silver facemasks, while the black uniform is worn with the black helmets from 2022. The new helmets featured silver flakes while the black helmet had red flakes in them.[2][3][61]

Fans

Main article: Red Sea (football)
Cardinals' guard Ted Larsen visits servicemen at Papago Military Reservation

The Cardinals' playoff drought has exhibited resilience for some fans who have shown longtime devotion to the team. Fans of the Cardinals are often referred to as the Red Sea or the Bird Gang, with several notable fans such as Blake Shelton and Jordin Sparks.[62][63][64] In honor of the tragic death of former safety Pat Tillman, the Cardinals strengthened their relationship with members of the armed forces community. The team regularly markets to military personnel and frequently visits nearby Luke Air Force Base in support of Arizona's servicemen.[65][66]

Rivalries

Divisional

Los Angeles Rams

Main article: Cardinals–Rams rivalry

Both the oldest and most intense divisional rivalry for the Cardinals, the matchup saw both teams first meet during the 1937 NFL season, while the Rams played in Cleveland, and the Cardinals were still originally located in Chicago. Both teams had played in St. Louis for a brief period in their histories. Their Rivalry with the Los Angeles Rams has resurged in recent years as both teams found playoff success, despite the Cardinals' best efforts; the Rams have been 9–1 since hiring head coach Sean McVay in 2017. The Week 17 matchup of the 2020 season saw both teams playing for a playoff berth; despite the injury to Rams quarterback Jared Goff, the Cardinals lost 18–7 and were eliminated from the postseason. The Cardinals' streak ended against the Rams the following season. They took the lead in the NFC over the Rams and started the season 7–0. In the following matchup, the Rams won on Monday Night Football; the Cardinals lost 6 of 10 games after their 7–0 start. The Cardinals would clinch a wild card berth after a week 17 win over the Dallas Cowboys. They played the Rams in Los Angeles and lost 34–11 as Kyler Murray threw 2 interceptions with one returned for a touchdown.[67] The Rams lead the series 50–40–2 while leading the postseason series 2–0.[68]

Seattle Seahawks

Main article: Cardinals–Seahawks rivalry

One of the newer rivalries in the NFL, the Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks became divisional rivals after both were moved to the NFC West as a result of the league's realignment in 2002.[69] This rivalry has become one of the NFL's more bitter in recent years, as the mid-to-late 2010s often saw the Seahawks and Cardinals squaring off for NFC West supremacy. The rivalry featured such clashes between the likes of Carson Palmer or Kyler Murray for the Cardinals against Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson for the Seahawks during the era. Seattle leads the series 25–22–1, and the two teams have yet to meet in the playoffs.[70]

San Francisco 49ers

Main article: 49ers–Cardinals rivalry

Though they first met in 1951 and would meet occasionally until 2000, this would not become a full-fledged rivalry until both teams were placed in the NFC West division in 2002.[71] While a close rivalry, it is often lopsided on both ends. After the 49ers won nine of ten meetings between 2009 and 2013, the Cardinals won eight straight meetings between 2014 and 2018. The 49ers lead the series 34–29.[72]

The two teams have yet to meet in the playoffs.

Historic

Chicago Bears

Main article: Bears–Cardinals rivalry

The historic rivalry between the Cardinals and the Chicago Bears features the only two teams that remain from the league's inception in 1920. At that time, the Bears were known as the Decatur Staleys, and the Cardinals were the Racine Cardinals.[73][74][75] In 1922, the matchup between the teams became known as "The Battle of Chicago" for 38 years, making it the first true rivalry in the league's history.[76] The Bears lead the all-time series 59–29–6.[77][78][79][80]

Kansas City Chiefs

Main article: Governor's Cup (Missouri)

Whilst the Cardinals were located in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987; the team took part in an instate rivalry with the Kansas City Chiefs, with a trophy being awarded to the winner of the matchup.[81] The series ended following the Cardinals' relocation to Arizona in 1988. The Chiefs posted a 16–7–2 mark in its Governor's Cup series against the Cardinals from 1968 to 1987, going 3–1–1 in the regular season record and 13–6–1 in preseason play.[82]

Seasons and overall records

Main article: List of Arizona Cardinals seasons

Single-season records

Points Scored: 489 (2015)

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Returns

Kicking

Career records

Players of note

Current roster

Arizona Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of November 6, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 9 reserve, 16 practice squad (+3 exempt)

Retired numbers

Chicago / St. Louis / Arizona Cardinals retired numbers [7][96]
No. Player Position Tenure Retired
8 Larry Wilson S 1960–1972 1970
40 Pat Tillman S 1998–2001 2004
77 Stan Mauldin OT 1946–1948 1948
88 J. V. Cain TE 1974–1978 1979
99 Marshall Goldberg1 HB 1939–1943, 1946–1948 1948

Notes:

  1. Although retired, #99 was re-issued to J. J. Watt after the daughter of Marshall Goldberg gave her blessing for Watt to wear it on March 2, 2021. Watt wore #99 for the 2021 and 2022 seasons until his retirement.[97][98]

Pro Football Hall of Famers

Chicago / St. Louis / Arizona Cardinals in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Players
No. Player Position(s) Tenure Inducted
4 Ernie Nevers FB 1929–1931
1930–1931		 1963
3 Jim Thorpe RB 1928 1963
13 Guy Chamberlin End & Coach 1927–1928 1965
1 John "Paddy" Driscoll QB 1920–1925 1965
2 Walt Kiesling G / DT
Coach		 1929–1933
1944		 1966
62, 2 Charley Trippi RB 1947–1955 1968
33 Ollie Matson RB 1952, 1954–1958 1972
81 Dick "Night Train" Lane CB 1954–1959 1974
8 Larry Wilson S 1960–1972 1978
13 Don Maynard WR 1973 1987
81 Jackie Smith TE 1963–1977 1994
72 Dan Dierdorf T 1971–1983 1996
22 Roger Wehrli CB 1969–1982 2007
22 Emmitt Smith RB 2003–2004 2010
35 Aeneas Williams CB 1991–2000 2014
13 Kurt Warner QB 2005–2009 2017
32 Edgerrin James RB 2006–2008 2020
16 Duke Slater T 1926–1931 2020
66 Alan Faneca G 2010 2021
Coaches and Contributors
Name Position(s) Tenure Inducted
Earl "Curly" Lambeau Coach 1950–1951 1963
Jimmy Conzelman Coach 1940–1942
1946–1948		 1964
Charles Bidwill Team Owner 1933–1947 1967
Don Coryell Head coach 1973–1977 2023
Source(s):[99]

Italics = played a portion of career with the Cardinals and enshrined representing another team
Dierdorf, Smith, Wehrli and Wilson were members of the St. Louis Football Ring of Fame in The Dome at America's Center when the Rams played there from 1995 to 2015.

Ring of Honor

See also: St. Louis Football Ring of Fame and Ring of Honor (disambiguation)

The Cardinals' Ring of Honor was started in 2006 to mark the opening of State Farm Stadium.[100] It honors former Cardinal greats from all eras of the franchise's history. Following is a list of inductees and the dates that they were inducted.

Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Arizona Cardinals Ring of Honor
No. Name Position(s) Seasons Inducted
— Charles Bidwill Owner 1933–1947 August 12, 2006
— Jimmy Conzelman Coach 1940–1942
1946–1948
1 John "Paddy" Driscoll QB
Coach		 1920–1925
1920–1922
99 Marshall Goldberg HB 1939–1943
1946–1948
81 Dick "Night Train" Lane CB 1954–1959
33 Ollie Matson HB 1952, 1954–1958
4 Ernie Nevers FB
Coach		 1929–1931
1930–1931, 1939
62, 2 Charley Trippi HB/QB 1947–1955
8 Larry Wilson S 1960–1972 September 10, 2006
72 Dan Dierdorf T 1971–1983 October 16, 2006
40 Pat Tillman S 1998–2001 November 12, 2006
22 Roger Wehrli CB 1969–1982 October 14, 2007
35 Aeneas Williams CB 1991–2000 November 10, 2008
13 Kurt Warner QB 2005–2009 June 18, 2014
22, 24 Adrian Wilson S 2001–2012 September 27, 2015
25, 81 Roy Green WR 1979–1990 October 2, 2016
7, 17 Jim Hart QB 1966–1983 December 3, 2017
3 Carson Palmer QB 2013–2017 September 29, 2019
Source(s):[101][102]

Staff

Main article: List of Arizona Cardinals head coaches

The Cardinals have had 42 head coaches throughout their history. Their first head coach was Paddy Driscoll, who compiled a 17–8–4 record with the team from 1920 to 1922.[103] Jimmy Conzelman, Jim Hanifan and Ken Whisenhunt are tied as the longest-serving head coaches in Cardinals history.[104] On April 14, 2022, Mark Ahlemeier, the Cardinals equipment manager, retired after working with the organization for 41 seasons.[105]

Current staff

Arizona Cardinals staff
Front office
  • Owner/chairman/president – Michael Bidwill
  • General manager – Monti Ossenfort
  • Assistant general manager – Dave Sears
  • Vice president of football operations & facilities – Matt Caracciolo
  • Director of pro personnel – Glen Fox
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Rob Kisiel
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Ryan Gold
  • Director of football administration – Matt Harriss
Head coach
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Assistant special teams – Sam Sewell
Support staff
  • Assistant to the head coach – Brandon Schwab
  • Director, football strategy – Kenny Bell
  • Director, football performance – Shea Thompson
  • Coaching assistant – Jay Razzano
Strength and conditioning
  • Strength and conditioning – Buddy Morris
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Naylor

→ Coaching staff
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Radio and television

The Cardinals' flagship radio station is KMVP-FM; Dave Pasch, Ron Wolfley, and Paul Calvisi handle the radio broadcast.[106] Spanish-language radio broadcasts are heard on the combo of KQMR/KHOV-FM "Latino Mix" under a contract with Univisión, signed in 2015.[107] Prior to 2015, they were heard on KDVA/KVVA-FM "José FM", as well as co-owned KBMB AM 710. The Cardinals were the first NFL team to offer all 20 preseason and regular season games on Spanish-language radio, doing so in 2000. Luis Hernandez and Rolando Cantú are the Spanish broadcast team. The Cardinals have the most extensive Mexican affiliate network in the NFL, with contracts with Grupo Larsa (in the state of Sonora) and Grupo Radiorama (outside Sonora) and stations in 20 cities, including Hermosillo, Guadalajara and Mexico City.

From 2017 to 2023, NBC affiliate KPNX broadcasts the team's preseason games on television (which, that year, included the Hall of Fame Game broadcast by NBC), called by Pasch and Wolfley, with station anchor Paul Gerke as sideline reporter. The broadcasts were syndicated regionally to KTTU and KMSB-TV in Tucson, and, until the Raiders' move to Las Vegas, KVVU-TV in Las Vegas.[108][109]

In 2024, KTVK and KPHO purchased preseason broadcast rights to the Cardinals. This will be in addition to any Cardinals games already scheduled for KPHO.[110]

English radio affiliates

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Map of radio affiliates
City (all in Arizona) Call sign Frequency
Phoenix KTAR AM 620 AM
KMVP-FM 98.7 FM
Tucson KTZR AM 1450 AM
Safford KATO AM 1230 AM
Sedona KAZM AM 780 AM
Lake Havasu City KNTR AM 980 AM
Prescott KQNA AM 1130 AM
KDDL FM 94.3 FM
Flagstaff KVNA AM 600 AM
Holbrook KZUA-FM 92.1 FM
Yuma KBLU 560 AM
Pinetop KNKI FM 106.7 FM
Miami KIKO AM 1340 AM
Kingman KGMN-FM 100.1 FM

Former affiliates (18 stations)

See also

References

Notes

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  1. ^ The Green Bay Packers were an independent team and did not join the NFL until a year after its creation in 1921.
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