‘Tough as a boot’ A.Q. Shipley has been Cardinals’ dependable rock
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Richard Morin and Bob McManaman talk Cardinals football following practice on Wednesday.
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Coach Bruce Arians and Blaine Gabbert talk after practice December 13, 2017, at the Cardinals’ training facility.
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Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians addresses the media at the Cardinals’ practice facility on Monday.
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azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Kent Somers wrap up the Cardinals’ win over the Titans in our Shot Clock video.
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azcentral sports’ Kent Somers Bob McManaman have the latest on the Cardinals after their win over the Titans.
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Coach Bruce Arians says there’s no such thing as an “ugly win” and Larry Fitzgerald roasts reporters while talking about breaking Randy Moss’ NFL career receiving yards record. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral sports
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Kent and Bob discuss injuries, matchups and the Cardinals’ record under a closed University of Phoenix Stadium roof Kent Somers/azcentral sports
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Arizona Cardinals safety Tyrann Mathieu talks about the intensity of the game.
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azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Bob McManaman break down the action from Arizona Cardinals headquarters on Thursday. By Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Harold Goodwin and defensive coordinator James Bettcher discuss their game against the Titans on Sunday.
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azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Bob McManaman report on the Arizona Cardinals from the team’s practice facility on Monday.
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Somers and McManaman discuss how the Cardinals will cope without Adrian Peterson Kent Somers/azcentral sports
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Johnson: It feels like a brotherhood Thomas Hawthorne/azcentral sports
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Cardinals quarterbacks Carson Palmer, Blaine Gabbert and Drew Stanton discuss coach Bruce Arians, the Arians Family Foundation, Palmer’s injury and their facial hair at an Arians Family Foundation in Scottsdale on Friday.
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Cardinals coach Bruce Arians discusses his pessimism about Cardinals players returning from injured reserve this season at an Arians Family Foundation event in Scottsdale on Friday.
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Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians and his wife, Christine, discuss the success and future of the Arians Family Foundation at Sonata’s in Scottsdale on Friday.
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Kent Somers of azcentral sports talks about the great year Arizona Cardinals linebacker Chandler Jones is having. Somers spoke with defensive coordinator James Bettcher after
practice in Tempe, Thurs, November 30, 2017. Tom Tingle/azcentral.com
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Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Harold Goodwin and defensive coordinator James Bettcher look ahead to game against the Los Angeles Rams.
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Cardinals insider Kent Somers breaks down the Cardinals’ status as they look for a second win in a row.
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Cardinals quarterback Blaine Gabbert and coach Bruce Arians speak after practice as they prepare for the LA Rams.
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Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians talks injuries, game performance and play-offs on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. Johanna Huckeba/azcentral sports
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azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Kent Somers discuss the Cardinals’ win over the Jaguars and their upcoming matchup with the Los Angeles Rams.
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Somers and Bickley discuss the Cardinals’ first quality win of the year Sean Logan/azcentral sports
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Arians: “I like the way we responded at the end.” Sean Logan/azcentral sports
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Doug Haller and Bob McManaman preview the storylines heading into the game.
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Arians has plenty of regrets after loss to Texans. Kent Somers/azcentral sports
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Bruce Arians laments fourth-down decision, inability to run the ball Kent Somers/azcentral sports
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Cardinals QB Blaine Gabbert talks about offensive inefficiency in his first start for the team Kent Somers/azcentral sports
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Two teams on similar footing are holding out hope on a season without the relative quarterbacks with which they started the season. Kent Somers/azcentral sports
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Kent Somers and Bob MacManaman of azcentral sports talk Thursday, November 16, 2017, about the upcoming game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Houston Texans. Tom Tingle/azcentral.com
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Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Harold Goodwin gives his assessment of quarterback Blaine Gabbert after practice at the Tempe training facility on Thursday, November 16, 2017. || Tom Tingle/azcentral.com
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Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson played in a ping pong tournament at the Phoenix Boys and Girls Club and talked about how he’s recovering from his wrist injury. Carly Henry/azcentral.com
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The Arizona Cardinals loss to the Seattle Seahawks came at a high cost for both teams who lost several players to injuries. For the Cardinals, the injured players continue a theme the team has dealt with all season. Sean Logan/ azcentral sports
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azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Jay Dieffenbach weigh in on Cardinals vs. Seahawks in our Shot Clock video.
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Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians looks back at the factors that contributed to the Cardinals 22-16 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday Night Football. Sean Logan/ azcentral sports
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Cardinals insiders Kent Somers and Bob McManaman on the team’s loss to Seattle on Thursday night.
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Cardinals coach Bruce Arians, quarterback Drew Stanton and receiver Larry FItzgerald discuss Arizona’s 22-16 loss to the Seahawks on Thursday night. Sean Logan/azcentral sports
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azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley make predictions for Thursday night’s Cardinals vs. Seahawks game in Glendale.
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Dan Bickley and Kent Somers discuss the Cardinals’ 20-10 win over San Francisco live from Kent Somers/azcentral sports
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azcentral sports’ Mark Faller and Kent Somers discuss the Cardinals’ ongoing search for a quarterback.
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Kent Somers and Bob McManaman on the Cardinals’ return to practice after their off week and discuss the implications of their stars not returning this season. || Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Kent Somers discuss a critical stretch of the season for the Arizona Cardinals.
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Carson Palmer’s broken arm suffered against the Rams was supposed to sideline the Cardinals quarterback for eight weeks. Will it? Bob McManaman from azcentral sports updates. Rob Schumacher/ azcentral sports
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Kent Somers and Dan Bickley discuss the Cardinals loss to the Rams this week in London, U.K. Kent Somers, Dan Bickley
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Dan Bickley and Kent Somers from London with what to know before kickoff in the Cardinals and Rams game Sunday morning.
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Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald talks about how running back Adrian Peterson has changed the dynamics of the Cardinals offense. Kent Somers/ azcentral sports
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The Cardinals are practicing in ‘football weather’ in London: Overcast, chilly and windy. Kent Somers from azcentral sports breaks down the day with the Cardinals in the U.K. and updates the Cardinals injury report. Kent Somers/ azcentral sports
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Cardinals coach Bruce Arians addressed the media in London on Wednesday.
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In Pro Football Now Extra, the MMQB’s Albert Breer and ESPN’s Seth Wickersham discuss their biggest takeaways from the NFL owners meetings where the primary subject was player protests around hte league during the national anthem. Time_Sports
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The Cardinals running back addressed the media on Wednesday in London.
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There really have been only two constants when it comes to the Cardinals’ offensive line the past two seasons. One, pretty much every starter ends up hurt. And two, that’s pretty much every starter with the exception of center A.Q. Shipley.
For a second straight year, Shipley has been the only Cardinals starter up front who has yet to miss a game.
“He’s as tough as a boot,” wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald said.
“I’ve known A.Q. since he first came into the league way back in Pittsburgh, so having him is a blessing,” offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Harold Goodwin said Thursday. “Thinking about it, he’s the last man standing, so that speaks to his toughness.
“Obviously at this point in the season, nobody is completely 100 percent healthy. You’ve got little nicks and bruises, but for him to come out every day and play at a high level, it’s been a blessing. I like having him. He’s another coach on the field. If there’s a problem or something that arises in the middle of a drive, he can always fix it.”
Not bad for a smaller player who was always told he wasn’t big enough to cut it at any level.
“Well, that’s never come from me,” Goodwin said. “I’ve always loved him because a competitor is a competitor. You’ve got a guy who was a wrestler, who played point guard in high school in basketball even though he’s got short arms. He’s round, though, so he can still eat up a bunch of space.
“He has his limitations and he knows what they are, but he competes and he loves the game. If you get a guy who loves to play the game, that will take you a long way in this league.”
Shipley was born tough, according to Fitzgerald.
“He’s a Pittsburgh guy, man,” Fitzgerald said. “Western Pennsylvania guys are some of the toughest you’ve ever been around, and he embodies everything that that region represents. It’s not that he hasn’t been hurt. He’s had ankle and shoulders and knees and all types of things. But he really is as tough as they come.”
Quarterback Carson Palmer is eligible to be activated off injured reserve for the final two games of the season, but it’s looking less and less likely he will play again this season.
If the Cardinals were going to activate him, he would have resumed practicing with the team this week, assuming his left arm is healed enough for him to be cleared by the medical staff. That wasn’t thought to be an issue by this point, but his absence seems to indicate he will finish the season on IR.
Fitzgerald was asked if he would be disappointed should Palmer not play again this season.
“Well, I don’t know what the status of his injury is. That’s a question that (head athletic trainer) Tom Reed and the medical staff will have to answer,” Fitzgerald said. “Carson is a real tough guy. He loves to compete and he loves being out there playing and if he’s able, I’m pretty sure he would.”
Four players did not practice for the Cardinals on Thursday – running back Adrian Peterson (neck), guard Earl Watford (ankle), linebacker Gabe Martin (ankle) and tight end Jermaine Gresham (illness).
Six players were listed as limited. They were safeties Antoine Bethea (knee) and Budda Baker (thigh), defensive tackles Josh Mauro (ankle) and Corey Peters (ankle), guard Alex Boone (back/illness) and receiver John Brown (toe).
Three players did not practice for the Redskins: starting left tackle Trent Williams (knee), linebacker Zach Moore (illness/toe/Achilles’/hip) and safety Montae Nicholson (concussion). Listed as limited were tackle Moses Morgan (ankle), cornerback Josh Norman (knee), linebacker Ryan Anderson (ankle), receivers Ryan Grant (ankle) and Maurice Harris (concussion), defensive lineman Terrell McClain (toe) and center Chase Roullier (hand).
He may be 34, but veteran cornerback Tramon Williams keeps impressing with every game for the Cardinals as the starter opposite All-Pro Patrick Peterson. Williams leads the team with 10 pass breakups and intercepted his second pass of the year last week, giving him 32 in his 11 NFL seasons.
“It was never a doubt that he would step in and do what he needed to do,” Peterson said of Williams. “… He’s been to Super Bowls, been to NFC Championships, so he’s prepared for those moments. There’s nothing he doesn’t see, so to see him to make those plays, it was a given.”
Peterson said he hopes the Cardinals are able to bring back Williams next season, even though the veteran is set to hit free agency.
“I asked him after last week’s game, ‘How much you got left in the tank?’ He said he’s got a lot left so hopefully we can get him back. If not, that’s just the nature of the business.”
Williams has a huge fan in Cardinals defensive coordinator James Bettcher, who said Thursday: “The great part about it is to have someone with his football smarts. You don’t have as many interceptions as he has in the National Football League and not play with great awareness. You see it when he’s jumped routes and you’re like, ‘Why was he doing that?’ It’s because he knew it was coming. He’s aggressive, he attacks, he takes chances and I love it. l love what he’s been doing over there.”
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