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Kent Somers and Bob McManaman on Cardinals vs. Cowboys | 10:17
The Dallas Cowboys come to Glendale to play the Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football. Kent Somers and Bob McManaman from azcentral sports break down the match ups and offer predictions on Monday night’s game.
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Shot Clock: Anthem, matchup questions surround MNF | 2:01
azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Kent Somers discuss the Monday Night Football game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys.
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Somers, McManaman preview Cards-Cowboys | 2:50
Cardinals insiders Kent Somers and Bob McManaman preview the Cardinals’ first home game of the season against the Cowboys on Monday night.
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Arizona Cardinals Harold Goodwin and James Bettcher on prep for Cowboys | 1:35
Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Harold Goodwin and defensive coordinator James Bettcher talk Friday, September 22, 2017, about the teams preparation for the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night football.
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Somers, McManaman report on Wednesday’s practice | 2:33
Cardinals Insiders Kent Somers and Bob McManaman report from practice. Michael Chow/azcentral.com
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David Johnson speaks for first time since injury | 1:28
Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson talks for the first time since his injury in Week 1. || Michael Chow/azcentral.com
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Cowboys are coming: don’t sell your tickets! | 2:24
Shot Clock: Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley discuss the upcoming Monday Night Football game between the Cardinals and Cowboys.
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azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Bob McManaman discuss Cardinals victory over Colts | 3:03
Somers and McManaman discuss tension between Arians and Palmer.
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Bruce Arians discusses his thoughts about Colts, Cowboys | 1:30
Arians, on returning home: “I can’t remember the last time we did four road games, and three on the east coast.”
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Kent Somers, Dan Bickley discuss Cardinals’ win | 3:28
azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Dan Bickley talk about the Cardinals’ 16-13 win over the Colts on Sunday.
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Shot Clock: Cards (eye) roll; ASU’s ‘real’ player | 1:51
Jay Dieffenbach and Doug Haller discuss the Cardinals and Sun Devils in our Shot Clock video.
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Cardinals game vs. Colts preview with Kent Somers and Dan Bickley | 13:21
The Arizona Cardinals play the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Dan Bickley and Kent Somers from azcentral sports give you everything you need to know before kickoff.
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Somers and McManaman on the state of the Cardinals | 2:53
Kent Somers and Bob McManaman on how the Cardinals can rebound in Week 2.
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Arizona Cardinals running back D. J. Foster talks after Wednesday practice in Tempe. | 1:05
Arizona Cardinals running back D. J. Foster talks after Wednesday practice in Tempe.
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CJ2K mad at Cards; Palmer needs to get right | 2:12
Shot Clock video: azcentral sports’ Dan Bickley and Jay Dieffenbach discuss the latest with the Cardinals, particularly Chris Johnson and Carson Palmer.
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azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Bob McManaman discuss Cardinals practcie Wednesday | 2:55
azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Bob McManaman discuss Arizona Cardinals highlights from Wednesday’s practice.
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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer talks after Wednesday practice in Tempe. | 1:29
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer talks after Wednesday practice in Tempe.
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Shot Clock: Could the Cards recruit death stare Adrian Peterson? | 2:09
Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley hoping D-Backs and Dodgers series and Arizona Cardinals possibly looking at Adrian Peterson.
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David Johnson seeking a second opinion on wrist injury | 0:42
Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians discusses David Johnson’s wrist injury. By Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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Bruce Arians discusses loss to Lions | 0:43
Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians discusses his team’s season opening loss top Detroit. By Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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Bickley and Somers on Cardinals’ season-opening loss | 3:10
Bickley and Somers discuss the Cardinals’ 35-23 loss to the Lions on Sunday
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Kent Somers and Bob McManaman on David Johnson’s injury | 2:11
azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Bob McManaman with injury news on Arizona Cardinals’ David Johnson. By Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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Cardinals vs. Lions: Kent Somers and Dan Bickley preview the game | 11:58
Kent Somers and Dan Bickley from azcentral sports preview the Arizona Cardinals game against the Detroit Lions Sunday morning in Detroit.
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Bob McManaman wraps up Cardinals practice on Friday | 0:54
azcentral sports’ Bob McManaman discusses the Cardinals final preparations for the season opener against the Lions.
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Shot Clock: Chiefs-Patriots lessons for Cardinals | 2:06
Greg Moore and Mark Faller discuss the Cardinals season opener against Detroit Lions on Sunday.
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Arizona Cardinals report: Thursday’s practice | 2:52
azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Bob McManaman discuss highlights from the Cardinals practice on Thursday.
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Shot Clock: Cards a slim pick, what are the keys? | 1:59
azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley discuss the Arizona Cardinals and their season opener against the Lions in our Shot Clock video.
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Cardinals report: How will Bucannon’s absence affect team? | 3:25
Scott Bordow and Kent Somers from azcentral sports break down the Cardinals practice on Weds., Sept. 6, 2017.
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Shot Clock: Detroit Lions, Super Bowl champions? | 1:57
azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Jay Dieffenbach discuss Moore’s Super Bowl pick in our Shot Clock video.
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Reaction to Cardinals’ move at punter | 2:54
Cardinals Insiders Kent Somers and Bob McManaman weigh in on the Cardinals’ move at punter on Monday and more from the team’s training facility in Tempe. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
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Somers wraps up the Cardinals’ preseason finale | 3:00
Cardinals insider Kent Somers breaks down the end of the preseason.
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Cardinals vs Broncos preview | 12:19
The Arizona Cardinals game at Denver Broncos Thursday night offers some interesting position battles as roster cuts loom.
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Somers and McManaman wrap up Cardinals’ Tuesday practice | 2:19
Cardinals insiders Kent Somers & Bob McManaman wrap up the Cardinals’ practice on Tuesday in Tempe, including the team’s punting situation going into the final preseason game. Rob Schumacher/azcentral sports
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Shot Clock: CJ2K stays?; Drown out LA fans | 2:05
Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley discuss Chris Johnson and the Cardinals roster as well as Diamondbacks fans vs. Dodgers in our Shot Clock video.
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Sights and sounds from 9th Annual Fitz’s Supper Club | 1:46
Sights and sounds from the 9th Annual Fitz’s Supper Club, themed “The Grand Illusion,” at Dominick’s Steakhouse in Scottsdale on Monday. David Kadlubowski/azcentral sports
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Arizona Cardinals break camp | 4:35
The Arizona Cardinals broke training camp on Thursday as the team prepares to face the Atlanta Falcons in a preseason game on Saturday. Kent Somers and Bob McManaman from azcentral sports break down the last four weeks.
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McLellan and McManaman wrap up Cardinals practice | 3:07
Sarah McLellan and Bob McManaman of azcentral sports wrap up the Cardinals’ practice on Monday. Topics include the improvement of Kareem Martin, the status of Chris Johnson and the play of John Brown.
Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Somers on Cardinals vs. Falcons | 3:32
The Cardinals settled down after a rough start in Atlanta.
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Cardinals treating final preseason game seriously | 8:32
The Cardinals game planned for tonight’s game with the Falcons, something out of the ordinary, Kent Somers explains.
Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Kent and Bob talk Cardinals game planning and remaining preseason games | 2:31
Kent Somers and Bob McManaman break down what the Cardinals have in front of them for the rest of preseason.
Patrick Breen/azcentral sports
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Bickley and Moore: Cardinals looked ‘sluggish’ | 8:24
Bickley and Moore breakdown the starters’ performances in the Cardinals game vs. the Bears.
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Shot Clock: Cards’ Palmer, ‘D’ gotta get better | 2:08
azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Kent Somers discuss the Arizona Cardinals.
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Kent and Bob break down Cards’ preseason loss to Bears | 3:59
Kent Somers and Bob McManaman talk Bruce Arians’ decision to go for it with Saturday’s preseason game on the line and other moments against the Bears.
Patrick Breen/ azcentral sports
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Somers, McManaman on the Cardinals’ ‘boring’ camp | 3:35
Arizona Cardinals Insiders Kent Somers and Bob McManaman talks about the dog days of training camp. David Kadlubowski/azcentral.com
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Somers, McManaman on Arians’ anger, receiving issues | 2:59
Arizona Cardinals insiders Kent Somers and Bob McManaman with the latest news from Cardinals training camp on Tuesday. David Kadlubowski/azcentral.com
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Shot Clock: Cards WRs stink; anthem issue solved | 1:58
azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley talk about Cardinals wide receivers and more in our Shot Clock video.
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Insider: Was Arians’ criticism truth or motivational chatter? | 2:53
Arizona Cardinals Insiders Kent Somers and Bob McManaman with the latest news from Cardinals Training Camp on Monday.
David Kadlubowski/azcentral.com
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Shot Clock: Stanton stands out for Cardinals | 2:01
azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Kent Somers talk about Cardinals’ win over the Raiders and LaVar Ball not being the big baller he claims to be.
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Shot Clock: Cardinals protecting QB Palmer? | 1:56
Mark Faller and Kent Somers discuss the Arizona Cardinals’ strategy with QB Carson Palmer.
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Greg Moore and Bruce Arians talk charities | 0:59
Greg Moore of azcentral sports talks with Arizona Cardinals Head Coach about charities in the Valley. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Gabbert’s big chance, special team auditions | 1:51
azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Jay Dieffenbach discuss the latest with the Cardinals and the Hall of Fame Game.
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Shot Clock: Arians changes tone with Cardinals | 2:07
azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Dan Bickley discuss Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians being tough on the team and the Diamondbacks’ playoff chase.
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Greg Moore and Bob McManaman break down the Red-White practice | 8:44
azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Bob McManaman break down the Arizona Cardinals’ Red-White practice Saturday afternoon in Glendale.
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Somers, McManaman on Gruden possibility, CB battle | 2:35
Kent Somers and Bob McManaman of azcentral sports give their take after Arizona Cardinals practice at University of Phoenix Stadium, Friday, July 28, 2017. || Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Shot Clock: Early hiccups for Cardinals | 1:52
azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Mark Faller discuss early concerns for the Arizona Cardinals at training camp.
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Moore, McManaman wrap up opening day at Cardinals training camp | 2:26
azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Bob McManaman on the first day of Arizona Cardinals training camp. || By Rob Schumacher
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David Johnson’s work load; D-Backs’ head games | 2:01
Shot Clock: azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Jay Dieffenbach weigh in on pressing issues with the Cardinals and Diamondbacks.
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Shot Clock: Cards kick off fan-friendly camp | 1:58
azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Jay Dieffenbach discuss Cardinals camp, Tyrann Mathieu’s status and more in our Shot Clock video.
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Somers sits down with Cardinals rookie Budda Baker | 1:39
Kent Somers of azcentral sports sits down to talk with new Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker at the team’s Tempe training facility. Baker played college ball at the University of Washington. | Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
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Shot Clock: Blaine Gabbert a keeper for Cardinals? | 1:54
azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Kent Somers discuss Blaine Gabbert’s role with the Cardinals and LeBron James’ performance in the NBA finals.
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Kent and Bob talk new NFL rules and wide out depth | 2:07
Azcentral’s Kent Somers and Bob McManaman catch up during second week of OTAs at the Cardinals Training Facility.
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Arians Family Foundation Fundraiser at Top Golf | 1:44
Coaches and players talk about the importance of head coach Bruce Arians’ family fundraiser at Top Golf in Gilbert. (Michael Chow/azcentral sports)
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Report card on Cardinals QB Blaine Gabbert | 0:58
How has free-agent QB Blaine Gabbert adjusted so far to the Arizona Cardinals? (Michael Chow/azcentral sports)
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David Johnson No. 1 on NFL Players Association list | 1:11
The NFLPA has released its 2017 Rising 50 list of players poised to break out and rank among next season’s top-sellers in officially licensed merchandise and the Cardinals running back is No. 1.
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Bruce Arians talks about his annual fundraisers | 2:36
Cardinals insider Kent Somers talks with Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians about Arians’ annual fundraiser at Steak 44 on Wednesday. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
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Keim, Arians striking gold in draft’s third round | 0:59
Arizona Cardinals’ general manager Steve Keim and head coach Bruce Arians have found some of their best players in the third round.
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Top 3 games in Cardinals schedule | 1:06
Breaking down the top three games of the Cardinals’ 2017 season.
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Larry Fitzgerald holding 7th annual charity softball tournament | 3:17
azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and the Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald discuss Fitzgerald’s charity softball tournament on Saturday.
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Larry Fitzgerald 1-on-1 with Kent Somers | 5:24
The Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald joined azcentral sports’ Kent Somers to discuss the team and the upcoming season.
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Kent Somers and Bob McManaman on Cardinals vs. Cowboys
Shot Clock: Anthem, matchup questions surround MNF
Somers, McManaman preview Cards-Cowboys
Arizona Cardinals Harold Goodwin and James Bettcher on prep for Cowboys
Somers, McManaman report on Wednesday’s practice
David Johnson speaks for first time since injury
Cowboys are coming: don’t sell your tickets!
azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Bob McManaman discuss Cardinals victory over Colts
Bruce Arians discusses his thoughts about Colts, Cowboys
Kent Somers, Dan Bickley discuss Cardinals’ win
Shot Clock: Cards (eye) roll; ASU’s ‘real’ player
Cardinals game vs. Colts preview with Kent Somers and Dan Bickley
Somers and McManaman on the state of the Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals running back D. J. Foster talks after Wednesday practice in Tempe.
CJ2K mad at Cards; Palmer needs to get right
azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Bob McManaman discuss Cardinals practcie Wednesday
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer talks after Wednesday practice in Tempe.
Shot Clock: Could the Cards recruit death stare Adrian Peterson?
David Johnson seeking a second opinion on wrist injury
Bruce Arians discusses loss to Lions
Bickley and Somers on Cardinals’ season-opening loss
Kent Somers and Bob McManaman on David Johnson’s injury
Cardinals vs. Lions: Kent Somers and Dan Bickley preview the game
Bob McManaman wraps up Cardinals practice on Friday
Shot Clock: Chiefs-Patriots lessons for Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals report: Thursday’s practice
Shot Clock: Cards a slim pick, what are the keys?
Cardinals report: How will Bucannon’s absence affect team?
Shot Clock: Detroit Lions, Super Bowl champions?
Reaction to Cardinals’ move at punter
Somers wraps up the Cardinals’ preseason finale
Cardinals vs Broncos preview
Somers and McManaman wrap up Cardinals’ Tuesday practice
Shot Clock: CJ2K stays?; Drown out LA fans
Sights and sounds from 9th Annual Fitz’s Supper Club
Arizona Cardinals break camp
McLellan and McManaman wrap up Cardinals practice
Somers on Cardinals vs. Falcons
Cardinals treating final preseason game seriously
Kent and Bob talk Cardinals game planning and remaining preseason games
Bickley and Moore: Cardinals looked ‘sluggish’
Shot Clock: Cards’ Palmer, ‘D’ gotta get better
Kent and Bob break down Cards’ preseason loss to Bears
Somers, McManaman on the Cardinals’ ‘boring’ camp
Somers, McManaman on Arians’ anger, receiving issues
Shot Clock: Cards WRs stink; anthem issue solved
Insider: Was Arians’ criticism truth or motivational chatter?
Shot Clock: Stanton stands out for Cardinals
Shot Clock: Cardinals protecting QB Palmer?
Greg Moore and Bruce Arians talk charities
Gabbert’s big chance, special team auditions
Shot Clock: Arians changes tone with Cardinals
Greg Moore and Bob McManaman break down the Red-White practice
Somers, McManaman on Gruden possibility, CB battle
Shot Clock: Early hiccups for Cardinals
Moore, McManaman wrap up opening day at Cardinals training camp
David Johnson’s work load; D-Backs’ head games
Shot Clock: Cards kick off fan-friendly camp
Somers sits down with Cardinals rookie Budda Baker
Shot Clock: Blaine Gabbert a keeper for Cardinals?
Kent and Bob talk new NFL rules and wide out depth
Arians Family Foundation Fundraiser at Top Golf
Report card on Cardinals QB Blaine Gabbert
David Johnson No. 1 on NFL Players Association list
Bruce Arians talks about his annual fundraisers
Keim, Arians striking gold in draft’s third round
Top 3 games in Cardinals schedule
Larry Fitzgerald holding 7th annual charity softball tournament
Larry Fitzgerald 1-on-1 with Kent Somers
One of the most politically charged weeks in NFL history came to an end on Monday night. It divided the country and united the NFL. It placed Arizona’s professional football team under a white-hot spotlight, turning a home opener into a spectacle.
The Cardinals didn’t take a knee. Players and members of the organization displayed their solidarity by linking arms in the end zone during the national anthem. And the most powerful protest came from the arm of quarterback Carson Palmer, who silenced his growing legion of critics with a sizzling first-quarter performance.Are you ready for some football?
By kickoff on Monday Night, a nation of fatigued sports fans were surely looking for competition, not more contentious debate.
Unfortunately, Cardinals fans were stuck with their own recurring nightmare: a football team that couldn’t take advantage of numerous opportunities early in the game, just like their loss in Detroit; a kicker who has missed field goals in three consecutive games; and a once-potent offense that has been marginalized by a weak offensive line. To wit:
Midway through the third quarter, the Cowboys had pressured Palmer on 47 percent of his pass attempts … while using four defenders or less.
The game was a celebration of Larry Fitzgerald, but not the nightcap Valley fans had hoped for, not after a 48-hour span that featured a huge win from Arizona State and a playoff berth for the Diamondbacks. It was the ending to an unpredictable, exciting and historic week in the NFL.
Sports is where America solves many sticky issues. The playing field is level and colorblind, a real meritocracy where winners and losers are clearly delineated on the scoreboard, where talent and hard work usually reap commensurate rewards.
The current flap involving the national anthem is a bit different. Recent demonstrations were triggered by the incendiary opinions of our president, and not directed at social injustice. The issue illustrates how the NFL’s partnership with the military has distorted the meaning of the anthem and what the American flag represents at sporting events. And in the end, the entire controversy reeks of hypocrisy.
The president veered into the playground of sports during a speech in Alabama last Friday, stating that NFL owners should fire any player who doesn’t stand during the national anthem. He referred to any dissenter as a “son of a bitch.” His language infuriated professional athletes and played out along racial lines, as 70 percent of NFL players are African-American, including all of those who kneeled during the anthem before the president’s speech.
It was also a thinly veiled shot at Colin Kaepernick, who was the first to kneel during the anthem. And it spawned righteous indignation from owners across the NFL, who decried the president’s comments and stood by their players.
Except Kaepernick still doesn’t have a job. Which means those same owners have effectively done what the president desired long before he asked, which is fire Kaepernick from his job.
Meanwhile, it’s worth noting that the current president once tweeted the following about his predecessor in 2013: “President should not be telling the Washington Redskins to change their name – our country has far bigger problems! FOCUS on them, not nonsense.”
The NFL helped spawn this kerfuffle. The league has formed a strong alliance with our armed forces, branding their product by wrapping it in the American flag. Almost every game features a tribute to the military, and many include expensive flyovers. It even found a way to monetize their oversized patriotism, where 14 teams were paid $5.4 million of taxpayer money by the Department of Defense from 2011-2014.
When that story broke, the NFL sheepishly returned the money.
In the end, the militarism of the NFL has prompted many fans to associate the flag with our armed forces. And they should. The brave men and women who defend our country deserve to be honored as much as possible, just like teachers, social workers and first responders.
But the flag represents something bigger than the military. It represents all of us. It symbolizes the precious freedoms we all hold dear, including the freedom of speech and the freedom to dissent.
Nevertheless, the topic has become so combustible that the Cowboys were booed for taking a knee before the national anthem on Monday, even though they stood in unison before the song began.
The Cardinals had hoped to take a knee later in the game, the kind that secures a victory. That didn’t happen. And the uphill battle continues for a NFL team that hasn’t been above .500 since 2015.
Game: Cardinals vs. Cowboys on MNF: Cowboys win 28-17
Related: Cardinals President Bidwill, Cowboys owner Jones demonstrate before anthem
Montini: Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill should take a knee
Moore: It’s American to stand – or not stand
Reach Bickley at [email protected] or 602-444-8253. Follow him on twitter.com/dan.bickley. Listen to “Bickley and Marotta” weekdays from 12-2 p.m. on 98.7 Arizona’s Sports Station.
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