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Michael Wilson Won't Let Extension Conversation Derail His Offseason

Michael Wilson Won't Let Extension Conversation Derail His Offseason

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Wilson knows his contract situation is a story. He is due $3.9 million this season. He declined to get into specifics, preferring to keep the conversation between himself and the Cardinals.

"Truthfully that whole situation isn't going to dictate my offseason," Wilson said. "That's not something that I want to show up to the building with it on my mind. I don't want that to affect how I show up every single day because ultimately that stuff is going to take care of itself.

"What I did last year, I can't change. that's my resumé. That's what we are going off of. But as soon as Week 1 starts and we're playing against the Chargers, contract stuff, that doesn't matter, what I did (last year) doesn't matter. I need to make sure I'm taking care of what I can now, tomorrow, the next day after that. That's going to help me replicate (last) season and build on it."

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u/Mental_Funny_5885 — 24 hours ago

Native Plants Preserved As Work Begins On New Cardinals Complex

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A total of 275 native trees and cacti are being preserved as construction gets underway, to be stored and then replanted once the complex is complete.

The Cardinals' facility will take 30 of the 217 total acres on the land, which is located at Scottsdale Road and Loop 101 in north Phoenix.

Among the plants being temporarily removed are several Ironwood trees, some of which are over 300 years old.

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u/Mental_Funny_5885 — 24 hours ago

First time attending game (disability)

Hello,

As the title says, I wish to attend my first NFL game, week 13 vs the eagles.
Unfortunately I have a pretty hard time with stairs due to my disability. Do they have special seats I can buy that will help accommodate this?

Thank you.

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u/Cudder_Man — 1 day ago
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Fan Alternative to the Dogshit Schedule Release Video

Quick back story here, I have a friend in the organization who tipped me off about how bad the schedule release video was going to be. She really under sold it. That was on May 1st and the Cardinals were just starting to brainstorm ideas. So, I said ‘fuck it, I’ll try and make one’, and I did. I also used AI, mostly out of necessity but really only used it to animate the characters I generated from the jokes and sketches I wrote. I recorded most of the dialogue (used a voice changer) added sound design, and edited it to be a parody of Robot Chicken. Actual effort went into this video, not just typing prompts. And in a little over a week and less than 20 dollars spent I made my Cardinals Schedule Release Video, and in my opinion it’s infinitely better. This shit is not hard, and it doesn’t have to be hard, it just needs to be good. And for the creative department within the organization this should be like Christmas morning, but the lack of effort is indicative of the culture in the building and the apathy is taking over the fan base… it’s just fucking sad at this point. Anyway enjoy

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u/TheBigSm00th — 2 days ago

Jeremiyah Love returning kicks? Mike LaFleur leaving door open

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“You’re experimenting with everyone in terms of a lot of different spots. … Jeremiyah is a running back. We know that. But you never know,” LaFleur toldArizona Sports’ Burns & Gambo on Tuesday.

“That’s an extremely important play right now that the league has brought back over the years. It’s probably only going to get more of an uptick. … There might be a time and place situationally that it’s the best thing to do for the Arizona Cardinals.”

The Cardinals also have a legit return option in Devin Duvernay, who has 179 punt and kick returns to his name, to lead that side of the football.

Having Love versed in the return game isn’t a bad option to have in a pinch or on a case-by-case basis. After all, fellow No. 3 overall pick Larry Fitzgerald was used on special teams as a rookie. Running back David Johnson had his fair share of return reps, too, though he wasn’t a first-round pick making the most guaranteed money in the league as a rookie.

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u/Mental_Funny_5885 — 2 days ago
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[Rapoport] Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett is not present as his team begins its first practice of voluntary OTAs. The starting QB has been staying away as he seeks a raise for 2026.

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u/JCameron181 — 3 days ago

Do you think considering that our biggest hole is at the right tackle position, that our front office would consider Taylor Decker?

I genuinely feel like we’re a decent right tackle away from having one of the best offenses in the entire league, I mean, the man was a former pro bowler, and he’d probably be a great mentor for pjj, so why not sign him to a one year deal?

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u/Fickle_Rub7156 — 2 days ago

Cardinals CB Will Johnson "just feels right" wearing No. 2 in second Cardinals season

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Will Johnson won a national title and made All-America teams while wearing No. 2 at Michigan, but it wasn't available when he joined the Cardinals as a second-round pick in 2025.
Johnson wore No. 0 as a rookie, but he's back in his old number for his second season because linebacker Mack Wilson opted to switch to No. 1. After the team's first OTA on Monday, Johnson said the switch made a significant difference in his mind.

"It's a whole different feeling going into this year versus last year," Johnson said. "Last year, coming in with all the draft stuff and combine, and I was injured coming in, so that versus having some experience and feeling comfortable in the defense is a whole different feeling. It feels really good this year."

The Cardinals opted for defensive continuity by retaining defensive coordinator Nick Rallis under new head coach Mike LaFleur. A strong year for Johnson would help make that decision pay off in Arizona.

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u/Mental_Funny_5885 — 2 days ago
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[HIGHLIGHT] Drew Stanton directs Andre Ellington to the endzone, sealing the Cards SNF win over the LOB-era Seahawks (2015).

u/Mental_Funny_5885 — 4 days ago

Everything We Saw From Cardinals' OTA Practice

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The biggest is the absence of projected starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett, who is still holding out for a new contract ahead of the 2026 season. Baron Browning and Josh Sweat were also not present while injured players in James Conner, Starling Thomas and Walter Nolen were spotted on the sideline.

"Everything is good from a dialogue standpoint, but like we said this is voluntary so that's where we will leave it," LaFleur said of Brissett. "He's played a lot of football. We're in communication. He knows what the expectation is."

Gardner Minshew took starting reps with rookie third-round pick Carson Beck behind him, who does appear to be quite excited on playing with the crop of talent in Arizona.

Sean Murphy-Bunting was working with safeties, not corners, today. Jeremiyah Love was mostly working behind the running backs with Trey Benson not currently there, either.

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u/Mental_Funny_5885 — 3 days ago

Brissett 2025 vs Minshew 2024 by the numbers

*Brissett logged a snap in two other games, but only looking at starts.

Brissett 2025 Minshew 2024 NFL Avg 2025
Games started 12* 10
Record 1-11 2-8
Passing Touchdowns 23 9 25.3
Interceptions 8 10 11.9
Fumbles 5 6
Sacks 43 29 40.2
Completions/Pass attempts 315/484 (65%) 203/306 (66%) 64%
Pass attempts per game 40.33 30.6 32.1
Passer rating 94.1 81.0 91.4
Yards gained/pass attempt 6.9 6.6 6.5
Adjusted YG/PA 7.1 5.7 6.5
Rushing lol lol better than both

In case anyone was wondering, 2024 average QB stats was better than 2025. Average passer rating of ~92

Also don't bother trying to waive it away with "it was garbage time". It totally was, but the Raiders we not any better. This is between two QBs and what how they played with a bad team.

You don't have to like Brissett, but you have to acknowledge that he is a competent QB. Not a good one, not one who will win you games, but one who can throw the ball often and well. Even if it is garbage time. Anyone who thinks that Minshew is even on Brissett's level, much less that of an actual QB is fooling themselves. If Brissett was cut, he'd get a job within an hour. Competent backups are very rare and very valuable.

If you want Beck to start, I don't blame you. But lets assume the most likely case that a 3rd round QB isn't a day 1 starter for a likely bad team. Here's a list of all QBs drafted in the 3rd round in the 21st century up to 2023. 32 of them total. Colt McCoy sighting.

So which outcome would you rather have for next year?

  1. Nearly guaranteed the #1 pick with Minshew and save less than 2% of cap space without Brissett. The cost being that MHJ will fail to show he's worth building around thanks to fewer targets from a worse passer, never see if Wilson's breakout was real or not for the same reason, sapp Love's receiving abilities which is a big part of what makes him special, and McBride... well he does what he always does. A ton of garbage time, but it's not like option 2 would have much less of that.
  2. Risk falling to pick #3, 4 with Brissett costing say an extra 5 million guaranteed. Letting him sling it maybe not 40+ times a game, but say 37. Which is about how many times Warner threw per game in 2008. MHJ will have a chance to prove he is worth being a franchise cornerstone, Wilson can show if the breakout was a flash in the pan or not, Love can use his receiving abilities far more often, and McBride... well he does what he always does. A ton of garbage time, but it's not like option 1 would have much less of that.
  • Minshew total salary this year of 5.75 mil with 5.14 guaranteed.
  • Brissett has a total salary this year of 5.44 mill with 1.5 mil guaranteed. Any reasonable raise won't be more than a drop in what is already a very empty bucket. Plus, it's not our money.

The #1 pick isn't worth losing an entire year of minimally competent QB play for the 10 other players on the field with him. Especially when both are likely getting you a top pick regardless.

u/ajteitel — 3 days ago

I want to see some triple option plays this year.

Our running back room is awesome, it would be great to see some wrinkles in our game plan. It makes sense to put our best players on the field. To be clear, I’m not saying that we run it every play like Army or Navy, but it would be nice to see it in the game plan.

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u/space_llama_karma — 3 days ago

New fan

Idk how but r/azcardinals kept showing up on my Reddit feed all the time and now I’m kinda invested in the cardinals. I’m a diehard raider fan and the bills are my 2nd favorite team now the cardinals are my third fav!!! Fuck Michael bidwell!!!

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u/Most_Bunch7198 — 4 days ago

Drove by the new practice facility location today

Big old bunch of desert at the moment…it’s gonna be crazy to watch this area pop like the area around the stadium did.

u/Mental_Funny_5885 — 5 days ago