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Preseason # 1 Sunday, August 5, 2012 – 5:00 PM (MST)

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THE PRESEASON SERIES This week’s Hall of Fame matchup marks the fourth all-time preseason meeting between the Cardinals and Saints, and the first since 2008. The two teams first met in the preseason during the 1980 season when the Cardinals traveled to New Orleans. The second meeting was a significant one as the Cardinals hosted the Saints during the 1988 preseason in the Cards first game in Arizona as the Phoenix Cardinals. The third meeting took place in Arizona in 2008. The Cardinals are making their fourth appearance in the Hall of Fame Game (1962, ’74, ’86), while the Saints will make their fifth appearance (1970, ’83, ’96, ’07).

CARDS-SAINTS PRESEASON SERIES � Overall Preseason Series: 0-3 � First Meeting: Aug. 09, 1980, @ New Orleans, L, 13-17 � Last Meeting: Aug. 07, 2008, vs. New Orleans, L, 10-24

THE COACHES Ken Whisenhunt Joe Vitt 44-42 Overall Record 0-0 40-40 Regular Season Record 0-0 4-2 Playoff Record 0-0 6th Years as Head Coach in NFL 2nd

6th Years with team 7th

BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION CARDINALS RADIONetwork: NFL Network Flagship: Arizona Sports 620 Play-by-Play: Brad Nessler Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Mike Mayock Analyst: Ron WolfleySideline: Stacey Dales Sideline: Paul Calvisi

CARDINALS SPANISH RADIO Flagship: KMIA 710 AM Play-by-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu

ARIZONA CARDINALS (8-8 in 2011)

vs.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (13-3 in 2011)

Fawcett Stadium (Canton, OH)

2012 PRESEASON SCHEDULE For the first time since 1986, the Cardinals will appear in the Hall of Fame Game, giving the team five preseason matchups before the regular season opener vs. Seattle on 9/9. Following this week’s matchup vs. New Orleans, the Cardinals travel to Kansas City for a meeting with the Chiefs on 8/10 before returning home to face the Oakland Raiders (8/17). Date Opponent Location Time Aug. 5 New Orleans Saints Fawcett Stadium 5:00 PM Aug. 10 @ Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium 5:00 PM Aug. 17 Oakland Raiders U. of Phoenix Stadium 7:00 PM Aug. 23 @ Tennessee Titans LP Field 5:00 PM Aug. 30 Denver Broncos U. of Phoenix Stadium 8:00 PM

THIS WEEK’S GAME The Cardinals begin the 2012 season this week when they take on the New Orleans Saints in the team’s first appearance in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game since 1986. Arizona will serve as the visiting team in this week’s game, wearing red jerseys. Arizona will look to pick up where they left off following a red-hot finish to the 2011 season, when they won seven of their final nine games following a 1-6 start. Arizona’s 7-2 record over the final nine games trailed only Green Bay, New England and New Orleans (all 8-1) for the best record in football over that span. The wins didn’t always come easy for the Cardinals, who often had to work overtime as they brought back memories of the 1976 Cardiac Cards, winning an NFL record four games in overtime. All four wins came at University of Phoenix Stadium, where Arizona finished with a 6-2 record. In a season filled with records, head coach Ken Whisenhunt reached 44 career victories and surpassed 2012 Hall of Fame finalist Don Coryell for the most wins by a coach in franchise history. Perennial Pro Bowl WR Larry Fitzgerald, who became the franchise all-time leader in receiving yards, receiving TDs, total TDs and 100-yard games. Rookie CB Patrick Peterson electrified the NFL by becoming the first player in NFL history to return four punts 80+ yards for TDs. SS Adrian Wilson, who tore a biceps muscle in training camp, still managed to start all 16 games and earned his fifth career Pro Bowl nod (fourth consecutive).

CARDINALS CATEGORY SAINTS8-8 Record 13-3312 Points Scored 547348 Points Allowed 33937 Touchdowns Scored 6634 Touchdowns Allowed 3712 Rushing TDs 1621 Passing TDs 464 Return TDs 4

15 Rushing TDs Allowed 1117 Passing TDs Allowed 242 Return TDs Allowed 2

54/387 Sacked/Yards Lost 24/15824/9 Fumbles/Lost 6/523 Had Intercepted 14

19/24 Field Goals Made/Attempted 28/34324.5 Total Yards Per Game 467.1355.1 Opp. Total Yards Per Game 368.4101.6 Rushing Yards Per Game 132.9124.1 Opp. Rushing Yards Per Game 108.6222.9 Passing Yards Per Game 334.2231.0 Opp. Passing Yards Per Game 259.8-13 Turnover Ratio -3

28:11 Average Time of Possession 31:4619/24/17 NFL Rank-Total Offense/Run/Pass 1/6/118t/21/17 NFL Rank-Total Defense/Run/Pass 24/12/30

0/2 2-Point Conversions 2/3@ KC Next Week @ NE

CARDINALS & SAINTS IN 2011 REGULAR SEASON A HISTORICAL TRIP The oldest continually owned football franchise in the United States makes a trip to the birthplace of the NFL this week when the Cardinals travel to Canton, OH to appear in the Hall of Fame Game.

The Cardinals were founded in 1898 and in 1920 became a charter member of the NFL, then known as the American Professional Football Association (AFPA).

The NFL was born in Canton on September 17, 1920 when a group gathered at the Hupmobile showroom of Ralph Hay, owner of the hometown Bulldogs. The result of that meeting was the AFPA, which was renamed the NFL in 1922.

The Cardinals and Chicago Bears are the only two charter members of the NFL still in existence.

CARDINALS & SAINTS - THE LAST TIMECARDINALS 30, Saints 20

October 10, 2010 – University of Phoenix Stadium (62,621) In a week 5 home game against the Super Bowl champs, few gave the Cardinals a chance at victory with undrafted rookie Max Hall making his first career start at QB. But with a gritty effort from Hall and a superb performance from the defense and special teams Arizona earned a 10-point win that moved them to 3-2 heading into the bye. The defense forced 4 turnovers - 2 of which were returned for TDs – and allowed the Saints just one TD in 4 red zone trips. The Cards became just the 2nd NFL team (Bears ’93) to score 30 points without a rushing or passing TD. The game did not begin well for Hall, who was picked off by CB Jabari Greer on the 3rd play from scrimmage. The Saints capitalized on the takeaway with a 31-yard John Carney FG and on their next series went up 10-0 when Drew Brees’ 1-yard TD pass to Jeremy Shockey capped an 11-play drive. LaRod Stephens-Howling returned the ensuing kickoff 48 yards to midfield which led to a 37-yard Feely FG. The next AZ drive ended with a punt from Ben Graham that Michael Adams downed at the 1, backing the Saints up to their own goal line. On the next play, Brees’ pass glanced off the hands of RB Ladell Betts and into the hands of LB Paris Lenon at the 4. On 3rd-n-goal at the 1, Hall scrambled and dove toward the end zone but was separated from the ball (and his helmet) on a hard hit from Anthony Hargrove. Fortuitously, LT Levi Brown scooped it up and lunged into the end zone for his first career TD at any level. The Saints went up 16-13 just before the half on a 32-yard Carney FG. After sending the Saints 3-n-out to start the 3rd quarter, the Cards tied the game at 16 on Feely’s 44-yard FG. New Orleans then marched deep into AZ territory and had it 1st-n-goal at the 5 but was forced to settle for a 29-yard FG try that Carney missed wide left. The Cards responded with another sustained drive and took their first lead of the day with Feely’s 29-yard FG early in the 4th. On the 2nd

play of the next drive, Darnell Dockett hit Betts in the backfield, forcing a fumble that Kerry Rhodes returned 27 yards for his 2nd fumble recovery TD in as many weeks. With AZ now up 10, Greg Toler ended the next Saints drive with his INT off Brees. The teams then traded punts but with 1:55 left, Brees made it 23-20 with his 35-yard TD pass to Robert Meachem. Larry Fitzgerald recovered the Saints onside kick attempt but a punt gave the Saints one last chance when they took over at their own 9 with 0:24 left. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie then snuffed out that chance on the next play when he INT’d Brees and returned it 28 yards for the final score.

SAINTS 10 3 0 7 20 CARDINALS 0 10 3 17 30 Team Qtr. Time Scoring Play Drive Score Saints 1 9:49 Carney 31-yard FG 7-36, 3:07 3-0 Saints 1 1:30 Shockey 1-yard pass from Brees (Carney kick) 11-76, 5:32 10-0 CARDS 2 11:15 Feely 37-yard FG 10-31, 5:15 10-3 CARDS 2 2:19 L. Brown 2-yard fumble recovery (Feely kick) 3-2, 1:02 10-10 Saints 2 1:10 Carney 32-yard FG 6-58, 1:09 13-10 CARDS 3 9:04 Feely 44-yard FG 7-34, 4:17 13-13 CARDS 4 11:39 Feely 29-yard FG 10-69, 4:48 13-16 CARDS 4 10:39 Rhodes 27-yard fumble return (Feely kick) -- 13-23 Saints 4 1:49 Meachem 35-yard pass from Brees (Carney kick) 7-80, 1:36 20-23 CARDS 4 0:10 Rodgers-Cromartie 28-yard INT return (Feely kick) -- 20-30

STATISTICSNO AZ

First Downs 19 12 3rd Down Eff. (Pct) 5-11 (45) 4-15 (27)

Total Plays 62 57 Avg. Gain 5.8 3.4 Rushes-Yards 22-85 24-41 Net Passing Yards 253 153 Total Net Yards 358 194 Passing (A-C-I) 39-24-3 29-18-1 Sacked by Opp. 1-6 4-21 Punts-Average 3-46.0 5-36.9 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-0 Penalties 7-60 3-20 Time of Possession 30:01 29:59

Weather: Indoors.

RUSHING Saints: Betts 10-44; Ivory 10-39; Brees 2-2. CARDS: Wells 20-35; Hightower 4-6.

PASSING Saints: Brees 24-39, 294 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT. CARDS: Hall 17-27, 168, 0 TD, 1 INT; Anderson 1-2, 6 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

RECEIVINGSaints: Colston 7-97; Betts 5-26; Meachem 4-57, TD; Henderson 4-61; Shockey 3-30, TD; Moore 1-8. CARDS: Fitzgerald 7-93; Patrick 5-30; Roberts 2-27; Stephens-Howling 1-8; Williams 1-6; Komar 1-5; Wells 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS Saints: Greer 1-26. CARDS: Rodgers-Cromartie 1-28, TD; Lenon 1-2; Toler 1-2.

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE Below is a look at the schedule for the remainder of this week. Tuesday, 7/31 3:15 – 5:15 PM Wednesday, 8/1 9:00 – 10:15 AM (Walk-Thru)

7:15 – 9:15 PM Thursday, 8/2 3:15 – 5:15 PM Friday, 8/3 9:00 – 11:00 AM Sunday, 8/5 Cardinals vs. Saints, 5:00 PM

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CARDS-SAINTS HOF GAME CONNECTIONS Cardinals RB Beanie Wells hails from Akron, OH, which is located just 20 miles outside of Canton, the site of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played collegiately at Ohio State University, where he ran for 3,382 yards and 30 TDs for the Buckeyes. At the game, Wells will be hosting 200 kids from local Pee Wee football leagues. From 2006-08, Wells was teammates at Ohio State with Saints S Malcolm Jenkins. Both were selected in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft with Wells being chosen 31st overall and Jenkins selected at 14th overall. Cardinals WR Early Doucet is from St. Martinville, LA and attended St. Martinville High School. He went on to star at LSU (2004-07), finishing his career among the top 10 in school history in receiving TDs and receptions and helping the Tigers win a national championship as a senior. Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson played at LSU from 2008-10, becoming the first player in school history to win the Bednarik Award (nation’s top defender) and the Thorpe Award (nation’s top defensive back) when he did so as a junior in 2010. Cardinals T D’Anthony Batiste (Marksville), WR LaRon Byrd (Hahnville) and CB Marshay Green (Bastrop) all hail from Louisiana. Cardinals P Dave Zastudill hails from Bay Village, OH, located just 70 miles from Canton. Saints FB Jed Collins spent time on the Cardinals’ practice squad during the 2009 season. Saints DE Cameron Jordan is from Chandler, AZ and was an All-State player and Fiesta Region Defensive Player of the Year at Chandler High School. Saints LB Aaron Tevis attended Canyon del Oro High School in Tucson, AZ and played at Boise State from 2008-11 with Cardinals T Nate Potter.Saints T Aderious Simmons played at Arizona State from 2010-11, appearing in 13 games and making nine starts. Saints T Marcel Jones attended Trevor Browne (Phoenix, AZ) High School and played both football and basketball. Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald and Saints RB Darren Sproles both finished in the top five in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 2003. Fitzgerald finished second and Sproles was fifth, with Oklahoma QB Jason White winning the award that year. From 2006-07, Cardinals LB Daryl Washington and Saints LB David Hawthorne were teammates at TCU. Cardinals QB Kevin Kolb and LB Stewart Bradley were teammates with Saints DT Brodrick Bunkley with the Eagles from 2007-10. Bunkley played his college football at Florida State, where he teamed with Cardinals DT Darnell Dockett from 2002-03. Cardinals C Lyle Sendlein and Saints TE David Thomas played at Texas together from 2003-05, and both were starters on the team that won the 2005 BCS National Championship. Cardinals G Daryn Colledge and Saints FB Korey Hall were teammates with the Packers from 2007-10, and prior to that, played college football together at Boise State. Cardinals QB John Skelton and TE Stephen Skelton played at Fordham with Saints S Isa Abdul-Quddus from 2007-09. Cardinals S Rashad Johnson played at Alabama with Saints RB Mark Ingram in 2008 and Saints CB Marquis Johnson from2006-08. Saints TEs coach Terry Malone began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Arizona from 1983-84. Malone then coached at Michigan while Cardinals K Jay Feely played for the Wolverines.

CARDINALS IN CANTON Playing in the annual Hall of Fame Game to open the 2012 season, the Cardinals and Saints will take the field one day after the newest class of enshrines (Jack Butler, Dermontti Dawson, Chris Doleman, Cortez Kennedy, Curtis Martin and Willie Roaf) are formally enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 4th.There are 11 members of the Cardinals organization enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Cardinals in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Person Year Inducted Charles W. Bidwill, Sr. (Owner) 1967 Jimmy Conzelman (Coach) 1964 T Dan Dierdorf 1996 HB John “Paddy” Driscoll 1965 DB Dick “Night Train” Lane 1974 HB Ollie Matson 1972 HB Ernie Nevers 1963 TE Jackie Smith 1994 HB Charley Trippi 1968 CB Roger Wehrli 2007 S Larry Wilson 1978

Other Hall of Fame Inductees with ties to the Cardinals Guy Chamberlin – Player/coach for the Cardinals in 1927 Russ Grimm – Current Cardinals coach Walt Kiesling – Played for Cardinals from 1929-1933 and coached Card-Pitt team in 1944 alongside Phil Handler Earl “Curly” Lambeau – Head coach for the Cardinals from 1950-51 Don Maynard – Played for the Cardinals in 1973 Emmitt Smith – Played for the Cardinals from 2003-04 Jim Thorpe – Played for the Cardinals in 1928 Cardinals in the Hall of Fame Game Date Opponent Result 8/2/86 New England Patriots L, 21-16 7/27/74 Buffalo Bills W, 21-13 8/11/62 NY Giants T, 21-21

BACK TO THE HALL With the Cardinals facing the Saints this week in the Hall of Fame matchup, Cardinals assistant head coach Russ Grimm will return to Canton for the first time since being enshrined as a member of the 2010 Hall of Fame Class. A member of the famed “Hogs” offensive line, Grimm started 11 seasons at guard for the Redskins (1981-91) and helped lead the team to four Super Bowl appearances and three victories. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and was a first-team selection to the 1980s all-decade team. In his seventh year as a finalist, Grimm’s dream was realized when he was selected to join WR Jerry Rice, RB Emmitt Smith, LB Rickey Jackson, DL John Randle, and two senior candidates, CB Dick LeBeau and RB Floyd Little, as members of the 2010 class.

A TRIBUTE TO TILLMAN Former Cardinals safety and U.S. Army Ranger Pat Tillmanhas been honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame with a display in the Hall’s traveling exhibit, Pro Football and the American Spirit: The NFL and the U.S. Armed Forces.

Visitors to the Hall can learn more about Tillman and see his U.S. Army Ranger jacket as well as a Cardinals jersey worn by him that is on display. Also included in the display is a replica of the statue that was erected outside University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ. That statue was donated to the Hall by the Bidwill family.


THE DRAFT PICKS WR Michael Floyd: (1st Round, 13th overall)- The most prolific wide receiver in Notre Dame history, he owns all-time school records with 271 receptions, 2,686 receiving yards, 37 receiving TDs, and 17 100-yard receiving games.

CB Jamell Fleming: (3rd Round, 80th overall)- Twice named Defensive MVP in bowl games played in Arizona, helping Oklahoma to victories in the 2011 Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium and the 2012 Insight Bowl in Tempe. Played in 51 games for the Sooners, starting the final 24 contests.

T Bobby Massie: (4th Round, 112th overall)- A two-time All-SEC selection, he never allowed a QB sack while playing with the first-unit offensive line in three seasons at Ole Miss.

G Senio Kelemete: (5th Round, 151st overall)- Two-time team captain at Washington who began his career as a defensive tackle before moving to the offensive line as a sophomore.

S Justin Bethel: (6th Round, 177th overall)- Established a Big South Conference career record with nine blocked kicks and is Presbyterian’s all-time leader with 279 tackles and seven INTs.

QB Ryan Lindley: (6th Round, 185th overall)- Four-year starter at San Diego State who set Mountain West career records with 49 starts, 961 completions, 1,732 pass attempts, and 12,690 passing yards.

T Nate Potter: (7th Round, 221st overall)- As a senior in 2011, became the second Boise State player to earn consensus All-American honors since the program joined the FBS in 1996. One of six Boise State players drafted in 2012, a school record.

THE VETERAN NEWCOMERS DE Landon Cohen: Appeared in 25 games in his first four NFL seasons while playing with the Lions, Jaguars and Patriots. Had a career-high 21 tackles in 2009 as a member of the Lions. CB William Gay: Has played in 80 consecutive regular season games since entering the league in 2007, which ranks as the fourth-best active streak among NFL CBs. Has also appeared in eight postseason games, including Super Bowl XLIII and XLV with the Steelers. LB Quentin Groves: A second round pick of the Jaguars in the 2008 NFL Draft, played two seasons in Jacksonville before being traded to Oakland, where he played two seasons. G Russ Hochstein: Now entering his 12th NFL season, has appeared in 138 career regular season games and 16 postseason matchups while playing in Tampa Bay (2001-02), New England (2002-08) and Denver (2009-11). RB Javarris James: A cousin of former Cardinals running back Edgerrin James, he led the Colts with six rushing TDs in only 10 games as a rookie in 2010. S James Sanders: Has helped his team reach the playoffs in six of his first seven NFL seasons, going five times in six years with the Patriots and again in 2011 with the Falcons. Started 15 games for the Patriots in 2007, when they became the first team in NFL history to finish the regular season 16-0. K/P Ricky Schmitt: Began his NFL career when he signed with the Cardinals as a rookie free agent in 2007. Made his NFL debut on Dec. 27, 2009 as a member of the San Francisco 49ers. G Adam Snyder: Played in 107 games with 69 starts in seven NFL seasons, with starting experience at left tackle (21 starts), right tackle (21), right guard (17), and left guard (10). Started 13 games and both playoff games in 2011, helping the 49ers reach the NFC Championship Game.

A QUICK GLANCE AT THE NEW FACES

ROOKIE FREE AGENTS WR Stanley Arukwe: Former track star played one season of football at Troy and had 12 catches for 231 yards while playing in all 12 games. Earned three medals at the 2010 Sun Belt Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 100-meters, 200-meters and the 400-meter relay.

WR LaRon Byrd: A four-year player at Miami, stands 6-4 and appeared in 51 games and finished his career with 106 receptions for 1,254 yards and seven TDs. Named the second-best receiver in the state of Louisiana following his senior season at Hahnville High School.

G Braeden Clayson: Earned honorable mention All-Big Sky honors after helping Idaho State set up multiple offensive records in 2011. Earned starts at right tackle, left tackle and left guard during his collegiate career.

FB Jared Crank: Ran for 106 yards and caught two TD passes in 2011, helping Purdue reach a bowl game for the first time since 2007. Appeared in 37 career games and made four starts.

WR Gino Crump: Started his college career at Glendale Community College before ending up at Arizona, where he caught 65 passes for 610 yards and two TDs in 2011. Played in 23 games in two seasons for the Wildcats.

S Eddie Elder: Played in all 25 games in two seasons at Arizona State and totaled 130 tackles, three INTs, and seven passes defensed.

S Blake Gideon: A four-time honorable mention All-Big 12 selection and two-time team captain, ranks second in Texas history with 52 consecutive starts. Totaled 276 tackles, 10 INTs, 20 passes defensed and two sacks during his career with the Longhorns.

WR Tre Gray: Set career records at Richmond with 243 receptions for 3,101 yards and 14 TDs, leading the team in receiving in each of his final three seasons.

LB Marcus McGraw: Started all 53 games in four years at Houston and set a school record with 510 career tackles, leading the team with 100+ tackles all four seasons.

LB Zack Nash: Established a school record with 29.5 career sacks at Sacramento State, including a program single-season record 13 sacks in 2010. His 40.5 tackles for loss were the fifth-most in school history.

CB James Nixon: Played offense, defense, and special teams in three seasons at Temple before transferring to play his final college season at California (Pa.).

LB Colin Parker: Local product attended Hamilton High School (Chandler, AZ) before playing in 44 games and totaling 140 tackles at Arizona State. Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors as a senior in ’11.

CB Larry Parker: Appeared in 37 career games at San Diego State and led the team with seven INTs in 2011, adding a career-high 65 tackles, nine passes defensed, and three forced fumbles.

LB Paul Vassallo: Started all 25 games in two seasons at Arizona, leading the team with 102 tackles and earning honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors in 2010.

C Scott Wedige: Two-year starter for Northern Illinois, helping the Huskies to back-to-back 11-win seasons and a MAC championship in 2011. Earned first-team All-MAC honors as both a junior and senior.


PICKING UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF Following an offseason wiped out by the labor issues and a roster turnover that drastically altered the team’s makeup, the Cardinals got off to a challenging start in 2011. After earning a victory in the season opener, Arizona dropped six straight. The Cards then posted a stunning turnaround, finishing the season as one of the NFL’s hottest teams by winning seven of the final nine games. Arizona’s 7-2 record over the final nine games tied for the league’s second best total behind only Green Bay, New Orleans and New England, who all posted 8-1 records. Best Record in the NFL—Final 9 Games W-L Team 8-1 Green Bay New Orleans New England 7-2 Arizona Baltimore Pittsburgh San Francisco

In 2011, Arizona and San Diego became just the ninth and 10th

teams in NFL history to win at least eight games during a season that they also had a six-game losing streak. Most Wins in Season with 6-Game Losing Streak Wins Team (Year) Losing Streak 9 NY Giants (1994) 7 games 8 Arizona (2011) 6 games 8 San Diego (2011) 6 games 8 Tennessee (2009) 6 games 8 San Diego (1999) 6 games 8 Oakland (1995) 6 games 8 Philadelphia (1993) 6 games 8 San Diego (1987) 6 games 8 Green Bay (1984) 7 games 8 Cincinnati (1970) 6 games

CARDIAC CARDS—THE SEQUEL In 1976, the Cardinals won eight games by seven points or fewer, earning the team the nickname “Cardiac Cards.” The 2011 Arizona squad were the 2.0 version of the Cardiac Cards, matching that eight win total in contests decided by seven points or fewer, including an NFL single-season record four games in overtime. Of the Cards 16 games last season, 13 were decided by seven points or fewer, the most in the NFL. Arizona posted an 8-5 record in those games. None of Arizona’s seven wins over the final nine games was decided by more than six points. Arizona’s eight wins decided by seven points or fewer in 2011 matched the original Cardiac Cards team from 1976 for the most victories in franchise history decided by a TD or less. Franchise Record—Wins by 7 Points or Fewer Wins Year 8 2011 1976 7 1998 6 1974 1966 The average margin for the Cardinals eight victories in 2011 was 4.25 points. That represents the lowest margin of victory for any NFL team with at least eight wins since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger.

The Cardinals four OT wins in 2011 established a new NFL record for most OT wins in a single season. Prior to last year, the Cardinals had played in just four OT games (regular season) in the previous four seasons combined. NFL Record—Overtime Victories in a Season Wins Team, Year Games Record 4 Arizona, 2011 4 4-0 3 Denver, 2011 3 3-0 Washington, 2010 4 3-1 Carolina, 2003 4 3-1 San Diego, 2002 4 3-1 San Francisco, 2001 4 3-1 Pittsburgh, 1997 3 3-0 Kansas City, 1995 3 3-0 Detroit, 1994 3 3-0 The Close Ones in 2011 � Of the Cardinals eight home games in 2011, seven were decided by seven points or fewer� The Cardinals eight wins in ’11 came by 7, 6, 4, 3, 6, 2, 3 and 3 points� The Cardinals final three victories were decided by an average of 2.6 points

DOMINATING IN OVERTIME On the way to establishing an NFL record with four OT wins in 2011, the Cardinals dominated in the OT period. Arizona scored an NFL single-season record 18 points in OT in ’11, surpassing the previous record of 15, established by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1997. Below is a look at the Cardinals performance in OT compared to their opponents last season: Overtime Comparison—Cardinals vs. Opponents Statistic AZ Opp Points 18 0 1st Downs 8 2 Total Net Yards 193 36 Total Plays 20 13Yards Per Play 9.7 2.8Net Passing Yards 165 2 Plays of 10+ Yards 6 2

THE COMEBACK CARDS The 2011 Cardinals proved to be one of the best comeback teams in NFL history. Arizona won six games in which they trailed in the fourth quarter last season, tied for the second-most such victories by any team since 1970. NFL Record—4th Quarter Comeback Wins (1970-2011) Wins Team, Year 7 Indianapolis, 2009 6 Arizona, 2011 Indianapolis, 1999 Miami, 1992 Denver, 1985 Houston, 1978

NFL TOTAL WELLNESS The NFL recently announced a new comprehensive health program for former and current players, NFL TOTAL WELLNESS. The program builds upon current NFL programs and services to help assist members of the NFL family with physical and mental health matters, family safety, lifestyle and transition to post-NFL life. The NFL TOTAL WELLNESS platform will help empower players to make positive health decisions; promote support-seeking behaviors in connection with behavioral and mental health issues; and provide health and safety education for players and all members of their support network. The program will be led by Robert Gulliver, the NFL’s VP of human resources/chief diversity officer, and Troy Vincent, VP of NFL Player Engagement.


BUILDING ON A RECORD During the 2011 season, Ken Whisenhunt established a franchise record for career wins by a head coach. The victory over the Cleveland Browns in Week 15 was the 43rd victory of his career, surpassing 2012 Hall of Fame nominee Don Coryell (42, 1973-77) for the franchise all-time lead. Most Wins By A Cardinals Head Coach Wins Coach (Years) 44 Ken Whisenhunt (2007-present) 42 Don Coryell (1973-77) 39 Jim Hanifan (1980-85) 35 Charley Winner (1966-70) 29 Vince Tobin (1996-2000)

GRAVES CONTINUES TO BUILD Cardinals General Manager Rod Graves is one of the NFL’s longest–tenured football decision makers, having led the team’s personnel department since 2003. Graves oversees all facets of the team’s football operations and has seen considerable success in building the team through the NFL Draft. The Cardinals have received high praise for their successful draft classes, especially in recent years. Current Cardinals such as CB Patrick Peterson, WR Larry Fitzgerald, DT Darnell Dockett, and SS Adrian Wilson are Pro Bowl players who were acquired through the draft. Other rising stars recently identified and brought in by Graves include, DE CalaisCampbell, LBs Daryl Washington and Sam Acho, and RB Beanie Wells.

Of the 22 Cardinals starters at the end of the 2011 season, 11 were draft choices of the team during Graves’ tenure while one other starter joined the team as an undrafted rookie free agent.

Of the 35 players drafted between 2007-11, 21 remain with the team and 18 of those players have started least one game with the Cardinals. The 2012 draft class includes the team’s first round pick WR Michael Floyd, CB Jamell Fleming and OT Bobby Massie.

Graves is one of six African American general managers in the NFL, joining Baltimore’s Ozzie Newsome, Houston’s Rick Smith, Detroit’s Martin Mayhew, the Giants Jerry Reese and Oakland’s Reggie McKenzie.

The Houston native is entering his 16th season with the Cardinals organization after joining the team in 1997 as the Assistant to the President. He was promoted to Vice President, Football Operations in 2003 and was named General Manager in 2007. Graves has represented the Cardinals on a number of NFL committees and currently serves on the board of directors of National Football Scouting, Inc. and National Invitational Camp, Inc. (Indy Combine). In June of ’08, Graves was named to the NFL’s new General Managers Advisory Committee, an 11-member group that provides recommendations and other feedback to the league’s Football Operations Department. He also serves on the league’s CEC Executive Working Group. Graves’ career in the NFL, which began in 1984 as a regional scout for the Chicago Bears, is the continuation of a family legacy in the league. He is the son of the late Jackie Graves, former player personnel executive of the Philadelphia Eagles.

In February of 2010, after shaping the team into back-to-back division champions, Graves was rewarded with a contract extension through 2013. This past May, Graves further strengthened the Cards personnel group with the promotion of Steve Keim to Vice President, Player Personnel and the return of Director, Player Personnel Jason Licht from New England.

CARDS UNDER WHISENHUNT Head coach Ken Whisenhunt had an impressive run in his first five seasons with the Cardinals. Prior to the 2010 season, Whisenhunt earned a four-year contract extension with a team option for a fifth.

With eight wins in 2011, Whisenhunt became the winningest coach in franchise history by reaching 44 career victories (including postseason). Below is a look at an impressive list of achievements that Whisenhunt has put together during his time in Arizona:

� With the victory over the Seahawks in the ’11 finale, the Cardinals have a 29-14 record at University of Phoenix Stadium under Whisenhunt (including postseason).

� Has posted a .500 record or better in four of his first five seasons with the Cardinals.

� The Cardinals earned NFC West titles in 2008 and ‘09, their first back-to-back division titles since 1974-75.

� Arizona’s win over Green Bay in the 2009 Wild Card matchup gave the Cardinals wins in the postseason in back-to-back years for the first time in franchise history.

� The Cardinals have won twice as many playoffs games under Whisenhunt (4) as they had won in their total playoff history (2) prior to his tenure. Under Whisenhunt, the Cardinals appeared in six playoff contests between 2008-09, after appearing in seven total postseason games in the franchise’s history prior to his arrival.

� Arizona finished with a 10-6 record in ‘09, giving the Cardinals 10+ wins in the regular season for the first time since 1976 (10-4).

� Whisenhunt was the first head coach in franchise history with a .500 record or better in each of his first three seasons. The Cardinals were 8-8 in 2007, 9-7 in 2008 and 10-6 in ‘09.

� The 2011 season marked Whisenhunt’s fifth straight season with a home winning percentage of at least .500, a new franchise record. Entering the 2011 season, Whisenhunt was tied with Don Coryell for most seasons with a .500 home record or better.

� The Cardinals started the 2009 season with a 5-0 record on the road for the first time since 1975.

� The Cardinals posted a 6-2 road record in ’09, the most road wins in a single season since posting six wins in 1963.

� The Cardinals have posted a 18-12 record against NFC West opponents under Whisenhunt.

� Led the Cardinals to the NFC West title in 2008, their first division title since 1975.

� Led the Cardinals to their first-ever Super Bowl appearance in 2008 and more wins in a single season (12) than any coach in franchise history.

� The Cardinals 30-24 win over Atlanta in the 2008 Wild Card Game was the first home playoff victory in 61 years.

� With the 34-21 win over Seattle in the 2008 regular season finale, the Cardinals finished the 2008 regular season with a 9-7 record, matching their best regular season record since the franchise moved to Arizona in 1988.

� With the Cardinals 20-17 win over the Browns in Week 15 in 2011 at University of Phoenix Stadium in 2011, the team improved to 8-2 at home against teams from the AFC.

� In 2008, the Cards offense scored a franchise record 427 points and added 188 points in the playoffs, the third-highest total in NFL postseason history.


HORTON LEADS DEFENSE INTO YEAR TWO Ray Horton enters his second season as the Cardinals defensive coordinator having shaped the Arizona defense into one of the league’s best over the second half of the ’11 campaign.

The Cardinals dramatic turnaround in 2011 largely mirrored the emergence of the Arizona defense as the group thrived in Horton’s system over the final nine games. The defense improved in virtually every defensive category in the second half of last season, when Horton’s defense turned into one of the stingiest in the NFL. Cardinals Defense—Weeks 1-8 vs. Weeks 9-17 Statistic 1-8 (Rank) 9-17 (Rank) Games 7 9 TDs Allowed 20 (t-26th) 12 (3rd)Rushing TDs Allowed 11 (t-31st) 4 (t-4th) Passing TDs Allowed 9 (7th) 8 (5th) 3rd Down Efficiency 37.8% (17th) 34-90 27.2% (1st) 37-136 Avg. 1st Downs Allowed 24.2 (31st) 18.1 (t-10th)Avg Yards Allowed 390.7 (24th) 327.4 (13th)Sacks 16 (t-16th) 26 (t-3rd)Yards Per Pass Att. 7.9 (24th) 6.1 (2nd) Red Zone TD Pct. 51.7% (14th) 15-29 27.6 (1st) 8-29

After Week 9, only Pittsburgh (7) and Houston (11) allowed fewer offensive TDs than the Cardinals (12), and both teams played in just eight games in that span compared to nine for Arizona.

Fewest Rushing/Passing TDs Allowed (Weeks 9-17) TDs Team Rush Pass G 7 Pittsburgh 2 5 8 11 Houston 2 9 8 12 Arizona 4 8 9 13 San Francisco 3 10 9 14 Baltimore 8 6 9 15 Miami 5 10 9 New Orleans 4 11 8 Seattle 5 10 9 Opponent’s Offensive Performance in the Final 9 Games � 76 of 188 drives (64%) totaled five plays or fewer� 70 of 118 drives (59%) covered 25 yards or fewer� 57 of 118 drives (48%) resulted in a punt—only Denver (58)

forced more punts than the Cards in that span� Of the 12 TDs allowed, four came on drives that began inside

Arizona territory, including two drives that followed turnovers

CARDS FANS FLOCK TO FLAGSTAFF A record crowd estimated at 14,500 fans turned out to watch the Cardinals annual Red and White Practice in Flagstaff on July 28, among the highest attendance numbers reported for a camp practice across the NFL. Prior to the practice, an autograph session was held for children 12 and under, and fans arrived as early as 2 a.m. to ensure their position in line. The team then held practice, concluding the action with a live goal-line session. “The fans all come out here and watch us practice and they show us a lot of support,” CB Patrick Peterson said after the practice. “To come out here and sign for the kids and the other fans, it’s just a chance for us to show them some appreciation as well.”

TAKING A ROAD TRIP For the second time in three years, the Cardinals will spend part of training camp away from Flagstaff, as the team will travel to Kansas City following their preseason opener. During the week of Aug. 5 and leading up to the preseason matchup against Kansas City on Aug.10, the Cards will participate in combined practices with the Chiefs at their training camp location, Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, MO. “There are many benefits to this arrangement and we appreciate Coach (Romeo) Crennel and the Chiefs working to make this happen,” said Cardinals head coach KenWhisenhunt. “Logistically it makes a lot of sense since we play Sunday night in Canton and then Friday night at Kansas City but I’ve always found there’s also great value in getting work against another team in a setting like this. We’re looking forward to it.” During the 2010 preseason, the Cardinals played in a Monday Night matchup against the Titans and spent the following few days in Nashville before traveling to Chicago to face the Bears on Saturday. During the stay, the team trained at Vanderbilt University and held a combined practice with the Titans.

PRESSURE FROM EVERYWHERE The Cardinals defense tallied 42 sacks in 2011, tied for the seventh-best total in the NFL. A total of 13 different players recorded sacks for the Cards last season and Arizona had an NFL-high nine who recorded at least 2.0 sacks. Cardinals Defenders with 2+ Sacks in 2011 Sacks Quick Facts8.0-Campbell Career-high and team-high 7.0-Acho 2nd best total ever for Cards rookie 5.0-Washington Career high 4.5-Schofield Career high 3.5-Dockett Had 3.0 sacks in final five games 3.0-Lenon Career high 3.0-Haggans Has 14.0 sacks with Cardinals 2.0-Marshall Tied his career high (2008) 2.0-Rhodes Missed eight games in 2011 The Cards 42 sacks in 2011 rank as the fourth-highest total in team history since sacks became an official stat in 1982. Single-Season Sack Totals (1982-present) Sacks Season 59 1983 55 1984 43 2009 42 2011 41 1987, 1986

HELPING AROUND THE WORLD Several players spent this past offseason traveling the world helping out with a host of charitable causes. WR Larry FitzgeraldIn March, he joined former teammate Anquan Boldin in a partnership with Oxfam America on a trip to Ethiopia where the duo helped raise awareness of the drought and famine. Fitzgerald made two humanitarian trips with the Starkey Hearing Foundation, an international relief group that provides hearing aids and hearing health awareness to the less fortunate and also supporting research and education. In May he traveled to Malaysia and in July, just days prior to training camp, he traveled to Uganda alongside former President Bill Clinton. K Jay Feely Feely made two trips to Haiti to help relief efforts following the devastating earthquake in 2010. He joined a group from The Grove church in February to help rebuild a church, also visiting an orphanage outside of Port Au Prince. He then returned in June along with Mission of Hope (MOH) Haiti with a team of nurses and dentists. LB Sam Acho As he does every summer, Acho traveled to Nigeria with his father and brother, Cleveland Browns LB Emmanuel Acho, as part of a medical mission with the Living Hope Bible Fellowship Church (which was founded by Acho’s parents). This year, Acho brought DE Calais Campbell.


BEYOND THE RECORDS During his first eight NFL seasons, WR Larry Fitzgerald broke virtually every major Cardinals career receiving record. With those records in his pocket, the only remaining question is how high the numbers will go by the time he is done.

Last season, Fitzgerald became the franchise all-time leader in receiving yards, receiving TDs, career 100-yard games and career TDs. He became the franchise all-time receptions leader in 2010. Franchise Record—Career Receptions Rec Player (Years) 693 Larry Fitzgerald, 2004- 586 Anquan Boldin, 2003-09 535 Larry Centers, 1990-98 522 Roy Green, 1979-90 493 Frank Sanders, 1995-02 *Established record in week 14 of 2010 season Franchise Record—Career Receiving Yards Yds Player (Years) 9,615 Larry Fitzgerald, 2004- 8,497 Roy Green, 1979-907,918 Jackie Smith, 1963-77 7,520 Anquan Boldin, 2003-09 7,005 Pat Tilley, 1976-86 *Established record in week 4 of 2011 season Franchise Record—Touchdown Receptions TDs Player (Years) 73 Larry Fitzgerald, 2004- 66 Roy Green, 1979-90 60 Sonny Randle, 1959-66 45 Mel Gray, 1971-82 44 Anquan Boldin, 2003-09 *Established record in week 3 of 2011 season Franchise Record—Career Touchdowns TDs Player (Years) 73 Larry Fitzgerald, 2004- 69 Roy Green, 1979-90 60 Sonny Randle, 1959-66 51 Ottis Anderson, 1979-86 John David Crow, 1958-64 *Established record in week 10 of 2011 season Franchise Record—Career 100-Yard Receiving Games # Player (Years) 32 Larry Fitzgerald, 2004- 27 Anquan Boldin, 2003-09 22 Jackie Smith, 1963-77 20 Roy Green, 1979-90 *Established record in week 4 of 2011 season

WELCOME COMPANY WR Larry Fitzgerald is among an elite group of players in league history who have recorded at least 1,400 yards receiving in a season at least four times in their career. His 1,411 receiving yards in 2011 added him to a select group that includes only Jerry Rice, Randy Moss and Marvin Harrison. NFL Record—Seasons with 1,400+ Receiving Yards # Player 6 Jerry Rice, 1985-2004 4 Larry Fitzgerald, 2004-2011 Randy Moss, 1998-2010 Marvin Harrison, 1996-2008 Now entering his ninth season in the NFL, Fitzgerald has a chance to place himself alongside arguably the greatest WR in league history. With 1,400 yards in 2012, he would join Jerry Rice as the only players in NFL history with at least five 1,400 yards seasons. He would be the first player in league annals to do so five times in his first nine seasons.

CHART TOPPERS With 73 career TD receptions, WR Larry Fitzgerald is tied with Indianapolis’ Reggie Wayne for fourth place on the career TD receptions list among active players (regular season only). Only San Francisco WR Randy Moss (153), Atlanta TE Tony Gonzalez (95) and San Diego TE Antonio Gates (76) have more TD receptions than Fitzgerald, who has appeared in fewer games (124) than any other player in the top 10. TD Receptions—Active NFL Players # Player (1st Year) TDs Games 1 Randy Moss (1998) 153 202 2 Tony Gonzalez (1997) 95 238 3 Antonio Gates (2003) 76 132 4t Larry Fitzgerald (2004) 73 124 4t Reggie Wayne (2001) 73 173 6 Chad Johnson (2001) 67 166 7 Plaxico Burress (2000) 63 144 8t Steve Smith (2011) 59 151 8t Donald Driver (1999) 59 192 10 Santana Moss (2001) 56 155

Dating back to the beginning of the ’08 season, and including postseason, no player in the NFL has more TD receptions than Fitzgerald. He has hauled in 48 TD receptions in that time, including nine TD receptions in just six postseason games.

TD Receptions Since 2008—Including Postseason TDs Player 48 Larry Fitzgerald 47 Calvin Johnson 38 Roddy White 37 Greg Jennings 33 Antonio Gates

Fitzgerald led the NFL in receiving TDs in both the 2008 (12) and 2009 (13) seasons.

MILESTONES APPROACH WR Larry Fitzgerald enters the 2012 season with 693 receptions and 9,615 receiving yards, which has him close to a few career milestones. The Climb To 10,000 Fitzgerald’s 9,615 receiving yards leave him just 385 yards shy of the 10,000 milestone for his career. Fitzgerald will be 29 years, 39 days old when the Cardinals open the regular season against the Seattle Seahawks on 9/5, and he will look to join Randy Moss (28 years, 314 days old) as the only players in NFL history to reach 10,000 career receiving yards before their 30th birthday. Youngest To 10,000 Career Receiving Yards Player Age Randy Moss 28 years, 314 days Jerry Rice 30 years, 54 days Torry Holt 30 years, 132 days Isaac Bruce 30 years, 343 days Steve Largent 31 years, 83 days The 700 Club Fitzgerald needs just seven receptions to become the youngest player in NFL history to reach 700 career catches. The current record is held by Houston’s Andre Johnson (30 years, 139 days old).Youngest To 700 Career Receptions Player Age Andre Johnson 30 years, 139 days Torry Holt 30 years, 202 days Randy Moss 30 years, 230 days Tony Gonzalez 30 years, 279 days Marvin Harrison 31 years, 48 days


HEADING TO THE HALL? As the Cardinals head to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH this week, below is a look at the career of WR Larry Fitzgerald through his first 124 career games compared to the 21 modern era WRs currently in the HOF and where they stood at that point in their career.

At this point in his career, Fitzgerald has more receptions (693) than any of the receivers enshrined in Canton—by a large margin. The next closest receiver is Jerry Rice, who had 610 receptions through his first 124 career games.

Fitzgerald has more receiving yards (9,615) than all HOF receivers except Rice (10,273), Lance Alworth (10,120) and Michael Irvin(9,653).

Fitzgerald Vs. Modern Era WRs in the Hall of Fame (124 Games) 100- Player, HOF Year Years G Rec Yds Avg. Y/G TD Yd G Larry Fitzgerald 2004- 124 693 9,615 13.9 77.5 73 32Jerry Rice, ‘10 1985-00 124 610 10,273 16.8 82.8 103 39Michael Irvin, ‘07 1988-99 124 598 9,653 16.1 77.8 54 40 Art Monk, ‘08 1980-95 124 570 7,927 13.9 63.9 39 24 Lance Alworth, ‘78 1962-72 124 531 10,120 19.1 81.6 85 41 Charley Taylor, 84 1964-77 124 525 7,434 14.2 59.9 68 21 Raymond Berry, ‘73 1955-67 124 525 7,783 14.8 62.8 55 26 Steve Largent, ‘95 1976-89 124 508 8,212 16.2 66.2 68 30 James Lofton, ‘03 1978-93 124 481 8,980 18.7 72.4 46 31 Bobby Mitchell, ’83 1958-68 124 460 7,017 15.3 56.6 59 23 Don Maynard, ‘87 1958, 60-73 124 456 8,380 18.4 67.6 71 35 Tommy McDonald, ‘98 1957-68 124 440 7,615 17.3 61.4 78 23 Fred Biletnikoff, ‘88 1965-78 124 414 6,612 15.9 53.3 53 19 Tom Fears, ‘70 1948-56 87 400 5,397 13.5 62.0 38 15 Dante Lavelli, ‘75 1946-56 123 386 6,488 16.8 52.7 62 9 John Stallworth, ‘02 1974-87 124 381 6,723 17.6 54.2 55 22 Elroy “Crazy Legs” Hirsch, ’68 1946-57 124 374 6,828 18.3 55.1 56 - Pete Pihos, ‘70 1947-55 107 373 5,619 15.1 52.5 61 14 Bob Hayes, ‘09 1965-75 124 365 7,295 19.9 58.8 71 24 Paul Warfield, ‘83 1964-77 124 354 7,321 20.7 59.0 75 21 Lynn Swann, ‘01 1974-87 115 336 5,462 16.3 47.5 51 11 Charlie Joiner, ‘96 1969-86 124 291 5,262 18.1 42.4 35 9 Avg. of 21 Hall of Fame WRs 447 7,448 16.7 - 61 -

In fact, Fitzgerald’s career numbers already surpass those of many receivers that are currently enshrined in the HOF. He has more career receptions than 15 of the 21 receivers in the HOF: Swann (336), Hayes (371), Pihos (373), Lavelli (386), Hirsch (387), Fears (400), Warfield (427), McDonald (495), Mitchell (521), Stallworth (537), Alworth (542), Biletnikoff (589), Berry (631), Maynard (633) and Taylor (649). He has more career receiving yards than 13 of the 21 receivers in the HOF: Fears (5,397), Swann (5,462), Pihos (5,619), Lavelli(6,488), Hirsch (7,029), Hayes (7,414), Mitchell (7,954), McDonald (8,410), Warfield (8,565), Stallworth (8,723), Biletnikoff (8,974), Taylor (9,110) and Berry (9,275).

A Career Full of Accomplishments: � Franchise career leader in receptions (693), receiving yards (9,615), receiving TDs (73), total TDs (73) and 100-yard receiving

games (32). His six 1,000-yard seasons are a franchise record, as are his current streak of five consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.� One of just four players in NFL history to record at least 1,400 receiving yards in a season four times in their career: Jerry Rice

(6), Randy Moss (4) and Marvin Harrison (4). � At 28 years, 74 days old, he became the third-youngest player in NFL history to reach 70 career receiving TDs behind only Randy

Moss (26 years, 269 days old) and Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (28 years, one day old). � At 28 years, 81 days old, he became the second-youngest player in NFL history to reach 9,000 career receiving yards, trailing

only Randy Moss (27 years, 310 days old). � At 27 years, 110 days old, he became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 600 career receptions. � In 2010, he became the first player in NFL history to record 90+ receptions five times in their first seven seasons. � During the 2008 postseason, he broke virtually every major playoff receiving record, establishing new single-season marks for

receptions (30), receiving yards (546) and TDs (7). His four 100-yard receiving games that postseason established a new NFL record for consecutive games with 100 yards receiving.

� His nine TD receptions in six career postseason games are an NFL record for a player in their first six career playoff contests.� With a franchise record 103 receptions during the 2005 season, he became the youngest player in NFL history to record a 100-

catch campaign when he reached the mark at 22 years, 123 days old. � Led the NFL in receiving TDs in both the 2008 (12) and 2009 (13) seasons. In addition to his 10 receiving TDs in 2007, he

became the first player in franchise history to record at least 10 TDs in three consecutive seasons. � Will be 29 years, 39 days old when the Cardinals open the 2012 regular season against the Seattle Seahawks on 9/9, and he will

look to join Randy Moss (28 years, 314 days old) as the only players in NFL history to reach 10,000 career receiving yards beforetheir 30th birthday.


CONTINUING WHERE HE LEFT OFF If any Cardinals player exemplified Arizona’s breakout success over the final nine games in 2011, it was WR Andre Roberts,who finished the season as one of the team’s hottest players. During his second NFL season, Roberts started all 16 games and totaled 51 receptions for 586 yards and two TDs. Following a slow start over the season’s first seven contests, Roberts flashed the potential that caused the Cardinals to make him the highest draft pick out of the Citadel (3rd round, 88th overall) since 1970. Roberts now enters the 2012 season looking to continue the success he enjoyed over the second half of last season. During the final nine games, Roberts totaled 38 receptions for 453 yards and two TDs. That came after he totaled 13 receptions for 133 yards through the first seven games.

Breaking Down the 2011 Season for AndreStatistic 1st 7 Final 9 Receptions 13 38 Yards 133 453 TD Receptions 0 2Yards Per Reception 10.2 11.9 Receptions Per Game 1.9 4.2 Yards Per Game 19.0 50.3 Receptions of 20+ Yards 0 7

Over the final nine games of last season, Roberts posted at least 50 yards receiving six times, including a career-high 111 yards in Week 13 vs. Dallas. Both of the 100-yard receiving performances he has posted in his career so far have come against the Cowboys (110 yards, Week 16, 2010). With a long reception of 17 yards in the first seven games last season, Roberts posted seven receptions of 20+ yards in the final nine matchups, including receptions of 40 and 45 yards.

EARLY ON THE RISE WR Early Doucet enjoyed what was easily the best season of his career in 2011 while serving as the team’s third WR. In his fourth NFL season, he shattered his previous career-highs by hauling in 54 receptions for 689 yards and five TDs, including TD receptions of 70 and 60 yards. Prior to 2011, Doucet’s best season had come in 2010, when he totaled 26 receptions for 291 yards and a TD. Doucet Year-By-Year Comparison Year G Rec Yds Avg TD Lg 1st

2011 16 54 689 12.8 5 70t 35 2010 10 26 291 11.2 1 36 10 2009 9 17 214 12.6 1 29 12 2008 7 14 90 6.4 0 12 6 A Look at Doucet � With five TD receptions, he more than doubled the TD total

from his first three seasons combined. Between 2008 and 2010, Doucet posted two total TD receptions.

� Has improved in games played, receptions, receiving yards, receiving TDs and first downs in each of his first four seasons.

� Posted four games with at least 70 yards receiving in 2011 after totaling one game with at least 70 yards in his first three seasons combined.

� During his first three seasons, posted a long reception of 36 yards. Had TD receptions of 70 and 60 yards in ’11 and totaled eight receptions of 20+ yards on the year.

� Had more receptions for first downs in 2011 (35) than he did in his first three seasons combined (28).

� In 2011, led the Cardinals in receptions (22), receiving yards (295), first downs (15) and receiving TDs (2) on third down plays.

TOP OF THE CLASS Dating back to 2005, his second season in the NFL, WR Larry Fitzgerald is at or near the top of most receiving categories.

NFL Reception Leaders (2005-11) Rec Player Team(s) 650 Wes Welker New England 641 Reggie Wayne Indianapolis 635 Larry Fitzgerald Arizona 579 Tony Gonzalez Kansas City, Atlanta 574 Jason Witten Dallas

NFL Receiving Yardage Leaders (2005-11) Yds Player Team(s) 8,835 Larry Fitzerald Arizona8,599 Reggie Wayne Indianapolis8,082 Steve Smith Carolina 7,538 Andre Johnson Houston 7,374 Roddy White Atlanta

NFL Receiving TD Leaders (2005-11) TDs Player Team(s) 65 Larry Fitzgerald Arizona63 Randy Moss Oakland, New England 61 Antonio Gates San Diego 58 Terrell Owens Phi, Dal, Buf, Cin 50 Reggie Wayne Indianapolis

NFL Leaders—Receptions of 25+ Yards (2005-11) 25+ Player Team(s) 84 Steve Smith Carolina 77 Larry Fitzgerald Arizona 64 Greg Jennings Green Bay 63 Roddy White Atlanta 61 Reggie Wayne Indianapolis

BREAKING DOWN FITZGERALD Below is a breakdown of WR Larry Fitzgerald’s 693 career receptions and 9,615 career receiving yards:

Fitzgerald Career Splits Rec. By QB Split Rec Yds Rec Quarterback Home 338 4,617 345 Kurt Warner Away 355 4,893 84 Josh McCown Win 323 4,520 70 Matt Leinart Loss 370 5,495 63 John Skelton September 146 1,978 49 Derek Anderson October 145 2,092 38 Kevin Kolb November 202 2,702 13 Max Hall December 159 2,436 10 Shaun King January 32 407 8 John Navarre Sunday 659 9,201 7 Richard Bartel Monday 17 125 5 Tim RattayThursday 5 65 1 Brian St. PierreSaturday 12 224 Vs. NFC 546 7,525 Rec. Yards By QBVs. AFC 147 2,090 Yds Quarterback1st Quarter 147 1,958 4,583 Kurt Warner2nd Quarter 183 2,293 1,207 Josh McCown3rd Quarter 170 2,410 1,029 John Skelton4th Quarter 187 2,848 967 Matt Leinart Overtime 6 106 658 Kevin Kolb 1st Down 292 3,903 629 Derek Anderson2nd Down 237 3,493 141 Max Hall3rd Down 150 2,027 129 Shaun King4th Down 14 192 97 John Navarre Vs. Seattle 102 1,371 91 Richard Bartel Vs. San Francisco 93 1,339 81 Tim Rattay Vs. St. Louis 91 1,190 3 Brian St. Pierre


ANOTHER COMPETITION The Cardinals acquired QB Kevin Kolb one day prior to training camp in 2011, bringing him over in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles on July 28. Following an offseason wiped out by the CBA negotiations and a regular season cut short due to a number of injuries, Kolb returns in 2012 having an entire offseason to continue assimilating himself into the Arizona offense. During his first season with the Cardinals, Kolb started nine games and completed 146 of 253 pass attempts for 1,955 yards, 9 TD, 8 INTs and a passer rating of 81.0. After starting the first seven games, Kolb missed four games with a toe/foot injury. He returned in Week 13 against Dallas and posted perhaps his best performance of the season in leading the Cardinals to a 19-13 OT victory, including a game-winning 52-yard TD pass in OT. The following week vs. San Francisco, Kolb was forced from the game in the first quarter after suffering a head injury. The injury kept him out of the remainder of the 2011 season as backup John Skelton started the final three games.

After an offseason of mini-camps and OTAs that that he used to continue getting comfortable in the Cardinals system, Kolb enters the 2012 season feeling more comfortable with the offense, with his surroundings, and with the competition that will play out over the coming month.

“Everything about this is more comfortable,” Kolb said at the open of training camp. “I’ve said it a thousand times, that’s part of being in the NFL. Adam (Snyder) and I were talking on the way here (to Flagstaff), he’s never been to a season where he didn’t have to compete for his own job. Every player in the NFL is used to it. I’m used to it and I look forward to doing my best.” Kolb In The NFL � In five NFL seasons, Kolb has appeared in 28 career

games, with 16 starts.

� In his 16 career starts, has completed 294 of 492 pass attempts (59.8%) for 3,670 yards, 19 TDs, 17 INTs and a passer rating of 81.4. He has thrown for 200+ yards in 12 of those 16 starts, including four 300-yard games.

� In his second career start, earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance vs. Kansas City on 9/27/09, completing 24 of 34 passes (70.6%) for 327 yards, two TDs, a rushing TD and a passer rating of 120.6.

� Over the span of his first five NFL starts, was twice named NFC Offensive Player of the Week, winning for his Week 3 performance in ’09 (vs. Kansas City) and his Week 6 performance in 2010 (vs. Atlanta).

� In 2009, became the first QB in NFL history to throw for 300+ yards in each of his first two career starts (391 vs. New Orleans, 9/20; 327 vs. Kansas City, 9/27).

A CONTINUED PROGRESSION QB John Skelton proved in his first two seasons in the NFL that he can win games under center for the Cardinals. After posting a 5-2 record as a starter in 2011 (6-2 when appearing in a game), Skelton compiled a 7-4 record as a starting QB in his first two NFL campaigns. Playing under less than ideal circumstances in 2011, the second-year player out of Fordham took advantage of his opportunities when starter Kevin Kolb went down with injuries over the second half of the season. After helping the Cardinals recover from a 1-6 start to win seven of their final nine games, Skelton earned his way into a preseason battle for the starting QB spot, a position he covets.“Everyone in the NFL is here for a reason, we all want to compete,” the third-year pro said upon arriving in Flagstaff. “If you’re not competing, you’re going to find yourself out of the league real quick. Kevin and I are both going to compete, we are going to push each other. It will be exciting.”

Skelton Career Snapshot � Has started 11 of the 13 games he has appeared in, completing

151 of 275 pass attempts for 2,575 yards, 13 TDs and 16 INTs. � Has a 7-4 record as a starter. Also led the Cardinals to victory

over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 14 of the ’11 season after Kolb left the game after the opening series.

� Has compiled a perfect 5-0 record at home. � In the 4th quarter/OT, has completed 76 of 129 pass attempts for

1,078 yards, 6 TDs, 3 INTs and a passer rating of 91.8.

LATE-GAME HEROICS In the last 10 games he has appeared in (9 starts) dating back to the 2010 season, QB John Skelton led six game-winning drives in the fourth quarter/OT. Skelton’s Game-Winning Drives Opponent Stats on Game Winning Drive 23-20 vs. Sea, 1/1/12 4-4, 51 yards, 28-yard FG to win in OT 20-17 vs. Cle, 12/18/11 1-1, 32 yards; 22-yard FG to win in OT 21-19 vs. SF, 12/11/11 4-4, 70 yards, TD; 3-yard TD pass 23-20 @ StL, 11/27/11 2-4, 14 yards, 22-yard FG to win in 4th

21-17 @ Phi, 11/13/11 5-8, 100 yards, 5-yard TD pass 27-26 @ Dal, 12/25/10 3-5, 51 yards, 48-yard FG to win in 4th

Skelton was at his best in 2011 when the game was on the line. He was behind center for four 4th quarter comeback victories for the Cardinals, tied for the second-highest total among NFL QBs. NFL Leaders—4th Quarter Comeback Victories (2011) Wins Player (Team) Away Home 5 Alex Smith (San Francisco) 4 1 Eli Manning (NY Giants) 4 1 Tim Tebow (Denver) 3 2 4 John Skelton (Arizona) 1 3 Tony Romo (Dallas) 2 2 Andy Dalton (Cincinnati) 2 2 Mark Sanchez (NY Jets) 1 3

THE OTHER QB COMPETITION The competition between Kevin Kolb and John Skelton for the starting QB spot isn’t the only battle going on at that position. After the Cardinals selected record setting San Diego State QB Ryan Lindley in the sixth round (185th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft, he is facing off with veteran Rich Bartel for a roster spot.

Bartel, a fourth-year pro now in his third season with the Cardinals, has served as the 3rd QB for Arizona each of the last two seasons, appearing in three games for Arizona in that span. An undrafted rookie signed by the Dallas Cowboys in 2007, Bartel spent the majority of his first three seasons on practice squads in Dallas, Cleveland, Jacksonville and Washington. After appearing in his first career NFL game during the 2010 season for the Cards, he returned last season to appear in two games, throwing his first career TD pass to WR Larry Fitzgerald against San Francisco in Week 11. A four-year starter at SDSU, Lindley established a school record with 49 consecutive starts at QB. He established Mountain Westcareer records for pass completions (961), pass attempts (1,732), passing yards (12,690), starts (49), total plays (1,822) and total offensive yards (12,415) during his career, while throwing for over 3,000 yards and 20 TDs in each of his final three seasons.


THE RETURN OF RYAN As the Cardinals entered training camp and prepare for the preseason opener in the Hall of Fame Game against New Orleans, one of the most intriguing stories in camp has been the return of RB Ryan Williams.

The Cardinals offensive backfield is expected to get a giant boost this season with the return of the team’s exciting second round pick (38th overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft.

One of the early stars of training camp last season, Williams was turning heads with his blend of power and quickness before suffering a ruptured patella tendon in his right knee during the team’s preseason matchup at Green Bay.

After spending his entire rookie season on injured reserve, Williams has worked tirelessly throughout the offseason to rehab and be ready to make his NFL debut in 2012, something he can’t wait for.

“I am very anxious. I know I’m still not 100 percent. I still feel a little bit in my quad. But I can play. I don’t know if the adrenaline will pump to the point where I’m not feeling it. I’m not sure. But I am excited. It’s been a long time.”

Williams was the second running back selected in 2011, behind only former Alabama Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram. After redshirting in 2008, Williams played just two seasons at Virginia Tech, but needed just one year to prove how special a back he can be. He piled up a school-record 1,655 yards rushing as a freshman in 2009, tying Marshall Faulk’s NCAA freshman record with 21 TDs. He also established an NCAA record with 1,835 all-purpose yards (1,655 rushing, 180 receiving) that season.

LOOKING FOR A REPEAT RB Beanie Wells was in his third NFL season in 2011 and it was hailed as the year he would break out. After a preseason trade that sent Tim Hightower to the Redskins, Wells entered the season as the starter for the first time in his career. Despite injuries that forced him to miss two full games and most of a third last season, Wells still managed to run his way into the Cardinals record books as he made good on the promise he showed during his 2009 rookie campaign. Wells posted career-highs with 245 rushing attempts for 1,047 yards and 10 TDs in 2011. It marked the first 1,000-yard campaign for the back out of Ohio State and he became the first Cardinals player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season since Edgerrin James in 2007 (1,222). Wells became the ninth player in franchise history to record 1,000 yards rushing in a season and it marked the 14th 1,000-yard season by a Cardinals back. Franchise History—1,00-Yard Rushing Seasons Player Year Yards Attempts Ottis Anderson 1979 1,605 331 Ottis Anderson 1981 1,376 328 Ottis Anderson 1980 1,352 301 Ottis Anderson 1983 1,270 296 Edgerrin James 2007 1,222 324 Ottis Anderson 1984 1,174 289 Edgerrin James 2006 1,159 337 Jim Otis 1975 1,076 269 John David Crow 1960 1,071 183 Garrison Hearst 1995 1,070 284 Beanie Wells 2011 1,047 245 Adrian Murrell 1998 1,042 274 Ronald Moore 1993 1,018 263 Stump Mitchell 1985 1,006 183

BEANIE BREAKS RECORDS No running back in team history had ever accomplished what RB Beanie Wells did last season. With 1,047 rushing yards and 10 rushing TDs in 2011, Wells became the first player in franchise history to record at least 1,000 yards rushing and 10 rushing TDs in a single season. A good chunk of that yardage total came in Week 12 at St. Louis, when Wells broke the franchise single-game rushing record by totaling 228 yards on 27 attempts against the Rams. Franchise Record—Single Game Rushing Yards Yds Player Opponent Att 228 Beanie Wells at St. Louis, 11/27/11 27 214 LeShon Johnson at New Orleans, 9/22/96 21 203 John David Crow vs. Pittsburgh, 12/18/60 24 193 Ottis Anderson vs. Dallas, 9/2/79 21 182 Wayne Morris at Minnesota, 11/6/77 27 With his 10 rushing TDs in 2011, Wells became just the third player in the last 40 years (Tim Hightower-2008 and Donny Anderson-1973) to record 10 rushing TDs in a season for the Cardinals.Rushing TDs—Single-Season Franchise Record TDs Player (Year) 14 John David Crow (1962) 12 Ernie Nevers (1929) 11 MacArthur Lane (1970) 10 Beanie Wells (2011) Tim Hightower (2008) Donny Anderson (1973) Johnny Roland (1967) With 10 rushing TDs in 2012, Wells would become the first player in franchise history to rush for at least 10 TDs in back-to-back seasons.

ALWAYS A THREAT In three seasons with the Cardinals, RB LaRod Stephens-Howling has evolved as a threat in many ways. A seventh round draft pick (240th overall) in 2009, the 5-7 back went from one of the league’s most dangerous kickoff return men into his role last year as a threat to score from anywhere on the gridiron coming out of the backfield. Entering the 2011 season, Stephens-Howling had scored five career TDs in his first two NFL seasons, with three of those coming on kickoff returns which spanned 102, 99 and 92 yards. In 2011, the third-year back expanded his game and made his biggest contributions out of the backfield, posting TD receptions of 73 and 52 yards, with the 52-yarder coming in OT during the Week 13 victory vs. Dallas. With the 73-yard TD reception against the Steelers in Week 7, Stephens-Howling became one of just seven players in franchise history with at least four TDs of 70+ yards. TDs of 70+ Yards—Franchise History TDs Player (Years) 12 Ollie Matson (1952-58) 6 Mel Gray (1971-82) 5 Roy Green (1979-80) 4 LaRod Stephens-Howling (2009-)

Patrick Peterson (2011-) Bobby Joe Conrad (1960-68) Jackie Smith (1963-77)

In the season finale vs. Seattle, he appeared as the Cardinals feature back for the first time in his career in place of the injured Beanie Wells and posted career highs with 21 attempts for 93 yards, averaging 4.4 yards per carry. His 39-yard run in the first quarter was the longest run of his career. For the season, Stephens-Howling posted career highs in rushing attempts (43), rushing yards (167), receiving yards (234) and receiving TDs (2).


HEAP KEEPS ON CLIMBING One of the Cardinals biggest free agent moves prior to the 2011 season came when the team signed TE Todd Heap, an Arizona native who attended Mountain View High School before starring at Arizona State. In 10 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens before signing with the Cardinals, Heap had become one of the game’s best receivers at the position. Despite a hamstring injury that limited him to 10 games in his first season with the Cardinals, Heap was still able to continue his march up the NFL’s all-time list for receptions and receiving yards among TEs. With 24 receptions for 283 yards on the season, Heap currently sits in 11th place for career receptions (491) and 13th place in career receiving yards (5,775) among TEs all-time. Most recently, Heap passed Riley Odoms for 13th place on the NFL’s all-time receiving yardage list for TEs with 35 receiving yards in the season finale vs. Seattle. All-Time Career Receiving Yards – Tight Ends # Yds Player Years 1 13,338 Tony Gonzalez* 1997-2 10,060 Shannon Sharpe 1990-2003 3 7,980 Ozzie Newsome 1978-90 4 7,918 Jackie Smith 1963-78 5 7,840 Jason Witten* 2003- 6 7,783 Antonio Gates* 2003- 7 7,412 Pete Retzlaff 1956-66 8 6,741 Kellen Winslow 1979-87 9 6,307 Steve Jordan 1982-94 10 6,143 Jeremy Shockey* 2002- 11 5,872 Todd Christensen 1979-88 12 5,812 Mike Ditka 1961-72 13 5,775 Todd Heap* 2001-14 5,755 Riley Odoms 1972-83 *Active Player

In Week 15 vs. Cleveland last season, Heap surpassed Cardinals Hall of Famer Jackie Smith for 11th place on the NFL’s all-time list for receptions among TEs. All-Time Career Receptions – Tight Ends # Rec Player Years 1 1,143 Tony Gonzalez* 1997- 2 815 Shannon Sharpe 1990-2003 3 689 Jason Witten* 2003- 4 662 Ozzie Newsome 1978-90 5 588 Antonio Gates* 2003- 6 544 Jeremy Shockey* 2002- 7 541 Kellen Winslow 1979-87 8 505 Frank Wycheck 1993-2003 9 499 Ben Coates 1991-2000 10 498 Steve Jordan 1982-94 11 491 Todd Heap* 2001- 12 480 Jackie Smith 1963-78 *Active Player

2012 OPPONENTSBelow is a breakdown of the Cardinals 2012 opponents and their record in 2011: Home ‘11 Rec Away ’11 Rec St. Louis 2-14 St. Louis 2-14 San Francisco 13-3 San Francisco 13-3 Seattle 7-9 Seattle 7-9 Chicago 8-8 Green Bay 15-1 Detroit 10-6 Minnesota 3-13 Philadelphia 8-8 Atlanta 10-6 Buffalo 6-10 New England 13-3 Miami 6-10 NY Jets 8-8

TALENTED AT TIGHT END The Cardinals return a talented group at the tight end position for the 2012 season. Led by veterans Todd Heapand Jeff King, the Cardinals have a TE corps that produced significant output for the team in 2011, despite injuries that limited Heap, rookie Rob Housler and Jim Dray. The Cards TEs combined to haul in 65 receptions for 712 yards and four TDs. Todd Heap: One of the NFL’s top receiving TEs and a two-time Pro Bowl selection, Heap has appeared in 143 career games with 491 receptions for 5,775 yards and 42 TDs in 11 seasons.During his first season in Arizona in 2011, Heap was limited to 10 games due to a variety of injuries. Healthy at the end of the season, he hauled in 11 receptions for 133 yards and a TD in the final three games. Jeff King: The only Cardinals TE to appear in all 16 games last season, King made a big impact in the Cardinals offense in his first season with the team. He totaled 27 receptions for 271 yards and tied a career high with three TDs in ’11. His 27 receptions and three TD receptions were team highs among TEs. He had TD receptions of 48 yards and 21 yards, becoming the first Cards TE with multiple TD receptions of 20+ yards in a single season since Chris Gedney in 1997. Rob Housler: The Cards third-round selection in the 2011 NFL Draft, Housler was the fastest TE at the NFL Combine that year. Injuries limited Housler to 12 games as a rookie, when he caught 12 passes for 133 yards. Also competing for roster spots and playing time will be third-year pro Jim Dray, the Cardinals seventh round draft pick in 2010, Steve Skelton, brother of QB John Skelton who spent last season on the practice squad, and Martell Webb, who spent time on the practice squad with the Jets and Buccaneers as a rookie in 2011.

A GOOD MIX Entering the 2012 season, the Cardinals offensive line is a healthy mix of new and familiar faces. LT Levi Brown and C Lyle Sendlein are expected to once again hold down two starting spots, as they have done in every game since the 2008 season opener - a streak of 70 consecutive games (including postseason). The guard position will be filled on the left side by Daryn Colledge, who returns for his second season with the Cardinals, and Adam Snyder on the right side. Colledge started all 16 games last year in his first season in Arizona, while Snyder was the Cardinals first free agent addition this past offseason after spending seven years with the 49ers. The battle to watch during preseason action is at right tackle, where 10-year veteran Jeremy Bridges will compete for the starting job with rookie Bobby Massie. Bridges has played in every game for the Cardinals the last three years and started 12 games over the past two seasons at right tackle. But he will be challenged in training camp by Massie, who the team selected out of Mississippi in the fourth round (112th overall) of April’s draft. Massie was the first of three offensive linemen the Cards selected in this year’s draft, with Washington G Senio Kelemete and Boise State T Nate Potter following in the fifth and seventh rounds, respectively. Those two and seventh-year pro T D’Anthony Batiste will be battling for roster spots during camp, while T D.J. Young, G Russ Hochstein and C Ryan Bartholomew, who both spent most of last season on the Cardinals practice squad, will also figure in the competition.


A SPECIAL UNIT The Cardinals blocked a NFL-high five FG attempts in 2011, with DE Calais Campbell getting a hand on three attempts and CB Patrick Peterson pitching in two more.

The success in blocking FG attempts last season was no aberration for Arizona, who also led the NFL in blocked FG attempts in both 2009 (3) and 2010 (3). With five blocks in 2011, Arizona has blocked 12 FGAs dating back to 2008, the most in the NFL.Most Blocked FG Attempts (2008-present) Block Team 12 Arizona 9 Seattle 6 Cleveland 5 Dallas NY Giants Chicago

Getting in their head Facing the team that led the NFL in blocked FG attempts last season gave opposing kickers plenty to think about. Some of the league’s best had their struggles against Arizona in 2011. � Bengals K Mike Nugent held the NFL lead for FG accuracy

(93.1%), having hit on 27-of-29 FG attempts on the season. Against the Cardinals, Nugent doubled his miss total for the season in the first half alone, missing on attempts of 35 and 48 yards.

� San Francisco K David Akers, who established an NFL record for most FGs in a season with 44, saw most of his struggles in 2011 come against Arizona. Akers missed eight FG attempts last season (44-of-52) and half of those (4) came against Arizona.

� Entering the game against the Cardinals in Week 13, Cowboys rookie K Dan Bailey had made 27-of-28 FGAs on the season, including 26 in a row leading into the game. That streak came to an end in the first quarter when Bailey’s 53-yard attempt went wide left. Bailey finished the day 2-of-4 on FGAs, also missing a potential game-winning 49-yard attempt at the end of the fourth quarter.

TOUCHDOWNS ARE A SPECIALTY The Cardinals have scored 13 special teams TDs dating back to 2007, the year special teams coordinator Kevin Spencer took the reins. Prior to Spencer’s arrival, it took the Cardinals 28 years (1979-2006) to accumulate 13 special teams TDs. Under Spencer’s guidance, the Cardinals have scored at least one special teams TD each season, and multiple TDs in each of the last four seasons. Cardinals Special Teams TDs – 2007-2011 TDs Type 5 Punt return 4 Kickoff return 2 Blocked FG return 1 Blocked punt return 1 Fumble recovery on opp. kickoff return

Between 2007 and 2011, the Cardinals and 49ers are the only two teams in the NFL who have scored at least one TD with a punt return, kickoff return, blocked FG return, blocked punt return and a fumble recovery on an opponent’s kickoff return. CB Patrick Peterson tied the NFL single-season record for punt return TDs in 2011 when he scored four TDs on punt returns.

With two KOR TDs, RB LaRod Stephens-Howling was one of just five NFL players with multiple KOR TDs in 2010.

Dating back to 2007, the Cards nine total kick return TDs (punt and kickoff return) trail on Chicago (15) for most in the NFL.

ON THE CUSP RB LaRod Stephens-Howling recorded 145 kickoff returns for 3,662 yards and three TDs during his first three season sin the NFL. In doing so, he put himself into position to cement his legacy as one of the best return men in team history during the 2012 season. Stephens-Howling’s 145 returns rank as the fourth-best total in franchise history while his 3,662 return yards rank third and his three TDs rank second. He enters the season needing 33 returns to become the franchise all-time leader in that category. Franchise Leaders—Career Kickoff Returns Ret Player, Years 177 Stump Mitchell, 1981-89 164 Vai Sikahema, 1986-90 151 MarTay Jenkins, 2000-02 145 LaRod Stephens-Howling, 2009- 114 J.J. Arrington, 2005-08

With 3,662 career KOR yards, Stephens-Howling needs 346 yards to pass Stump Mitchell for the franchise record in that category as well. Franchise Leaders-Career Kickoff Yards Yds Player, Years 4,007 Stump Mitchell, 1981-89 3,865 MarTay Jenkins, 2000-02 3,662 LaRod Stephens-Howling, 2009- 3,501 Vai Sikahema, 1986-90 2,804 Terry Metcalf, 1973-77 And as big a threat as he has become on kickoff returns, every return is a chance to close in on Ollie Matson (6) for career KOR TDs.

Franchise Leaders-Career Kickoff Return TDs TDs Player, Years 6 Ollie Matson, 1952 (2), ’54, ’56, ’58 (2) 3 LaRod Stephens-Howling, 2009, ‘10 (2) 2 J.J. Arrington, 2006, ‘08 MarTay Jenkins, 2000, ‘02 Les Goble, 1954 (2) Terry Metcalf, 1974, ‘75

A HIGH SCORERJay Feely is one of 12 NFL players who has eclipsed 1,000 points since 2001, the year he entered the league. In that time, Feely has tallied 1,210 points, the second-highest total in the league dating back to ‘01 behind only 49ers kicker David Akers (1,357). NFL Points Leaders (2001-present) Pts Player XPM XPA FGM FGA 1,357 David Akers 439 443 306 370 1,210 Jay Feely 382 384 274 3341,195 Ryan Longwell 445 452 250 303 1,177 Adam Vinatieri 424 430 251 298 1,159 Sebastian Janikowski 346 349 271 336

EIGHT YEARS SINCE A MISS Feely has successfully converted 297 consecutive PATs dating back to 11/9/03. His 297 consecutive PATs rank as the longest active streak in the NFL. Consecutive PATs—Longest Active Streak PATs Player 297 Jay Feely 250 Stephen Gostkowski 231 Robbie Gould 212 Nick Folk 209 Rob Bironas


BY THE NUMBERS 1986

The last time the Cardinals appeared in the Hall of Fame Game. This week’s game against the Saints will be the Cardinals fourth

all-time appearance (1962, ’74, ’86).

44Wins for head coach Ken Whisenhunt, the most of any coach in

franchise history.

7-2The Cardinals record over the final nine games last season. Only

Green Bay, New Orleans and New England (all 8-1) posted a better record in that span.

4Overtime wins for Arizona in 2011 (all at home), an NFL single-

season record. The Cardinals became the first NFL team in history to play four OT games at home in a single season.

63Consecutive sellouts at University of Phoenix Stadium (including preseason and postseason) since the stadium opened in 2007.

7,200Number of feet above sea level of the Cardinals training camp in Flagstaff, AZ on the campus of Northern Arizona University. It is

one of the highest city elevations in the United States.

14,500Record crowd for last Saturday’s Red-White practice in Flagstaff.

9Different Cardinals players who recorded multiple sacks in 2011,

an NFL-high.

385Yards needed by WR Larry Fitzgerald, who will be 29 years, 39

against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1, to join Randy Moss (28 years, 314 days old) as the only players in NFL history to reach

10,000 career receiving yards before their 30th birthday.

12Offensive TDs allowed by the Cardinals after Week 8 last

season. Only Pittsburgh (7) and Houston (11) allowed fewer offensive TDs than Arizona, and both teams played in just eight

games in that span compared to nine for Arizona.

11 feet, 1 inch Combined height of Cardinals RB LaRod Stephens-Howling (5-7)

and Saints RB Darren Sproles (5-6).

4Punt return TDs for rookie CB Patrick Peterson in 2011, tying the

NFL single-season record. He became the first player in NFL history with four punt returns of 80+ yards in a single season (99,

89, 82, 80).

314Weight of NT Dan Williams at the start of camp, the lightest he

has been in his career.

12NFL seasons for S Adrian Wilson, the longest tenured Cardinal on the roster. Wilson’s 166 games played are more than any other Cardinal player since the team relocated to Arizona in

1988.

1,047Rushing yards for RB Beanie Wells in 2011. Combined with his 10 rushing TDs, Wells became the first player in team history to

rush for over 1,000 yards and at least 10 TDs in a season.

28.5Sacks for DT Darnell Dockett dating back to 2007, more than any

other DT in the NFL during that span.

A FEW THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN 2012 WR Larry Fitzgerald � With 9,615 career receiving yards entering the season, Fitzgerald, who will be 29 years, 39 days old against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1, needs just 385 receiving yards to join Randy Moss (28 years, 314 days old) as the only players in NFL history to reach 10,000 career receiving yards before their 30th birthday.

RB Beanie Wells � With 10 rushing TDs, Wells would become the first player in franchise history to rush for at least 10 TDs in back-to-back seasons. He would become the first RB in team history to reach 10 rushing TDs in a season multiple times in their career.

S Adrian Wilson � With five INTs, Wilson (26) would pass Pat Fischer (29) and Dick “Night Train” Lane (30) and move into fourth place on the franchise all-time INTs list. � If he appears in all 16 games in ’12, Wilson will have played in 182 career games and will have appeared in more games than any Cardinals DB in franchise history other than Hall of Famer Roger Wehrli (193).

RB LaRod Stephens-Howling � Enters the season needing 33 kickoff returns and 346 KOR yards to become the franchise all-time leaders in those categories.

CB Patrick Peterson � With 699 punt return yards as a rookie in 2011, Peterson enters the ’12 campaign needing just 223 yards to move into third place on the franchise career punt return yardage list in only his second season.

HOMETOWN CROWD The Cards roster hosts six players that had ties to Arizona prior to their NFL career. Three players—TE Todd Heap, C Lyle Sendlein and LB Colin Parker—are Arizona natives. TE Todd Heap: A Mesa native, Heap led Mountain View High School to state titles in each of his last two seasons. He then went on to a record-setting college career at Arizona State, breaking school records for receptions and receiving yards by a TE before being selected in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft by Baltimore.C Lyle Sendlein: A native of Scottsdale, Sendlein graduated from Chaparral High School where he was a four-year letterman and three-year starter. He helped lead the team to back-to-back state titles and was a first-team All-State selection as a senior before going on to Texas for college. LB Colin Parker: Attended Hamilton High School in Chandler, but an injury prevented him from playing both as a junior and senior. Parker then went on to Arizona State and earned All-Pac-12 honors as a senior when he set career highs with 13 starts and a team-leading 75 tackles. S Eddie Elder: Played two seasons at Arizona State after starting his college career at the College of San Mateo. He started 20 games for the Sun Devils and totaled 130 tackles and three INTs. LB Paul Vassallo: Started all 25 games in two seasons at the University of Arizona. The junior college transfer earned All-Pac-10 honors in 2010 when he led the Wildcats with 102 tackles and added eight tackles for loss and two sacks. WR Gino Crump: Began his college career at Glendale CC in 2007, and then spent his final two years at Arizona after transferring from West Virginia. He had his best season as a senior, recording 65 catches for 610 yards and two TDs.


ADRIAN SIGNS AGAIN Now entering his 12th season, S Adrian Wilson is the team’s most tenured player and has been with Arizona since the team selected him in the 2001 NFL Draft. In fact, Wilson is one of just six players selected in the 2001 draft that is still with the team that selected them.Players Selected in 2001 Draft Still With Original Team Player Team Rnd Pick Jeff Backus Detroit 1st 18th overall Casey Hampton Pittsburgh 1st 19th overall Reggie Wayne Indianapolis 1st 30th overall Dominic Raiola Detroit 2nd 50th overall Adrian Wilson Arizona 3rd 64th overall Steve Smith Carolina 3rd 74th overall The day the Cardinals reported to camp this season, Wilson signed his third extension with the Cardinals, ensuring that the franchise staple will continue on with Arizona at least through the 2015 season. Wilson’s first two extensions came on 12/22/04 and 6/4/09 and were both five-year deals.

Wilson has appeared in 166 career games with Arizona. That ranks as the 10th highest games played total in franchise history. It also means that Wilson has played in more games as an Arizona Cardinal than any player in the team’s history, following the team’s relocation to the Valley in 1988.

Franchise Record—Games Played (Career) G Player (Position) Years 234 Jim Bakken (K) 1962-78 199 Jim Hart (QB) 1966-83 198 Jackie Smith (TE) 1963-77 193 Roger Wehrli (CB) 1969-82 189 Luis Sharpe (T) 1982-94 180 Larry Stallings (LB) 1963-76 178 Ernie McMillan (T) 1961-74 169 Roy Green (WR) 1979-90 Larry Wilson (S) 1960-72 166 Adrian Wilson (S) 2001- Should he appear in all 16 games in 2012, Wilson will reach 182 games played, moving into sixth place. It will also mean he will have appeared in more games than any Cardinals DB other than Hall of Fame CB Roger Wehrli (193).

STAYING IN THE GAME When SS Adrian Wilson suffered a torn biceps muscle during training camp last year, some wondered if he would play at all in 2011. Wilson answered that by starting all 16 games, pushing his streak of consecutive starts to 59. That streak is the longest current starts streak in the NFL among safeties. Consecutive Starts Among NFL Safeties Starts Player (Team) 59 Adrian Wilson (Arizona) 48 Dawan Landry (Jacksonville) 48 Tyvon Branch (Oakland) 43 Michael Griffin (Tennessee) 41 Yeremiah Bell (NY Jets) In addition to starting all 16 games during the 2011 season, Wilson appeared in more snaps (1,134) than any defensive player in the NFL.

HUNTING QUARTERBACKS For good reason, S Adrian Wilson has throughout his career been known for his ability to get to the quarterback. During the 2005 season, Wilson established an NFL single-season record for a defensive back with 8.0 sacks, a mark that still stands.NFL Record—Sacks By DB (Single Season) Sacks Player Team Year 8.0 Adrian Wilson Arizona 2005 7.5 Roman Harper New Orleans 2011 7.0 Dave Duerson Chicago 1986 6.5 LeRoy Butler Green Bay 1996 6.0* Shawn Springs Washington 2004 *Accomplished by five players, Springs the most recent Since sacks became an official statistic in 1982, Wilson’s 22.5 sacks rank as the fourth-best total in league history among safeties. Sack Leaders—NFL Safeties (1982-Present) Sacks Player Team 30.5 Rodney Harrison SD/NE 26.0 Brian Dawkins Phi/Den 25.0 Carnell Lake Pit/Jax/Bal 22.5 Adrian Wilson Arizona 21.0 Lawyer Milloy NE/Buf/Atl/Sea And dating back to 2005, Wilson’s 19.5 sacks are more than any other safety in the NFL. Sack Leaders—NFL Safeties (2005-Present) Sacks Player Team 19.5 Adrian Wilson Arizona 17.0 Roman Harper New Orleans 12.5 Brian Dawkins Phi/Den 12.0 Kerry Rhodes NYJ/Ariz

THE 20-20 MAN SS Adrian Wilson has a long list of individual accomplishments during his first 11 seasons with the Cardinals, including five Pro Bowl appearances and numerous NFL single-season records. One of the most significant is his inclusion on an exclusive list of NFL players who have recorded at least 20 INTs and 20 sacks in their career. In 2009, Wilson reached the career milestone, becoming just the 10th player in NFL history with at least 20 sacks and 20 interceptions. Since Wilson accomplished the feat in ’09, S Lawyer Milloy (2010) and LB Brian Urlacher (2011) have also joined the list, becoming the 11th and 12th players to reach the 20/20 club. All-Time Players with 20 Sacks/20 INTs Player Sacks Ints S Adrian Wilson (AZ, 2001-current) 22.5 26 CB Ronde Barber (TB, 1997-current) 27.0 43 S LeRoy Butler (GB, 1990-2001) 20.5 38 S Brian Dawkins (Phi/Den, 1996-2011) 26.0 37 LB Donnie Edwards (KC/SD, 1996-2008) 23.5 28 S Rodney Harrison (SD/NE, 1994-2008) 30.5 34 LB Seth Joyner (Phi/Ari/GB/Den, 1986-98) 52.0 24 LB Ray Lewis (Bal, 1996-current) 40.5 31 LB Wilber Marshall (five teams, 1984-95) 45.0 23 S Lawyer Milloy (NE/Buf/Atl/Sea, 1996-2010) 21.0 25 LB William Thomas (Phi/Oak, 1991-01) 37.0 27 LB Brian Urlacher (Chi, 2000-current) 41.5 21

THE CLIMB CONTINUES S Adrian Wilson enters the 2012 season with 26 career INTs, the sixth-highest total in franchise history. Franchise Career Interception LeadersINTs Player (Years)52 Larry Wilson (1960-72) 46 Aeneas Williams (1991-2000) 40 Roger Wehrli (1969-82) 30 Night Train Lane (1954-59) 29 Pat Fischer (1961-67) 26 Adrian Wilson (2001-present)24 Kwamie Lassiter (1995-2002) 22 Norm Thompson (1971-76) 21 Jerry Davis (1948-51) Ray Ramsey (1950-53)


CORNER COMPETITION An annual training camp storyline is competition for starting jobs and roster spots, and nowhere is that more evident with the Cardinals this year than at cornerback. Patrick Peterson,who started all 16 games as a rookie in 2011, is penciled in as one starter, but there are plenty of candidates for the jobs behind him.

Returners include A.J. Jefferson, who started seven games in 2011, sixth-year pro Michael Adams, and Greg Toler.Projected as a starter last year, Toler was injured in the preseason and spent the entire season on IR, but he returns healthy and ready to fight for a starting job. Adams has appeared in 47 of a possible 48 games for the Cards the last three seasons, with seven starts.

The Cardinals also brought in two new faces, signing former Steeler William Gay as a free agent and using their third-round draft pick on Oklahoma’s Jamell Fleming. Both players are expected to figure prominently in the competition at cornerback this season.

Crezdon Butler and Marshay Green also return in 2012, having each played in one game last season.

The Cardinals Cornerbacks – Career Snapshot Player Yrs Exp GP/GS Michael Adams 5 59/7 Crezdon Butler 2 5/0 Jamell Fleming R -- William Gay 5 80/34 Marshay Green 2 1/0 A.J. Jefferson 2 18/7 Patrick Peterson 1 16/16 Greg Toler 3 27/13 Six of the eight CBs on the current roster have at least two seasons of experience under their belt, while the Cardinals have five CBs who have started.

AFTER 55, A NEW FOCUS Having electrified the NFL and solidified his status as one of the best return men in the league with his four 80+ yard punt return TDs as a rookie in 2011, CB Patrick Peterson returns for his second NFL season with a whole new focus. Listed at #55 on the NFL Network’s Top 100: Players of 2012 following a vote of his peers, Peterson now has his sights on climbing that list as he cements himself among the top CBs in the league.

“I definitely believe I made it through the record I set, tying the NFL record,” Peterson said following the unveiling of his name of the Top 100 list. “I believe that’s primarily what got me in the Top 100. But this year I’ve been working more on my coverage skills and trying to be more of a shutdown cornerback versus an elite punt returner.” Peterson started all 16 games at CB and totaled 63 tackles, two INTs, a sack and 13 passes defensed. His two INTs tied with Daryl Washington for the second-highest total on the team behind Richard Marshall (3) and his 13 passes defensed also tied for second behind Adrian Wilson (16). After the preseason injury to veteran Greg Toler last season, Peterson was tasked with covering each team’s top WR from the first game on. He totaled five tackles and three passes defensed in Week 13 going up against Dallas’ dangerous wideout Dez Bryant. The following week against San Francisco, Peterson recorded his first career sack. One of his finest games at CB came in Week 16 at Cincinnati, when he lined up against former college foe and fellow rookie phenom A.J. Green. He held Green to just two receptions for 25 yards.

MANY GREAT RETURNS As much as CB Patrick Peterson is focused on becoming one of the game’s top cover corners, it is impossible to ignore the things he did as a punt returner as a rookie. Peterson tied the NFL record and became just the fourth player in NFL history to return four punts for TDs in a single season. He joined Jack Christiansen (Detroit, 1951) as the only rookies in NFL history with four punt return TDs during their inaugural season. NFL Record-Punt Return TDs In a Single Season TDs Player, Team, Year 4 Patrick Peterson, Arizona, 2011+ Devin Hester, Chicago, 2007 Rick Upchurch, Denver, 1976 Jack Christiansen, Detroit, 1951+ 3 Devin Hester, Chicago, 2010 Johnnie Lee Higgins, Oakland, 2008 Reggie Bush, New Orleans, 2008 Adam Jones, Tennessee, 2006 Devin Hester, Chicago, 2006+ Eric Metcalf, San Diego, 1997 Darrien Gordon, Denver, 1997 Desmond Howard, Green Bay, 1996 LeRoy Irvin, Los Angeles, 1981 Billy (White Shoes) Johnson, Houston, 1975 Emlen Tunnell, NY Giants, 1951 +Rookie season With punt return TDs of 89, 82, 99 and 80 yards, Peterson became the first player in NFL history with four punt return TDs of 80+ yards in a single season. In NFL history there have been six players who have returned a punt 80+ yards for a TD at least four times in their career. Peterson did so in his first 31 career returns. Players With 4 Punt Return TDs of 80+ Yards (Career) TDs Player (Team) Years Returns 5 Devin Hester (Chi) 2006- 206 Eric Metcalf (Cle, SD, Was) 1989-2002 351 4 Patrick Peterson (Ari) 2011- 44 Darrien Gordon (SD, Den) 1993-2002 314 Dante Hall (KC, StL) 2000-2008 216 Tamarick Vanover (KC) 1995-2002 197 With 699 punt return yards on the year, Peterson established a new NFL record for punt return yards by a rookie, surpassing the previous record held by Pittsburgh’s Louis Lipps (656, 1984). NFL Record—Punt Return Yards in Rookie Season Yds Player. Team Year 699 Patrick Peterson, Arizona 2011656 Louis Lipps, Pittsburgh 1984 655 Neal Colzie, Oakland 1975 619 Leon Johnson, NY Jets 1997 608 Mike Haynes, New England 1976 In addition to being an NFL rookie record, Peterson’s 699 punt return yards in 2011 rank as the second-highest total in NFL history. Only Desmond Howard, who posted 875 yards for Green Bay in 1996, had more punt return yards in a single season than Peterson. NFL Record—Punt Return Yards in a Season Yds Player. Team Year 875 Desmond Howard, Green Bay 1996 699 Patrick Peterson, Arizona 2011 692 Fulton Walker, Miami, L.A. Raiders 1985 666 Greg Pruitt, L.A. Raiders 1983 662 Derrick Mason, Tennessee 2000 Peterson’s 699 punt return yards shattered the franchise single season record, previously held by Vai Sikahema, who had 550 punt return yards in 1987.


A YOUTH MOVEMENT AT LINEBACKER The Cardinals have a roster littered with young talent, and one place where that young talent really stands out is at linebacker. With Sam Acho, O’Brien Schofield and Daryl Washington all projected to be starters in ‘12, the Cardinals have a LB corps that could serve as a foundation of the defense for years to come.

Career Statistics Player Age GP/GS Tackles Sacks FF/FRSam Acho 23 16/10 37 7.0 4/1 O’Brien Schofield 25 26/0 34 6.5 2/1 Daryl Washington 25 31/25 188 6.0 1/0

Daryl Washington The most seasoned of the Cards three young LBs, Washington is entering his third NFL season, after being drafted by the Cardinals in the second round (47th overall) of the 2010 Draft. A starter from day one of his NFL career, he became the first rookie defender to start on opening day for the Cardinals since Antrel Rolle in 2005.

Sam Acho After being selected by the Cardinals in the fourth round (103rd

overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft, Acho played like a first round pick after moving into the starting role last season. He finished second on the team with 7.0 sacks as a rookie and also added a team-high four forced fumbles.

O’Brien Schofield Now entering his third NFL season, Schofield came into his own during the second half of last season. He finished the year with a career-high 4.5 sacks, including two pivotal sacks on consecutive plays, forcing a fumble on the second one, in the Week 15 win over Cleveland.

The trio really hit their stride over the final six games of the 2011 season, combining for nine sacks, four forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery in that span. Washington equaled his career high with 11 tackles each in the final two games of the season, and both Acho (at St. Louis, Week 12) and Schofield (vs. Cleveland, Week 15) set career highs with two sacks in a game during that span.

SOLID UP THE MIDDLE With much of the focus being on the Cardinals trio of young linebackers (Daryl Washington, Sam Acho and O’Brien Schofield) heading into the 2012 season, veteran LB Paris Lenon quietly enters his third season with the Cardinals and 11th season in the NFL. Although his demeanor off the field is quiet, his play since joining the Cardinals in 2010 has spoken out loud that the only former XFL player still active in the NFL and former U.S. Postal Service employee is nowhere near done. In fact, his two seasons with the Cards have shown he is at the top of his game. In his two seasons in Arizona, Lenon has proven to be a reliable force in the middle of the defense. He has started all 32 games and topped 100 tackles both years, leading the team with 127 tackles in 2010. He has also totaled five sacks and two INTs in in that time, matching what he had done in his previous eight seasons combined. In addition, Lenon was named a team captain in 2011, earning that distinction for the first time in his career. A Look at Lenon’s Career Statistic 2002-09 2010-11 Games/Starts 127/74 32/32 Sacks 5.0 5.0 INTs 2 2 100-tackle seasons 2 2 Tackles per season 70.9 115 Passes defensed 17 10

Lenon entered the NFL in 2000 as a rookie free agent out of Richmond. After a year out of the league following his release from the Panthers prior to camp, Lenon spent eight seasons in the NFL with the Packers (2002-05), Lions (2006-08) and Rams (2009) before signing with Arizona.

READY FOR THE NEXT STEP LB Daryl Washington had a breakout season last year in his second NFL season. The former TCU star led the team with 111 tackles and 16 tackles for loss, adding five sacks, two INTs and seven passes defensed. Washington’s 16 tackles for loss were the most for a Cards defender in a single season since DE Clyde Simmons posted 17 in 1995. He was also one of only five NFL defenders who recorded at least five sacks and two INTs during the 2011 season. NFL Players with 5.0+ Sacks and 2+ INTs in 2011 Player Team Sacks INTs LB Daryl Washington Arizona 5.0 2 LB Terrell Suggs Baltimore 14.0 2 LB David Harris NY Jets 5.0 4 LB Rob Ninkovich New England 6.5 2 LB Clay Matthews Green Bay 6.0 3 As for the 2012 season, Washington has high expectations for his play. “I will be everywhere on the field,” Washington said. “Just don’t take me off the field. That’s my motto. You’ll see me outside, inside, blitzing up the middle, maybe playing a little safety, everywhere.” After the Cardinals traded up to select Washington with the 47th overall selection in the 2010 NFL Draft, it didn’t take him long to make an impression. During his rookie campaign, he became the first rookie defender to start on opening day during the Ken Whisenhunt era. He was the first Cards rookie defender to start on opening day since former first round pick Antrel Rolle (9/11/05 @ NY Giants). Washington Quick Fact: Prior to the ’10 Draft, Washington ran a 4.5 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, the fastest time of any LB at the event.

BACK TO BUSINESS For second-year LB Sam Acho, the 2012 season is about improving upon his stellar rookie season and moving full-time into the starting outside linebacker role. The Cardinals fourth round selection (104th overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft, Acho appeared in all 16 games for Arizona last season and was one of the breakout stars of the rookie class. He started the final 10 games of the season after entering the starting lineup in place of the injured Joey Porter in Week 8. Acho recorded 37 tackles, seven sacks, five tackles for loss, a team-high four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. He also played a significant role on special teams, adding nine tackles. Acho’s seven sacks ranked as the second-highest total in franchise history for a rookie (Simeon Rice (12.5, 1996). Franchise Record—Sacks In Rookie Season Sacks Player (Year) 12.5 Simeon Rice (1996) 7.0 Sam Acho (2011) 6.0 Mark Smith (1997) Ken Harvey (1988) 5.0 Karlos Dansby (2004) Andre Wadsworth (1998) Acho’s biggest game of the season came in Week 12 at St. Louis, when he totaled three tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a tackle for loss against the Rams. He became just the third Cards player to record at least two sacks and two forced fumbles in a game and the first to do so since Bertrand Berry (3.0 sacks, 2 FF) on 10/22/06 at Oakland.


NOBODY BETTER All-Pro DT Darnell Dockett had another solid season for the Cardinals in 2011 and seemed to being getting better as the season progressed, recording three sacks over the final five games. Dockett started all 16 games in 2011 and recorded 52 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries and a team-high 19 QB hits. Dating back to 2004, no player at his position has appeared in more games (127) than Dockett. He has started 126 of 127 career games and has missed just one contest in his first eight seasons. Dockett has led the NFL in sacks among DTs twice in his career, recording 9.0 sacks in 2007 and 7.0 sacks in 2009. Since 2007, Dockett is among the league leaders in many categories at the defensive tackle position. Below is a look at Dockett’s sack total since then compared to some of the more well-known defenders at the position. DT Sack Comparison—2007 to Present Player Sacks Yds Darnell Dockett (AZ) 28.5 196.0 Richard Seymour (Oak) 25.0 144.5 Kevin Williams (Min) 23.5 156.5 Albert Haynesworth (FA) 21.0 138.5 Tommy Kelly (Oak) 21.0 112.0 With 34.5 career sacks, Dockett ranks ninth on the Cardinals career sacks list, needing 3.5 sacks to move past David Galloway (37.0) and Al Baker (37.5) into seventh place. Sacks Player, Years 66.0 Freddie Joe Nunn, DE, 1985-93 53.5 Simeon Rice, DE, 1996-2000 50.5 Curtis Greer, DE, 1980-88 47.5 Ken Harvey, LB, 1988-93 45.5 Eric Swann, DT, 1991-99 40.0 Bertrand Berry, DE, 2004-09 37.5 Al Baker, DE, 1983-86 37.0 David Galloway, DT, 1982-89 34.5 Darnell Dockett, DT, 2004-

COMING OFF A CAREER YEAR DE Calais Campbell made a strong case to be considered among the top young defensive linemen in the game with his performance during the 2011 season. The recently re-signed Campbell’s fourth season in the NFL was one to remember as he totaled 73 tackles, a team-high 8.0 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, 16 QB hits, 11 passes defensed, an INT, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and three blocked FGs. His 11 passes defensed ranked as the fourth-best total on the team behind DBs Adrian Wilson (16), Patrick Peterson (13) and Richard Marshall (13). With 8.0 sacks on the season, Campbell has led or tied for the team lead in sacks in each of the last three seasons. He posted a team-high 6.0 sacks in 2010 and tied DT Darnell Dockett for the team-lead with 7.0 sacks in 2009. Campbell’s 2011 Season Highlights Week 3: In Seattle, totaled 10 tackles, a career-high 2.5 sacks, two tackles for loss and four QB hits. Week 4: Led the defensive line with six tackles, a tackle for loss and forced a fumble against the Giants. Week 9: Against the Rams, totaled six tackles, two sacks, two tackles for loss and three QB hits. His biggest play of the game came when he blocked Rams K Josh Brown’s 42-yard FG attempt on the final play of regulation. With four seconds remaining and the game tied at 13, Campbell got a hand on Brown’s FGA attempt, marking the fourth blocked FG attempt of his career and second on the season. Week 10: Posted two tackles, two passes defensed and recorded his first career INT in the third quarter in Philly. With the Eagles leading 14-7 and driving inside the AZ 20, Campbell intercepted Michael Vick’s third down pass on the AZ-17. Week 11: Against San Francisco, posted four tackles, a pass defensed, a QB hit and blocked his third FG attempt of the season (fifth of his career) in the first quarter. Week 13: Posted two tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss, a pass defensed and a QB hit in the Cardinals OT win over Dallas. Week 14: Recorded three tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss and tied a season-high with two passes defensed. Week 15: Registered four tackles and also recovered his first fumble of the season in the fourth quarter against the Browns. Week 16: Against the Bengals, recorded his eighth sack of the season and third in four games. Campbell did a lot of damage against teams from within the division last season, continuing a trend that has carried throughout his career. He posted 5.5 sacks against NFC West opponents last season, giving him 13 for his career. Campbell Quick Stat: Campbell’s three blocked FGs in ‘11 tied Seattle’s Red Bryant for the NFL lead and gave him five blocked FGs for his career.

THE PLAYMAKER RETURNS Since coming over in a trade with the NY Jets in 2010, FS Kerry Rhodes has been one of the Cardinals most consistent playmakers. During his first season in Arizona, Rhodes was the only player in the NFL with at least four INTs and four fumble recoveries, two of which he returned for TDs, tying the NFL single-season record. After a fast start in which he recorded two sacks in the first four games, Rhodes suffered a broken foot last season that sidelined him for eight games, the first missed games of his career. Despite the absence, he still managed to share the team lead with two fumble recoveries on the year. With six fumble recoveries during his first two seasons in Arizona, Rhodes tied New England’s Rob Ninkovich and Carolina’s James Anderson for the most fumble recoveries in the NFL among defensive players between 2010-11.

NFL Leaders—Opponent Fumble Recoveries (2010-11) FR Player, Team 6 FS Kerry Rhodes, Arizona DE Rob Ninkovich, New England LB James Anderson, Carolina 5 DT Darnell Dockett, Arizona DE Jared Allen, Minnesota DE Justin Tuck, NY Giants LB Jonathan Vilma, New Orleans DB Charles Tillman, Chicago DT Sione Pouha, NY Jets

STAY AWHILE On May 10, the Cardinals agreed to a five-year contract with DE Calais Campbell, who the team had under the “non-exclusive” franchise tag in March. Named the Cardinals 2011 NFL Walter Payton “Man of the Year” for his community work, Campbell was originally taken by Arizona in the second round (50th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft out of Miami. The 25-year old Aurora, CO native has played in 63 regular season games with 46 starts and recorded 215 tackles (155 solos), 21 sacks, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 18 passes defensed and one interception. He also has five career blocked field goals.


CARRY THE CARDS AROUND The Cardinals recently launched the team’s first-ever mobile application which can be downloaded for free to use on iPhone and Android devices. With the all-in-one application, Cardinals fans can follow the team no matter where they are. In addition to providing up-to-the-minute team news and information, fans will have continued access to a variety of social media platforms. This free Cardinals app is available to download by searching for “Arizona Cardinals Mobile” in iTunes and Android Marketplace or through www.azcardinals.com/app.

UPCOMING NFL SCHEDULE -All Times Arizona-

Sunday, Aug. 5 Arizona vs. New Orleans 5:00 PM – NFLN Thursday, Aug. 9 Washington at Buffalo 4:00 PM Baltimore at Atlanta 4:30 PM New Orleans at New England 4:30 PM Pittsburgh at Philadelphia 4:30 PM Green Bay at San Diego 5:00 PM – ESPN Denver at Chicago 5:30 PM Friday, Aug. 10 NY Jets at Cincinnati 4:30 PM – NFLN Cleveland at Detroit 4:30 PM NY Giants at Jacksonville 4:30 PM Tampa Bay at Miami 4:30 PM Arizona at Kansas City 5:00 PM Minnesota at San Francisco 6:00 PM Saturday, Aug. 11 Houston at Carolina 4:00 PM – NFLN Tennessee at Seattle 7:00 PM – NFLN Sunday, Aug. 12 St. Louis at Indianapolis 10:30 AM – NFLN Monday, Aug. 13 Dallas at Oakland 5:00 PM – ESPN

CARDINALS PRONUNCIATIONS Sam Acho AH-choStanley Arukwe are-OOH-quay Calais Campbell kuh-LAY-us Crezdon Butler CREZ-den Louis Cioffi CHO-fee Early Doucet doo-SETT Clark Haggans HAY-gens Russ Hochstein HOKE-stine Senio Kelemete SENN-ee-oh KEL-uh-MET-tay Kevin Kolb COBBFrank Reich Rike Lyle Sendlein SEND-line Quan Sturdivant STIR-duh-vant Scott Wedige WED-ige Ken Whisenhunt WIZZ-en-hunt Dave Zastudil ZAS-tuh-dil

ARIZONA CARDINALS 2012 SEASON SCHEDULE

Preseason Date Opponent Location AZ Time Aug. 5 NO+ Fawcett Stadium (Canton) 5:00 PM Aug. 10 @ KC Arrowhead Stadium 5:00 PM Aug. 17 Oak Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 7:00 PM Aug. 23 @ Ten# LP Field 5:00 PM Aug. 30 Den Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 8:00 PM

Regular SeasonDate Opponent Location AZ Time Sep. 9 SEA Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 1:25 PM Sep. 16 @ NE Gillette Stadium 10:00 AM Sep. 23 PHI Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 1:05 PM Sep. 30 MIA Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 1:05 PM Oct. 4 @ StL^ Edward Jones Dome 5:20 PM Oct. 14 BUF Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 1:05 PM Oct. 21 @ Min Mall of America Field 10:00 AM Oct. 29 SF# Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 5:30 PM Nov. 4 @ GB Lambeau Field 11:00 AM Nov. 11 Bye Nov. 18 @ Atl* Georgia Dome 11:00 AM Nov. 25 STL* Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 2:25 PM Dec. 2 @ NYJ* New Meadowlands Stadium 11:00 AM Dec. 9 @ Sea* CenturyLink Field 2:25 PM Dec. 16 DET* Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 2:05 PM Dec. 23 CHI* Univ. of Phoenix Stadium 2:25 PM Dec. 30 @ SF* Candlestick Park 2:25 PM

+Hall of Fame Game in Canton, OH # Monday Night on ESPN ^Thursday Night on NFL Network * Subject to flexible scheduling decisions

MEDIA GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE The Arizona Cardinals 2012 Media Guide is available online through the team’s official website. The guide can be accessed by visiting the following link:

www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/media-guide.html

PROTECT THE NEST The Cardinals have sold out every game (preseason and postseason included) at University of Phoenix Stadium since it opened in 2006, running the streak of consecutive sellouts to 63.

Dating back to the inaugural season in ’06, the Cardinals hold a 32-19 home record, including postseason.

Arizona had a 6-2 record at home in 2011 and head coach Ken Whisenhunt became the first coach in franchise history to post five consecutive seasons with a .500 record or better while playing at home.

The Cardinals gave fans plenty of thrills at University of Phoenix Stadium last season, where they won an NFL record four OT games, all coming at home.

In anticipation of strong demand for the October 29 Monday Night Football contest vs. the San Francisco 49ers and the December 23 game vs. the Chicago Bears, tickets to those games will only be available through a special “Protect the Nest Plan.”

The team is offering two plans: The Red Plan features the December 23 Bears game along with two others - September 23 game against the Philadelphia Eagles as well as the season opener, September 9 vs. Seattle.

The White Plan contains the Monday Night Football contest vs. San Francisco on October 29 along with two others - September 30 against the Miami Dolphins and the season opener, September 9 vs. Seattle.

They can be purchased at the Cardinals Tempe training facility box office (8:30 AM-5:00 PM) and at University of Phoenix Stadium (10:00 AM-6:00 PM).


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ARIZONA CARDINALS 2012 TRANSACTIONS Thur., July 26 Signed G Russ Hochstein

Wed., July 25 Waived-injured G Blake DeChristopher

Tue., July 24 Signed SS Adrian Wilson to contract extension through the end of the 2015 season

Mon., June 11 Signed WR Michael Floyd (first-round) and CB Jamell Fleming (third-round). Also re-signed DE Vonnie Holliday and released DE Conrad Obi

Tue., June 5 Re-signed LB Clark Haggans and released LB Broderick Binns

Wed., May 30 Signed WR Gino Crump and released CB Korey Lindsey

Thur., May 24 Signed OLB Quentin Groves and released WR Marc Wilson

Thur., May 17 Signed T Nate Potter (seventh round pick)

Wed., May 16 Signed DE Landon Cohen

Tue., May 15 Agreed to terms with four draft choices: T Bobby Massie (fourth round), G Senio Kelemete (fifth round), S Justin Bethel (sixth round), and QB Ryan Lindley (sixth round).

Mon., May 14 Signed S Eddie Elder, RB Javarris James, CB Larry Parker and K/P Ricky Schmitt.

Thur., May 10 Agreed to terms on a five-year contract with DE Calais Campbell

Mon., Apr 30 Agreed to terms with 16 RFA’s: Stanley Arukwe, Broderick Binns, LaRon Byrd, Braeden Clayson, Jared Crank, Blake DeChristopher, Blake Gideon, Tre Gray, Marcus McGraw, Zack Nash, James Nixon, Conrad Obi, Colin Parker, Paul Vassallo, Scott Wedige, and Marc Wilson.

Mon., Apr 16 Three restricted FA’s (Rashad Johnson, LaRod Stephens-Howling, Greg Toler) signed their tenders and also re-signed four exclusive rights FA’s (Rich Bartel, Alfonso Smith, Ronald Talley and Brandon Williams)

Thur., Apr 5 Agreed to terms on a one-year contract with free agent S James Sanders

Wed., Apr 4 Agreed to terms on a two-year contract with P Dave Zastudil

Mon., Mar 26 Agreed to terms on a three-year contract with LS Mike Leach and a two-year contract with LB Reggie Walker

Sun., Mar 25 Agreed to terms on a two-year contract with free agent CB William Gay

Fri., Mar 23 Agreed to terms on a two-year contract with K Jay Feely and re-signed G/T D’Anthony Batiste to a one-year contract

Tue., Mar 20 Agreed to terms on a two-year contract with WR Early Doucet

Mon., Mar 19 Released G Rex Hadnot and WR Chansi Stuckey

Fri., Mar 16 Agreed to terms on a five-year contract with T Levi Brown

Wed., Mar 14 Agreed to terms on a five-year contract with free agent G/T Adam Snyder

Tue., Mar 13 Released T Levi Brown

Fri., Mar 9 Tendered one-year contracts for restricted free agents RB LaRod Stephens-Howling, S Rashad Johnson and CB Greg Toler. Extended contractoffers to four exclusive rights free agents – QB Richard Bartel, RB Alfonso Smith, DE Ronald Talley, LB Brandon Williams. Re-signed CB A.J. Jefferson and WR Stephen Williams.

Fri., Mar 2 Placed non-exclusive franchise tag on DE Calais Campbell

Wed., Feb 8 John McNulty moved to quarterbacks coach and Frank Reich named wide receivers coach.

Fri., Jan 13 Re-signed WR Jaymar Johnson and WR Isaiah Williams to future contracts for the 2012 season.

Thur., Jan. 5 Re-signed C Ryan Bartholomew, WR Jaymar Johnson, CB Korey Lindsey, DT Ricky Lumpkin, RB William Powell, TE Steve Skelton, and LB Quan Sturdivant to future contracts for the 2012 season. Also signed LB Antonio Coleman, G Chris Stewart and TE Martell Webb for the 2012 season.


ARIZONA CARDINALS 2012 DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE

WR 11 Larry Fitzgerald 10 DeMarco Sampson 18 Stephen Williams 17 LaRon Byrd 13 Stanley Arukwe 89 Gino Crump

LT 75 Levi Brown 67 D.J. Young 76 Nate Potter

LG 71 Daryn Colledge 64 Senio Kelemete 60 Braeden Clayson

C 63 Lyle Sendlein 62 Ryan Bartholomew 66 Scott Wedige

RG 68 Adam Snyder 61 Chris Stewart 65 Russ Hochstein

RT 73 Jeremy Bridges 70 Bobby Massie 74 D’Anthony Batiste

TE 86 Todd Heap 84 Rob Housler 81 Jim Dray 44 Steve Skelton 48 Martell Webb *(87 Jeff King)

WR 12 Andre Roberts 85 Early Doucet 15 Michael Floyd 80 Isaiah Williams 83 Jaymar Johnson 16 Tre Gray QB 4 Kevin Kolb 19 John Skelton 2 Richard Bartel 14 Ryan Lindley

RB 34 Ryan Williams 36 L. Stephens-Howling 46 Alfonso Smith 33 William Powell 45 Javarris James *(26 Beanie Wells) FB 35 Anthony Sherman 38 Jared Crank

DEFENSE

DE 93 Calais Campbell 91 Vonnie Holliday 96 Ronald Talley

NT 92 Dan Williams 79 David Carter 95 Ricky Lumpkin DT 90 Darnell Dockett 98 Nick Eason 69 Landon Cohen

ROLB 94 Sam Acho 59 Brandon Williams 57 Antonio Coleman 43 Zack Nash

ILB 51 Paris Lenon 55 Stewart Bradley 52 Quan Sturdivant 48 Paul Vassallo

ILB 58 Daryl Washington 56 Reggie Walker 97 Colin Parker 47 Marcus McGraw

LOLB 50 O’Brien Schofield 53 Clark Haggans 54 Quentin Groves

LCB 21 Patrick Peterson 27 Michael Adams 22 Crezdon Butler 41 Larry Parker 32 James Nixon

RCB 23 William Gay 28 Greg Toler 20 A.J. Jefferson 29 Jamell Fleming 30 Marshay Green

SS 24 Adrian Wilson 49 Rashad Johnson 37 Blake Gideon

FS 25 Kerry Rhodes 39 James Sanders 31 Justin Bethel 42 Eddie Elder

SPECIALISTS

K 3 Jay Feely 1 Ricky Schmitt

P 9 Dave Zastudil 1 Ricky Schmitt

LS 82 Mike Leach

H 9 Dave Zastudil 1 Ricky Schmitt

KR 36 L. Stephens-Howling 20 A.J. Jefferson 12 Andre Roberts

PR 21 Patrick Peterson 12 Andre Roberts 41 Larry Parker

NOTE: Rookies are underlined; Injured players are in parentheses; * = PUP


No. Name Pos. College Ht. Wt. AgeNFLExp.

79 David Carter DT UCLA 6-5 300 24 290 Darnell Dockett DT Florida State 6-4 290 31 998 Nick Eason DT Clemson 6-3 305 32 1095 Ricky Lumpkin DT Kentucky 6-4 306 23 192 Dan Williams DT Tennessee 6-3 314 25 3

93 Calais Campbell DE Miami 6-8 300 25 569 Landon Cohen DE Ohio 6-3 300 25 491 Vonnie Holliday DE North Carolina 6-5 288 36 1596 Ronald Talley DE Delaware 6-3 286 26 2

94 Sam Acho LB Texas 6-3 257 23 255 Stewart Bradley LB Nebraska 6-4 258 28 657 Antonio Coleman LB Auburn 6-1 254 25 354 Quentin Groves LB Auburn 6-3 265 27 553 Clark Haggans LB Colorado State 6-4 243 35 1351 Paris Lenon LB Richmond 6-2 240 34 1147 Marcus McGraw LB Houston 6-0 228 22 R43 Zack Nash LB Sacramento State 6-4 260 22 R97 Colin Parker LB Arizona State 6-1 223 23 R50 O'Brien Schofield LB Wisconsin 6-3 242 25 352 Quan Sturdivant LB North Carolina 6-1 241 23 148 Paul Vassallo LB Arizona 6-3 247 22 R56 Reggie Walker LB Kansas State 6-0 244 25 458 Daryl Washington LB TCU 6-2 230 25 359 Brandon Williams LB Texas Tech 6-3 250 24 3

27 Michael Adams CB Louisiana-Lafayette 5-8 181 27 622 Crezdon Butler CB Clemson 6-0 191 25 329 Jamell Fleming CB Oklahoma 5-11 206 23 R23 William Gay CB Louisville 5-10 190 27 630 Marshay Green CB Mississippi 5-10 175 26 320 A.J. Jefferson CB Fresno State 6-1 190 24 332 James Nixon CB California (Pa.) 6-1 190 24 R41 Larry Parker CB San Diego State 5-11 176 23 R21 Patrick Peterson CB LSU 6-1 219 22 228 Greg Toler CB Saint Paul's (Va.) 6-0 192 27 4

31 Justin Bethel S Presbyterian 6-0 200 22 R42 Eddie Elder S Arizona State 5-10 185 23 R37 Blake Gideon S Texas 6-1 205 23 R49 Rashad Johnson S Alabama 5-11 204 26 425 Kerry Rhodes S Louisville 6-3 212 29 839 James Sanders S Fresno State 5-10 210 28 824 Adrian Wilson S North Carolina St. 6-3 230 32 12

82 Mike Leach LS William & Mary 6-2 235 35 13

9 Dave Zastudil P Ohio 6-3 220 33 11

3 Jay Feely K Michigan 5-10 208 36 121 Ricky Schmitt K/P Shepherd 6-3 217 26 1

62 Ryan Bartholomew C Syracuse 6-1 230 24 174 D'Anthony Batiste T Louisiana-Lafayette 6-4 314 30 773 Jeremy Bridges T Southern Mississippi 6-5 318 32 1075 Levi Brown T Penn State 6-6 324 28 660 Braeden Clayson G Idaho State 6-6 300 22 R71 Daryn Colledge G Boise State 6-4 308 30 765 Russ Hochstein G Nebraska 6-4 305 34 1264 Senio Kelemete G Washington 6-3 300 22 R70 Bobby Massie T Mississippi 6-6 316 22 R76 Nate Potter T Boise State 6-5 295 24 R63 Lyle Sendlein C Texas 6-3 308 28 668 Adam Snyder G Oregon 6-6 325 30 861 Chris Stewart G Notre Dame 6-4 325 24 166 Scott Wedige C Northern Illinois 6-4 310 23 R67 D.J. Young T Michigan State 6-5 298 24 1

81 Jim Dray TE Stanford 6-5 255 25 386 Todd Heap TE Arizona State 6-5 252 32 1284 Rob Housler TE Florida Atlantic 6-5 250 24 287 Jeff King TE Virginia Tech 6-3 260 29 744 Steve Skelton TE Fordham 6-5 250 22 148 Martell Webb TE Michigan 6-3 276 22 1

38 Jared Crank FB Purdue 6-2 238 23 R45 Javarris James RB Miami 6-0 208 24 233 William Powell RB Kansas State 5-9 207 24 135 Anthony Sherman FB Connecticut 5-10 242 23 246 Alfonso Smith RB Kentucky 6-1 208 25 336 L. Stephens-Howling RB Pittsburgh 5-7 185 25 426 Beanie Wells RB Ohio State 6-2 229 23 434 Ryan Williams RB Virginia Tech 5-9 207 22 2

13 Stanley Arukwe WR Troy 6-0 184 23 R17 LaRon Byrd WR Miami 6-4 220 22 R89 Gino Crump WR Arizona 6-2 210 23 R85 Early Doucet WR LSU 6-0 212 26 511 Larry Fitzgerald WR Pittsburgh 6-3 218 28 915 Michael Floyd WR Notre Dame 6-2 220 22 R16 Tre Gray WR Richmond 5-10 175 22 R83 Jaymar Johnson WR Jackson State 6-0 183 28 312 Andre Roberts WR The Citadel 5-11 195 24 310 DeMarco Sampson WR San Diego State 6-2 204 26 280 Isaiah Williams WR Maryland 6-3 200 25 118 Stephen Williams WR Toledo 6-5 208 26 3

2 Richard Bartel QB Tarleton State 6-4 230 29 44 Kevin Kolb QB Houston 6-3 218 27 614 Ryan Lindley QB San Diego State 6-3 232 23 R19 John Skelton QB Fordham 6-6 244 24 3

Quarterbacks (4)

Defensive Tackles (5)

Defensive Ends (4)

Linebackers (15)

Cornerbacks (10)

Safeties (7)

Wide Receivers (12)

Running Backs (8)

Roster By Postion

Punter (1)

Offensive Line (15)

Long Snapper (1)

Kicker (2)

Tight Ends (6)


DRAFT WAIVERS TRADES

2001 Adrian Wilson (3)

2004 Larry Fitzgerald (1) Darnell Dockett (3)

2012 Arizona Cardinals – How They Were Built

FREE AGENTS

2007 Levi Brown (1) Michael Adams (R) Lyle Sendlein (R)

Calais Campbell (2) Early Doucet (3)

Clark Haggans (Pitt)

2011

Beanie Wells (1) Rashad Johnson (3) Greg Toler (4) L. Stephens-Howling (7a)

Jeremy Bridges Mike Leach Reggie Walker (R)

2008

2009

2010 Dan Williams (1) Daryl Washington (2) Andre Roberts (3) O’Brien Schofield (4) John Skelton (5) Jim Dray (7)

Kerry Rhodes (NYJ) Richard Bartel D’Anthony Batiste Jay Feely (NYJ) Marshay Green (R) A.J. Jefferson (R) Paris Lenon (StL) Alfonso Smith (R) Ronald Talley Stephen Williams (R)

2012

Patrick Peterson (1) Ryan Williams (2) Rob Housler (3) Sam Acho (4) Anthony Sherman (5) Quan Sturdivant (6a) David Carter (6b) DeMarco Sampson (7)

Kevin Kolb (Phi) Vonnie Holliday (Wash)

Crezdon Butler (Pitt) Ryan Bartholomew (R) Stewart Bradley (Phi) Daryn College (GB) Nick Eason (Pitt) Todd Heap Jaymar Johnson Jeff King (Car) Ricky Lumpkin (R) William Powell (R) Steve Skelton (R) Brandon Williams Isaiah Williams D.J. Young (R) Dave Zastudil

Stanley Arukwe (R) LaRon Byrd (R) Landon Cohen Braeden Clayson (R) Antonio Coleman Jared Crank (R) Gino Crump (R) Eddie Elder (R) William Gay (Pitt) Blake Gideon (R) Tre Gray (R) Quentin Groves (Oak) Russ Hochstein Marcus McGraw (R) Colin Parker (R) Larry Parker (R) James Sanders (Atl) Adam Snyder (SF) Chris Stewart Paul Vassallo (R) Martell Webb

Michael Floyd (1) Jamell Fleming (3) Bobby Massie (4) Senio Kelemete (5) Justin Bethel (6a) Ryan Lindley (6b) Nate Potter (7)


Arizona Cardinals / Week 17 / Through Sunday, January 01, 2012 / Regular Season

Won 8, Lost 8

9/11/2011 W 28- 21 Carolina Panthers9/18/2011 L 21- 22 at Washington Redskins9/25/2011 L 10- 13 at Seattle Seahawks10/2/2011 L 27- 31 New York Giants10/9/2011 L 10- 34 at Minnesota Vikings10/23/2011 L 20- 32 Pittsburgh Steelers10/30/2011 L 27- 30 at Baltimore Ravens11/6/2011 W 19- 13 St. Louis Rams11/13/2011 W 21- 17 at Philadelphia Eagles11/20/2011 L 7- 23 at San Francisco 49ers11/27/2011 W 23- 20 at St. Louis Rams12/4/2011 W 19- 13 Dallas Cowboys12/11/2011 W 21- 19 San Francisco 49ers12/18/2011 W 20- 17 Cleveland Browns12/24/2011 L 16- 23 at Cincinnati Bengals1/1/2012 W 23- 20 Seattle Seahawks

Arizona OpponentTotal First Downs 286 333Rushing 83 118Passing 175 174Penalty 28 413rd Down: Made/Att 66/205 71/2263rd Down Pct. 32.2% 31.4%4th Down: Made/Att 9/15 4/84th Down Pct. 60.0% 50.0%Possession Avg. 28:11 31:49Total Net Yards 5192 5682Avg. Per Game 324.5 355.1Total Plays 993 1095Avg. Per Play 5.2 5.2Net Yards Rushing 1625 1986Avg. Per Game 101.6 124.1Total Rushes 389 475Net Yards Passing 3567 3696Avg. Per Game 222.9 231.0Sacked/Yards Lost 54/387 42/304Gross Yards 3954 4000Attempts/Completions 550/307 578/340Completion Pct. 55.8% 58.8%Had Intercepted 23 10Punts/Average 92/45.0 92/44.4Net Punting Avg. 37.3 36.2Penalties/Yards 106/1004 122/950Fumbles/Ball Lost 24/9 15/9Touchdowns 37 34Rushing 12 15Passing 21 17Returns 4 2Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PtsTeam 36 68 79 111 18 312Opponents 81 107 85 75 0 348Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt PtsJ.Feely 0 0 0 0 33/33 19/24 0 90C.Wells 10 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 60L.Fitzgerald 8 0 8 0 0/0 0/0 0 48E.Doucet 5 0 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 30P.Peterson 4 0 0 4 0/0 0/0 0 24J.King 3 0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 18L.Stephens-Howling 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12

A.Roberts 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12A.Smith 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6T.Heap 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6C.Taylor 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6Team 37 12 21 4 33/33 19/24 0 312Opponents 34 15 17 2 33/33 35/48 0 3482-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 2, Opponents: 0/ 1Sacks: C.Campbell 8.0, S.Acho 7.0, D.Washington 5.0, O.Schofield 4.5, D.Dockett 3.5, C.Haggans 3.0, P.Lenon 3.0, K.Rhodes 2.0, R.Marshall 2.0, D.Carter 1.0, J.Porter 1.0, N.Eason 1.0, P.Peterson 1.0 Team: 42.0, Opponents: 54.0

Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TDC.Wells 245 1047 4.3 71 10L.Stephens-Howling 43 167 3.9 39 0J.Skelton 28 128 4.6 14 0A.Smith 30 102 3.4 12 1C.Taylor 20 77 3.9 34 1K.Kolb 17 65 3.8 17 0A.Roberts 3 27 9.0 12 0R.Bartel 1 9 9.0 9 0A.Sherman 1 3 3.0 3 0P.Peterson 1 0 0.0 0 0Team 389 1625 4.2 71 12Opponents 475 1986 4.2 48t 15

Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TDL.Fitzgerald 80 1411 17.6 73t 8E.Doucet 54 689 12.8 70t 5A.Roberts 51 586 11.5 45 2J.King 27 271 10.0 48t 3T.Heap 24 283 11.8 28 1C.Taylor 14 91 6.5 17 0L.Stephens-Howling 13 234 18.0 73t 2R.Housler 12 133 11.1 21 0C.Wells 10 52 5.2 10 0A.Sherman 8 72 9.0 19 0C.Stuckey 4 39 9.8 12 0D.Sampson 3 36 12.0 15 0A.Smith 3 21 7.0 13 0J.Dray 2 25 12.5 20 0R.Maui'a 1 12 12.0 12 0P.Peterson 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0Team 307 3954 12.9 73t 21Opponents 340 4000 11.8 95t 17

Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TDR.Marshall 3 83 27.7 49 0D.Washington 2 16 8.0 16 0P.Peterson 2 1 0.5 1 0A.Wilson 1 17 17.0 17 0C.Campbell 1 0 0.0 0 0A.Jefferson 1 0 0.0 0 0Team 10 117 11.7 49 0Opponents 23 296 12.9 52 1

Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg BD.Zastudil 87 3929 45.2 37.5 5 24 66 0B.Graham 5 212 42.4 33.4 0 2 55 0Team 92 4141 45.0 37.3 5 26 66 0Opponents 92 4087 44.4 36.2 3 39 66 0

Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TDP.Peterson 44 22 699 15.9 99t 4A.Roberts 2 0 -3 -1.5 -1 0Team 46 22 696 15.1 99t 4Opponents 50 20 610 12.2 88t 1

Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TDL.Stephens-Howling 36 857 23.8 37 0A.Jefferson 14 356 25.4 51 0A.Roberts 2 33 16.5 21 0Team 52 1246 24.0 51 0Opponents 52 1300 25.0 69 0

Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+J.Feely 0/ 0 9/ 9 4/ 6 5/ 7 1/ 2Team 0/ 0 9/ 9 4/ 6 5/ 7 1/ 2Opponents 0/ 0 12/ 13 9/ 12 11/ 17 3/ 6

Fumbles Lost: K.Kolb 3, C.Wells 2, J.Skelton 1, P.Peterson 1, R.Housler 1, C.Stuckey 1 Total: 9Opponent Fumble Recoveries: D.Dockett 2, K.Rhodes 2, C.Campbell 1, R.Johnson 1, S.Acho 1, P.Lenon 1, C.Haggans 1 Total: 9

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack Lost RatingK.Kolb 253 146 1955 57.7% 7.7 9 3.6% 8 3.2% 73t 30/ 219 81.0J.Skelton 275 151 1913 54.9% 7.0 11 4.0% 14 5.1% 60t 23/ 162 68.9R.Bartel 22 10 86 45.5% 3.9 1 4.5% 1 4.5% 23t 1/ 6 52.5Team 550 307 3954 55.8% 7.2 21 3.8% 23 4.2% 73t 54/ 387 73.9Opponents 578 340 4000 58.8% 6.9 17 2.9% 10 1.7% 95t 42/ 304 82.5�


(based on coaches film review)

QB QB SPECIAL TEAMS

Name TT UT AT TFL Sacks/Yds INT PD FF FR PRS HITS TT UT AT FF FR BP/K

Daryl Washington 111 100 11 16 5/32 2 7 - - 9 - 1 1 - - - -

Paris Lenon 103 70 33 5 3/21 - 4 - 1 6 - - - - - - -

Adrian Wilson 75 48 27 9 - 1 16 1 - 3 - - - - - - -

Richard Marshall 75 62 13 3 2/6 3 13 - - 1 - 11 8 3 - - -

Calais Campbell 73 51 22 11 8/64 1 11 2 1 2 16 - - - - - 3

A.J. Jefferson 67 59 8 1 - 1 11 - - - - - - - - - -

Patrick Peterson 63 57 6 1 1/4 2 13 - - 1 - - - - - - 2

Clark Haggans 54 37 17 5 3/19 - 3 1 1 9 - - - - - - -

Darnell Dockett 52 35 17 10 3.5/29 - 1 - 2 3 19 - - - - - -

Rashad Johnson 49 37 12 2 - - 1 - 1 - - 8 4 4 - - -

Sam Acho 37 32 5 5 7/50 - 2 4 1 4 - 9 6 3 - - -

Kerry Rhodes 36 28 8 3 2/14 - 4 - 2 - - - - - - - -

Michael Adams 34 31 3 2 - - 2 - - - - 11 8 3 - - -

O'Brien Schofield 29 25 4 3 4.5/39 - - 2 - 6 - 17 12 5 - - -

Dan Williams 22 14 8 1 - - 2 - - - 1 - - - - - -

Stewart Bradley 22 17 5 1 - - 2 - - 1 - 12 9 3 - - -

Joey Porter 17 13 4 3 1/13 - - - - 3 - - - - - - -

David Carter 16 10 6 3 1/15 - 3 1 - 2 1 - - - - - -

Vonnie Holliday 16 15 1 4 - - 1 - - 2 2 - - - - - -

Nick Eason 14 8 6 1 1/8 - - - - - 1 - - - - - -

Reggie Walker 8 5 3 - - - - - - 1 - 16 7 9 - - -

Ronald Talley 2 1 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -

Marshay Green 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Hamza Abdullah 1 1 - - - - - - - - - 15 12 3 - - -

Anthony Sherman - - - - - - - - - - - 9 8 1 - - -

Sean Considine - - - - - - - - - - - 8 4 4 - - -

Early Doucet - - - - - - - - - - - 8 5 3 - - -

Alfonso Smith - - - - - - - - - - - 5 3 2 - - -

Jeff King - - - - - - - - - - - 5 4 1 - - -

L. Stephens-Howling - - - - - - - - - - - 4 4 - - - -

Jim Dray - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 1 - - -

Mike Leach - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 1 - - -

Rob Housler - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - -

DeMarco Sampson - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - -

Jay Feely - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - -

Miscellaneous:

Patrick Peterson: 89-yard punt return for a TD vs. Carolina, Sept. 11

Patrick Peterson: 82-yard punt return for a TD at Baltimore, Oct. 30

Patrick Peterson: 99-yard punt return for a TD in OT vs. St. Louis, Nov. 6

Patrick Peterson: 80-yard punt return for a TD at St. Louis, Nov. 27

Arizona Cardinals 2011 Defensive Statistics


No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. AgeNFLExp. College

HowAcquired

2011GP-GS-DNP-IA

1 Ricky Schmitt K/P 6-3 217 26 1 Shepherd FA-12 0-0-0-02 Richard Bartel QB 6-4 230 29 4 Tarleton State FA-10 2-0-10-43 Jay Feely K 5-10 208 36 12 Michigan UFA-10 (NYJ) 16-0-0-04 Kevin Kolb QB 6-3 218 27 6 Houston TR-11 (Phi) 9-9-0-79 Dave Zastudil P 6-3 220 33 11 Ohio FA-11 15-0-0-110 DeMarco Sampson WR 6-2 204 26 2 San Diego State D7-11 11-0-2-311 Larry Fitzgerald WR 6-3 218 28 9 Pittsburgh D1-04 16-16-0-012 Andre Roberts WR 5-11 195 24 3 The Citadel D3-10 16-16-0-013 Stanley Arukwe WR 6-0 184 23 R Troy FA-12 N/A14 Ryan Lindley QB 6-3 232 23 R San Diego State D6b-12 N/A15 Michael Floyd WR 6-2 220 22 R Notre Dame D1-12 N/A16 Tre Gray WR 5-10 175 22 R Richmond FA-12 N/A17 LaRon Byrd WR 6-4 220 22 R Miami FA-12 N/A18 Stephen Williams WR 6-5 208 26 3 Toledo FA-10 2-0-1-1319 John Skelton QB 6-6 244 24 3 Fordham D5-10 8-7-3-520 A.J. Jefferson CB 6-1 190 24 3 Fresno State FA-10 16-7-0-021 Patrick Peterson CB 6-1 219 22 2 LSU D1-11 16-16-0-022 Crezdon Butler CB 6-0 191 25 3 Clemson WV-11 (Pitt) 1-0-0-123 William Gay CB 5-10 190 27 6 Louisville UFA-12 (Pitt) 16-15-0-024 Adrian Wilson SS 6-3 230 32 12 North Carolina State D3-01 16-16-0-025 Kerry Rhodes FS 6-3 212 29 8 Louisville TR-10 (NYJ) 7-7-0-926 Beanie Wells RB 6-2 229 23 4 Ohio State D1-09 14-14-0-227 Michael Adams CB 5-8 181 27 6 Louisiana-Lafayette FA-07 15-1-0-128 Greg Toler CB 6-0 192 27 4 Saint Paul's (Va.) D4-09 0-0-0-029 Jamell Fleming CB 5-11 206 23 R Oklahoma D3-12 N/A30 Marshay Green CB 5-10 175 26 3 Mississippi FA-10 1-0-0-031 Justin Bethel S 6-0 200 22 R Presbyterian D6a-12 N/A32 James Nixon CB 6-1 190 24 R California (Pa.) FA-12 N/A33 William Powell RB 5-9 207 24 1 Kansas State FA-11 0-0-0-034 Ryan Williams RB 5-9 207 22 2 Virginia Tech D2-11 0-0-0-035 Anthony Sherman FB 5-10 242 23 2 Connecticut D5-11 15-7-0-136 LaRod Stephens-Howling RB 5-7 185 25 4 Pittsburgh D7a-09 14-1-0-237 Blake Gideon S 6-1 205 23 R Texas FA-12 N/A38 Jared Crank FB 6-2 238 23 R Purdue FA-12 N/A39 James Sanders S 5-10 210 28 8 Fresno State UFA-12 (Atl) 15-6-0-141 Larry Parker CB 5-11 176 23 R San Diego State FA-12 N/A42 Eddie Elder S 5-10 185 23 R Arizona State FA-12 N/A43 Zack Nash LB 6-4 260 22 R Sacramento State FA-12 N/A44 Steve Skelton TE 6-5 250 22 1 Fordham FA-11 0-0-0-045 Javarris James RB 6-0 208 24 2 Miami FA-12 0-0-0-046 Alfonso Smith RB 6-1 208 25 3 Kentucky FA-10 15-0-1-047 Marcus McGraw LB 6-0 228 22 R Houston FA-12 N/A48r Paul Vassallo LB 6-3 247 23 R Arizona FA-12 N/A48w Martell Webb TE 6-3 276 22 1 Michigan FA-12 0-0-0-049 Rashad Johnson S 5-11 204 26 4 Alabama D3-09 16-9-0-050 O'Brien Schofield LB 6-3 242 25 3 Wisconsin D4-10 16-0-0-051 Paris Lenon LB 6-2 240 34 11 Richmond UFA-10 (StL) 16-16-0-052 Quan Sturdivant LB 6-1 241 23 1 North Carolina D6a-11 0-0-0-053 Clark Haggans LB 6-4 243 35 13 Colorado State UFA-08 (Pitt) 16-16-0-054 Quentin Groves LB 6-3 265 28 5 Auburn UFA-11 (Oak) 16-3-0-055 Stewart Bradley LB 6-4 258 28 6 Nebraska UFA-11 (Phi) 16-1-0-056 Reggie Walker LB 6-0 244 25 4 Kansas State FA-09 16-0-0-057 Antonio Coleman LB 6-1 254 25 3 Auburn FA-12 3-0-0-058 Daryl Washington LB 6-2 230 25 3 TCU D2-10 15-14-0-159 Brandon Williams LB 6-3 250 24 3 Texas Tech FA-11 0-0-0-260 Braeden Clayson G 6-6 300 22 R Idaho State FA-12 N/A61 Chris Stewart G 6-4 325 24 1 Notre Dame FA-12 0-0-0-062 Ryan Bartholomew C 6-1 310 24 1 Syracuse FA-11 0-0-0-063 Lyle Sendlein C 6-3 308 28 6 Texas FA-07 16-16-0-064 Senio Kelemete G 6-3 300 22 R Washington D5-12 N/A65 Russ Hochstein G 6-4 305 34 12 Nebraska FA-12 15-0-1-066 Scott Wedige C 6-4 310 23 R Northern Illinois FA-12 N/A67 D.J. Young T 6-5 298 24 1 Michigan State FA-11 0-0-0-168 Adam Snyder G 6-6 325 30 8 Oregon UFA-12 (SF) 16-13-0-069 Landon Cohen DE 6-3 300 25 4 Ohio FA-12 1-0-0-170 Bobby Massie T 6-6 316 22 R Mississippi D4-12 N/A71 Daryn Colledge G 6-4 308 30 7 Boise State UFA-11 (GB) 16-16-0-073 Jeremy Bridges T 6-5 318 32 10 Southern Mississippi FA-09 16-5-0-074 D'Anthony Batiste T 6-4 314 30 7 Louisiana-Lafayette FA-10 3-0-1-1275 Levi Brown T 6-6 324 28 6 Penn State D1-07 16-16-0-076 Nate Potter T 6-5 295 24 R Boise State D7-12 N/A79 David Carter DT 6-5 300 24 2 UCLA D6b-11 16-0-0-080 Isaiah Williams WR 6-3 200 25 1 Maryland FA-12 0-0-0-081 Jim Dray TE 6-5 255 25 3 Stanford D7-10 10-0-0-682 Mike Leach LS 6-2 235 35 13 William & Mary FA-09 16-0-0-083 Jaymar Johnson WR 6-0 183 28 3 Jackson State FA-11 1-0-0-384 Rob Housler TE 6-5 250 24 2 Florida Atlantic D3-11 12-2-0-485 Early Doucet WR 6-0 212 26 5 LSU D3-08 16-6-0-086 Todd Heap TE 6-5 252 32 12 Arizona State FA-11 10-4-0-687 Jeff King TE 6-3 260 29 7 Virginia Tech UFA-11 (Car) 16-10-0-089 Gino Crump WR 6-2 210 23 R Arizona FA-12 N/A90 Darnell Dockett DT 6-4 290 31 9 Florida State D3-04 16-16-0-091 Vonnie Holliday DE 6-5 288 36 15 North Carolina TR-11 (Wash) 16-0-0-092 Dan Williams DT 6-3 314 25 3 Tennessee D1-10 10-10-0-093 Calais Campbell DE 6-8 300 25 5 Miami D2-08 16-16-0-094 Sam Acho LB 6-3 257 23 2 Texas D4-11 16-10-0-095 Ricky Lumpkin DT 6-4 306 23 1 Kentucky FA-11 0-0-0-096 Ronald Talley DE 6-3 286 26 2 Delaware FA-10 6-0-0-597 Colin Parker LB 6-1 223 23 R Arizona State FA-12 N/A98 Nick Eason DT 6-3 305 32 10 Clemson UFA-11 (Pitt) 16-6-0-0

ARIZONA CARDINALS NUMERIC ROSTER

Head Coach: Ken Whisenhunt. Assistants: Russ Grimm (assistant head coach/offensive line), Ray Horton (defensive coordinator), Mike Miller (offensive coordinator), Ron Aiken (defensive line), Pete Alosi (assistant strength and conditioning), Louie Cioffi (defensive backs), Chad Grimm (offensive quality control), Freddie Kitchens (tight ends), John Lott (strength and conditioning), John McNulty (quarterbacks), Matt Raich (linebackers), Frank Reich (wide receivers), Tommie Robinson (running backs), Ryan Slowik (outside linebackers), Kevin Spencer (special teams), Deshea Townsend (assistant defensive backs).

2012 Coaching Staff

7/29/2012


No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birth DateNFL Exp. College Hometown

94 Acho, Sam LB 6-3 257 9/6/1988 2 Texas Dallas, TX27 Adams, Michael CB 5-8 181 6/17/1985 6 Louisiana-Lafayette Dallas, TX13 Arukwe, Stanley WR 6-0 184 4/5/1989 R Troy Tracy, CA2 Bartel, Richard QB 6-4 230 2/3/1983 4 Tarleton State Grapevine, TX62 Bartholomew, Ryan C 6-1 310 3/21/1988 1 Syracuse Mitchellville, MD74 Batiste, D'Anthony T 6-4 314 3/29/1982 7 Louisiana-Lafayette Marksville, LA31 Bethel, Justin S 6-0 200 6/17/1990 R Presbyterian Blythewood, SC55 Bradley, Stewart LB 6-4 258 11/2/1983 6 Nebraska Salt Lake City, UT73 Bridges, Jeremy T 6-5 318 4/19/1980 10 Southern Mississippi South Pike, MS75 Brown, Levi T 6-6 324 3/16/1984 6 Penn State Norfolk, VA22 Butler, Crezdon CB 6-0 191 5/26/1987 3 Clemson Asheville, NC17 Byrd, LaRon WR 6-4 220 8/18/1989 R Miami Hahnville, LA93 Campbell, Calais DE 6-8 300 9/1/1986 5 Miami Aurora, CO79 Carter, David DT 6-5 300 12/10/1987 2 UCLA Fontana, CA60 Clayson, Braeden G 6-6 300 11/10/1989 R Idaho State Burley, ID69 Cohen, Landon DE 6-3 300 8/3/1986 4 Ohio Spartanburg, SC57 Coleman, Antonio LB 6-1 254 9/1/1986 3 Auburn Mobile, AL71 Colledge, Daryn G 6-4 308 2/11/1982 7 Boise State North Pole, AK38 Crank, Jared FB 6-2 238 1/17/1989 R Purdue Richardson, TX89 Crump, Gino WR 6-2 210 8/8/1988 R Arizona Washington, DC90 Dockett, Darnell DT 6-4 290 5/27/1981 9 Florida State Burtonsville, MD85 Doucet, Early WR 6-0 212 10/28/1985 5 LSU St. Martinville, LA81 Dray, Jim TE 6-5 255 12/31/1986 3 Stanford Paramus, NJ98 Eason, Nick DT 6-3 305 5/29/1980 10 Clemson Lyons, GA42 Elder, Eddie S 5-10 185 2/14/1989 R Arizona State Sacramento, CA3 Feely, Jay K 5-10 208 5/23/1976 12 Michigan Tampa, FL11 Fitzgerald, Larry WR 6-3 218 8/31/1983 9 Pittsburgh Minneapolis, MN29 Fleming, Jamell CB 5-11 206 5/5/1989 R Oklahoma Arlington, TX15 Floyd, Michael WR 6-2 220 11/27/1989 R Notre Dame St. Paul, MN23 Gay, William CB 5-10 190 1/1/1985 6 Louisville Tallahassee, FL37 Gideon, Blake S 6-1 205 7/25/1989 R Texas Leander, TX16 Gray, Tre WR 5-10 175 9/1/1989 R Richmond Cuero, TX30 Green, Marshay CB 5-10 175 1/14/1986 3 Mississippi Bastrop, LA54 Groves, Quentin LB 6-3 265 7/5/1984 5 Auburn Greenville, MS53 Haggans, Clark LB 6-4 243 1/10/1977 13 Colorado State Torrance, CA86 Heap, Todd TE 6-5 252 3/16/1980 12 Arizona State Mesa, AZ65 Hochstein, Russ G 6-4 305 10/7/1977 12 Nebraska Hartington, NE91 Holliday, Vonnie DE 6-5 288 12/11/1975 15 North Carolina Camden, SC84 Housler, Rob TE 6-5 250 3/17/1988 2 Florida Atlantic Converse, TX45 James, Javarris RB 6-0 208 9/18/1987 2 Miami Immokalee, FL20 Jefferson, A.J. CB 6-1 190 4/4/1988 3 Fresno State Bakersfield, CA83 Johnson, Jaymar WR 6-0 183 7/10/1984 3 Jackson State Gary, IN49 Johnson, Rashad S 5-11 204 1/2/1986 4 Alabama Sulligent, AL64 Kelemete, Senio G 6-3 300 5/10/1990 R Washington Seattle, WA87 King, Jeff TE 6-3 260 2/19/1983 7 Virginia Tech Pulaski, VA4 Kolb, Kevin QB 6-3 218 8/24/1984 6 Houston Stephenville, TX82 Leach, Mike LS 6-2 235 10/18/1976 13 William & Mary Jefferson Township, NJ51 Lenon, Paris LB 6-2 240 11/26/1977 11 Richmond Lynchburg, VA14 Lindley, Ryan QB 6-3 232 6/22/1989 R San Diego State Alpine, CA95 Lumpkin, Ricky DT 6-4 306 9/7/1988 1 Kentucky Clarksville, TN70 Massie, Bobby T 6-6 316 8/1/1989 R Mississippi Lynchburg, VA47 McGraw, Marcus LB 6-0 228 10/5/1989 R Houston Arlington, TX43 Nash, Zack LB 6-4 260 9/23/1989 R Sacramento State Vacaville, CA32 Nixon, James CB 6-1 190 2/2/1988 R California (Pa.) New Haven, CT97 Parker, Colin LB 6-1 223 5/6/1989 R Arizona State Chandler, AZ41 Parker, Larry CB 5-11 176 1/17/1989 R San Diego State San Diego, CA21 Peterson, Patrick CB 6-1 219 7/11/1990 2 LSU Pompano Beach, FL76 Potter, Nate T 6-5 295 5/16/1988 R Boise State Boise, ID33 Powell, William RB 5-9 207 3/9/1988 1 Kansas State Duncanville, TX25 Rhodes, Kerry FS 6-3 212 8/2/1982 8 Louisville Bessemer, AL12 Roberts, Andre WR 5-11 195 1/9/1988 3 The Citadel Columbia, SC10 Sampson, DeMarco WR 6-2 204 12/19/1985 2 San Diego State Chula Vista, CA39 Sanders, James S 5-10 210 11/11/1983 8 Fresno State Porterville, CA1 Schmitt, Ricky K/P 6-3 217 8/17/1985 1 Shepherd Virginia Beach, VA50 Schofield, O'Brien LB 6-3 242 4/3/1987 3 Wisconsin Great Lakes, IL63 Sendlein, Lyle C 6-3 308 3/16/1984 6 Texas Scottsdale, AZ35 Sherman, Anthony FB 5-10 242 12/11/1988 2 Connecticut North Attleboro, MA19 Skelton, John QB 6-6 244 3/17/1988 3 Fordham El Paso, TX44 Skelton, Steve TE 6-5 250 8/6/1989 1 Fordham El Paso, TX46 Smith, Alfonso RB 6-1 208 1/23/1987 3 Kentucky Louisville, KY68 Snyder, Adam G 6-6 325 1/30/1982 8 Oregon Fullerton, CA36 Stephens-Howling, LaRod RB 5-7 185 4/26/1987 4 Pittsburgh Johnstown, PA61 Stewart, Chris G 6-4 325 9/12/1987 1 Notre Dame Spring, TX52 Sturdivant, Quan LB 6-1 241 12/5/1988 1 North Carolina Oakboro, NC96 Talley, Ronald DE 6-3 286 2/21/1986 2 Delaware Detroit, MI28 Toler, Greg CB 6-0 192 1/2/1985 4 Saint Paul's (Va.) Washington, DC48r Vassallo, Paul LB 6-3 247 10/12/1988 R Arizona Reno, NV56 Walker, Reggie LB 6-0 244 12/15/1986 4 Kansas State Sacramento, CA58 Washington, Daryl LB 6-2 230 10/9/1986 3 TCU Irving, TX

48w Webb, Martell TE 6-3 276 11/10/1989 1 Michigan Pontiac, MI66 Wedige, Scott C 6-4 310 11/20/1988 R Northern Illinois Elkhorn, WI26 Wells, Beanie RB 6-2 229 8/7/1988 4 Ohio State Akron, OH59 Williams, Brandon LB 6-3 250 6/21/1988 3 Texas Tech Fort Worth, TX92 Williams, Dan DT 6-3 314 6/1/1987 3 Tennessee Memphis, TN80 Williams, Isaiah WR 6-3 200 1/30/1987 1 Maryland Montclair, NJ34 Williams, Ryan RB 5-9 207 4/9/1990 2 Virginia Tech Manassas, VA18 Williams, Stephen WR 6-5 208 6/29/1986 3 Toledo Houston, TX24 Wilson, Adrian SS 6-3 230 10/12/1979 12 North Carolina State High Point, NC67 Young, D.J. T 6-5 298 1/26/1988 1 Michigan State Lansing, MI9 Zastudil, Dave P 6-3 220 10/26/1978 11 Ohio Bay Village, OH

ARIZONA CARDINALS ALPHA ROSTER

7/29/2012


Supplemental Bios (Bios not in Media Guide)


Russ Hochstein 65 Guard 6-4, 305 How Acquired: FA-12 Years NFL/Cardinals: 12/1 College: Nebraska DOB: October 7, 1977 Hometown: Hartington, NE

Pro Career: Originally entered the NFL as a fifth-round (151st overall) draft choice of the Buccaneers in 2001. Waived by Tampa Bay on 9/18/02. Re-signed by the Buccaneers on 9/24/02 and waived on 9/30/02. Signed to Tampa Bay’s practice squad on 10/2/02 and waived on 10/15/02. Signed by New England to the practice squad on 10/21/02 and promoted to the active roster on 11/16/02. Waived by the Patriots on 8/31/03. Signed to the Patriots practice squad on 9/2/03 and promoted to active roster on 9/13/03. Traded to the Broncos on 8/25/09. Signed with the Cardinals on 7/26/12.

2011: Played in 15 games for the Broncos, mostly on special teams, and then started both postseason games at right guard … replaced starter Chris Kuper after he was injured vs. KC (1/1/12) … started in Wild Card victory vs. Pit (1/8/12) and Divisional Round matchup @ NE (1/14/12).

2010: Saw action in all 16 games and made six starts at three different positions (LG, RG, TE) … made four starts at left guard, one start at RG, and opened one game as a TE.

2009: Played in 15 games with a career-high 10 starts in his first season with the Broncos … traded by New England to Denver on 8/25 … started eight games at LG, one at RG, and one at TE … also saw time at fullback in goal-line situations … started at RG in the season opener @ Cin (9/13) … opened the game vs. Pit (11/9) at TE … placed on injured reserve (knee) on 12/29.

2008: Appeared in the final 15 games in his last year with the Patriots … started two games as a fullback … also saw action at center, right guard, and tight end … helped the Patriots total 351 rushing yards in final two games of the season.

2007: Played all 16 games and made eight starts (seven at RG, one at C) … helped the Patriots become the first team in NFL history to finish the regular season 16-0 … also played in all three postseason games as the Patriots advanced to Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium … helped New England set single-season league records for points (589) and TDs (75) while allowing its fewest sack total (21) for a 16-game season in team history.

2006: Saw action in 13 games and all three playoff games … helped the Patriots advance to the AFC Championship Game.

2005: Played in all 16 games and started the final seven games of the season at center … also started both of the team’s playoff games … helped block for New England rushing attack that totaled at least 130 rushing yards in four of their final seven games.

2004: For the first time in his career, played in all 16 games and three postseason games as the Patriots won Super Bowl XXXIX … started the final two games of the season at LG … opened the game at TE in the AFC Championship Game @ Pit (1/23/05).

2003: Appeared in 14 games and made one start in helping the Patriots win Super Bowl XXXVIII … released by the Patriots on 8/31 and signed to the practice squad on 9/2 … signed to the active roster on 9/13 … started at LG @ Was (9/28), his first career NFL start … played in all three playoff games, starting at LG in the AFC Championship Game vs. Ind (1/18/04) and Super Bowl XXXVIII vs. Car (2/1/04).

2002: Played in two games, one with Tampa Bay and one with New England … made his NFL debut vs. NO (9/8) … released on 9/18 and re-signed on 9/24 … released on 9/30 and signed to Buccaneers’ practice squad on 10/2 … released on 10/15 … signed by New England to the practice squad on 10/21 and promoted to active roster on 11/16 … played at RG and on special teams vs. Min (11/24).

2001: Inactive for all 16 games and one playoff contest for Tampa Bay.


College:Three-year starter at right guard for Nebraska … registered 342 career knockdown blocks and received All-Big 12 Conference honors for three straight seasons … earned first-team All-America honors from The Sporting News and was a consensus all-conference selection as a senior in 2000 … received the Cletus Fischer Native Son award, given annually to the top college football player in the state of Nebraska.

Personal: Last name pronounced “HOKE-stine” … attended Cedar Catholic (Hartington, NE) High School and played on the defensive line and at middle linebacker … garnered All-America honors from Blue Chip Illustrated … totaled 309 tackles, 18 sacks, eight fumble recoveries, and two INTs … earned a degree in Business Management.

Hochstein Career Stats

Year Team GP/GS 2001 TB 0/0 2002 TB/NE 2/0 2003 NE 14/1 2004 NE 16/2 2005 NE 16/7 2006 NE 13/0 2007 NE 16/8 2008 NE 15/2 2009 Den 15/10 2010 Den 16/6 2011 Den 15/0 Total 138/36

Additional Statistics: Miscellaneous tackles: Career: 3; 2009: 2; 2010: 1; Fumble recoveries: 2, vs. NY Jets, 11/12/06; vs. New England, 10/11/09; Kickoff returns: 1-6 yards, vs. New England, 10/11/09.

Hochstein Postseason Stats

Year Team GP/GS 2003 NE 3/2 2004 NE 3/1 2005 NE 2/2 2006 NE 3/0 2007 NE 3/0 2011 Den 2/2 Total 16/7


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