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Yahoo! Sports - NFL - Arizona Cardinals NewsLatest news and information about the Arizona Cardinals.Fitz's final preseason draft board (ProFootballWeekly.com) Originally posted Sept. 1, 2010 @ 1:12 p.m. ET. Updated Sept. 6, 2010 @ 12:40 p.m. ET Pat Fitzmaurice, a winner of... Deep Posts: Notable names missing (Yahoo! Sports) -- This Labor Day Deep Posts is, in part, about those names you're not seeing in certain places. Matt Leinart agrees to sign with Houston Texans (SportingNews.com) Quarterback Matt Leinart, released by the Arizona Cardinals over the weekend, has agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Texans, ESPN's Chris Mortenson reports. With Matt Schaub firmly in place as the Houston starter, Leinart looks to be in line for a backup role once again. Sources tell the network the Texans were one of the first teams to contact Leinart after he was released. Leinart finished his Cardinals career with 3,893 yards, 14 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. Texans agree to terms with Matt Leinart (The National Football Post) Jettisoned by the Arizona Cardinals over the weekend, quarterbak Matt Leinart has landed with the Houston... Sunday's Sports In Brief (PA SportsTicker) FOOTBALL= Cardinals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) One of the main goals of training camp was to find stability on offense, and that started with quarterback Matt Leinart, who was taking over for Kurt Warner. But as camp progress, coach Ken Whisenhunt because troubled of the offense's lack of productivity. While Leinart was accurate in the preseason, it seemed to Whisenhunt that he was failing to inspire confidence in teammates. Whisenhunt chose his words carefully regarding Leinart, but there is no question that his benching and subsequent release would not have happened had Whisenhunt felt Leinart's teammates were behind him. Now, the Cardinals will open the season with Derek Anderson at quarterback and the backups will be rookies Max Hall and John Skelton. "I feel like I've outplayed the competition,... Texans reportedly very interested in signing Matt Leinart (SportingNews.com) The Houston Texans are interested in picking up quarterback Matt Leinart, who was released by the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday, ESPN?s Adam Schefter reports. Sources tell the network the Texans were one of the first teams to contact Leinart after he was released. Though the Cardinals decided to part ways with their former first-round pick, coach Ken Whisenhunt gave Leinart a compliment on the way out. "The one thing I want to make very clear is how professional Matt was about the whole situation," Whisenhunt said. Agent: Cody Brown joining the Jets' practice squad (The National Football Post) Outside linebacker Cody Brown is joining the New York Jets' practice squad, according to his agent, Nate... Source: Cuts have union still examining trades (The Canadian Press) WASHINGTON - Three of the four rookies involved in curiously timed trades have now been cut, prompting the NFL players' union to continue looking into whether the deals were made to avoid paying money into a special player pool, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday. AP source: Cuts have union still examining trades (AP) Three of the four rookies involved in curiously timed trades have now been cut, prompting the NFL players' union to continue looking into whether the deals were made to avoid paying money into a special player pool, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the union has not made the probes public, said the... Leinart, Houshmandzadeh released as NFL teams trim to 53 (SportingNews.com) Matt Leinart might get a second chance, but for the Arizona Cardinals he was a first-round bust. The team released Leinart on Saturday, marking another career setback for the 10th pick of the 2006 draft and the 2004 Heisman Trophy winner. Another team may sign Leinart as a backup quarterback -- perhaps the Seattle Seahawks, for whom his former college coach, Pete Carroll, is now the head coach. However, Leinart's inability to beat out Derek Anderson for the Cardinals' starting job raises the question whether Leinart will ever be good enough to start... NFL cutdown day: NFC West (SportingNews.com) Teams had until 5 p.m. ET Sept. 4 to reach the NFL-mandated 53-player roster limit. Here's a team-by-team look from SN's correspondents at cuts and other decisions by teams in the division: Arizona Cardinals Coach Ken Whisenhunt had many reasons for cutting former starting QB Matt Leinart. Most important, Whisenhunt didn't believe Leinart had good chemistry with other players. Whisenhunt wouldn't go into detail, but it's clear he didn't think Leinart had taken on the role of a leader. NFL cutdown day: NFC East (SportingNews.com) Teams had until 5 p.m. ET Sept. 4 to reach the NFL-mandated 53-player roster limit. Here's a team-by-team look from SN's correspondents at cuts and other decisions by teams in the division: Dallas Cowboys Wide receiver Sam Hurd, a key reserve, called the Cowboys' bluff and turned down a request for a pay cut. Hurd is scheduled to make $1.7 million this season, and the team opted to keep him because of his versatility on special teams. The Cowboys didn't have any real surprises among their cuts, but they opted to keep less-expensive players when... Newsfeed display by CaRP |
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