The Cardinals signed running back Tony Jones to their practice squad on Wednesday.
The Arizona Cardinals have signed former Denver Broncos running back Tony Jones to their practice squad, the team announced Wednesday.
Jones (5-11, 224 pounds) played under coach Sean Payton with the New Orleans Saints from 2020-2021 before later joining the Seattle Seahawks in 2022. He reunited with Payton in Denver during the 2023 offseason.
Jones rushed for 66 yards and totaled 29 receiving yards in three preseason appearances with the Broncos that summer. He failed to make the team’s active roster as Payton opted to carry Javonte Williams, Samaje Perine and Jaleel McLaughlin on the 53-man roster to begin the 2023 season.
After being cut by Denver, Jones returned to New Orleans and he spent half the season with the Saints. Jones was picked up by the Cardinals last October. He was cut during training camp this summer and now returns to Arizona on their practice squad.
Jones, 27, has 370 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns in 25 career games in the NFL (six starts).
We have made the following roster moves:
– Designate K Matt Prater to return from IR
– Sign P Michael Palardy to the active roster
– Sign RB Tony Jones Jr and LB Keshawn Banks to the Practice Squad
Elsewhere on the ex-Bronco front, the Cardinals also designated kicker Matt Prater to return from injured reserve after recovering from a meniscus injury. Prater, 40, played in four games earlier this year before suffering the injury.
Here is how the general population reacted to the Chargers’ win over the Saints, with many heaping praise on Ladd McConkey’s big performance.
The Chargers defeated the Saints on Sunday.
The Bolts are now 4-3.
Here’s how social media reacted to the Week 8 game:
Big time dominant win. Justin Herbert was in rare form, firing off dimes all game long. 20/32 279 yards 2 TDs. 4 rushes for 49 yards. The healthiest he's looked sine game one. Ladd McConkey was special. 6 catches on 6 targets for 111 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a 60-yard… https://t.co/PVo39jMBx3
Onne of the most underrated parts of the win was the trust Justin Herbert showed in his receivers today.
Several big plays to Ladd McConkey, Jalen Reagor and Simi Fehoko where he lobbed it up and trusted they would make a play. Still think they need help, but a good sign.
Here is how the general population reacted to the Chargers’ loss to the Cardinals, which includes thoughts on the questionable penalty on the final drive.
The Chargers lost to the Cardinals on Monday night.
The Bolts are now 3-3.
Here’s how social media reacted to the Week 7 game:
The #Chargers need to trade for a #1 WR tonight. Justin Herbert did absolutely everything he could. This game pissed me off. You let one slip. These are the losses that come back to haunt you.
Find out who the Chargers Wire staff is picking between Los Angeles and Arizona.
The Los Angeles Chargers kick off Week 7 against the Arizona Cardinals.
Who is going to come out victorious?
Here is a look at the predictions from each of our writers at Chargers Wire:
Gavino:
The Chargers come into a State Farm Stadium looking to improve against a Cardinals team dominated by the Packers a week ago. Los Angeles should have success running the football against an Arizona defense that’s allowing an average of 153.0 yards per game on the ground. The Bolts’ defense is the strength of the team, ranking No. 1 in points allowed per game (13.2). It will be difficult for the Cardinals’ offense to find success. Chargers 24, Cardinals 14
Alex K:
Los Angeles has been a top 3 unit against the run this season by EPA/rush, whereas Arizona has ranked in the bottom 10. Expect that to be the difference in a showdown between two of the league’s top rushing offenses. The Chargers’ ability to pass the ball last week was also an encouraging sign that could factor in with Cardinals starters Sean Murphy-Bunting and Garrett Williams dealing with injuries. Chargers 27, Cardinals 13
The 49ers didn’t play Sunday, but they managed to find a win thanks to the Packers.
The San Francisco 49ers got to kick their feet up Sunday after playing Thursday night to kick off Week 6 of the regular season.
Despite not suiting up while most of the rest of the NFL was in action, the 49ers still managed to find a win via the Green Bay Packers.
Green Bay blew out the Arizona Cardinals 34-13 at Lambeau Field on Sunday morning West Coast time. That dropped the Cardinals to 2-4 and ensured the 49ers would enter Week 7 with the lead in the NFC West.
Had the Cardinals won, they would’ve been 3-3 and tied with the 49ers and Seahawks. By way of tiebreakers the 49ers would have been knocked out of the top of the division. Instead, the 49ers will be in first since they’re tied with the Seahawks and hold the head-to-head tiebreaker thanks to their Thursday night victory at Lumen Field in Seattle.
Here is what the division standings look like after Sunday’s action:
The Rams were idle with a Week 6 bye, so they didn’t get a chance to keep up with the rest of the division.
Leading the division by tiebreaker isn’t where the 49ers want to be after six weeks. It’s certainly better than where they were entering the week — a third-place team in desperate need of a victory.
They still need to start stringing together wins, but they’ve now put themselves in position to play from ahead. They control their own destiny starting Week 7 against the Kansas City Chiefs at home.
Thanks to Week 6’s results, if the 49ers start playing better football, they’ll be able to separate themselves from the rest of the division and turn their sights toward the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
In what has been a very disappointing season for the Cardinals, let’s take a look at some of the players that have exceeded expectations on the season.
The Arizona Cardinals are in the midst of a terrible season with a current record of 4-8. They aren’t going to make the playoffs and are possibly going to go through major organizational change in the front office.
With that in mind, there are still a number of players who have exceeded expectations in 2022 and have been bright spots on the team. They are going to be foundational pieces moving forward for the team to turn things around in the future.
Let’s take a look at some of the positives on this season.
Take a look at Week 5’s studs in duds in the Cardinals’ home loss to the Eagles.
The Arizona Cardinals suffered a heartbreaking loss to the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
After another slow start and falling behind 14-0, the Cardinals rallied and had a chance to send the game into overtime at 20-20. Replacement kicker Matt Amendola badly missed the game-tying kick and the Cardinals are now 2-3.
Let’s take a look at our studs and duds for this week.
The Cardinals are in need of help at wide receiver with the expected departure of A.J. Green and Christian Kirk. Could former Bears standout Allen Robinson fill the void?
Beginning on March 14th, NFL teams are permitted to speak to unrestricted free agents, with free agency officially beginning on the 16th. The Arizona Cardinals, coming off a disappointing playoff loss, have some work to do on the open market as well as internally.
General manager Steve Keim took a swing on former Cincinnati Bengals superstar A.J. Green in 2021. While Green flashed at times, particularly when utilized as the No. 2 receiver, it appears as if both parties will be moving on.
That, once again, leaves a hole at outside receiver for the Cardinals. It’s a position they’ve struggled to fill for years, so the team would be wise to search for a younger option that can provide stability for at least a couple of seasons.
Enter former Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson. The 28-year-old Pro Bowler had a rough season in 2021 under the crumbling Matt Nagy/Ryan Pace regime that also featured a developing rookie quarterback in Justin Fields. It’s a story that has seemingly plagued Robinson his entire career — not being able to reach his potential due to poor quarterback play questionable playcalling.
In case you ever feel sorry for yourself, here's a list of Allen Robinson's No. 1 QBs since his sophomore breakout at Penn State.
– 2012: Matt McGloin – 2013: Christian Hackenburg – 2014-16: Blake Bortles – 2017: Torn ACL – 2018-19: Mitchell Trubisky – 2020: Nick Foles (so far)
In Arizona, Robinson’s production would have the highest potential of any in his NFL career from a supporting cast standpoint. He would go from a quarterback carousel to Pro-Bowl stability in Kyler Murray, whom the Cardinals would be wise to surround with talent amidst their drama.
Robinson would face a ton of single coverage due to the threat of DeAndre Hopkins. He would likely bolster his receptions and play-making opportunities in Kliff Kingsbury’s quick passing game. Robinson’s ceiling is much higher than that of 33-year-old A.J. Green, who struggled at times last season.
Robinson has posted three 1,000-yard seasons since entering the league in 2014, with two of his years being hampered by injury. Aside from his rookie season, he has primarily operated as the No. 1 receiver.
Playing alongside former Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky in two seasons, Robinson compiled 2,397 yards receiving and 13 touchdowns.
In 2021, however, the former Pro-Bowler only managed 410 receiving yards. He missed five games due to injury and was hampered in the contests he did suit up for. There was obvious discontent with the offensive gameplan coupled with the instability at quarterback, which he detailed in an interview with ESPN.
“Coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, as I’m going through the season seeing some of these game plans…how I’m not really being involved and doing some of the things I’ve done in the past. For me, personally, it was very frustrating,” he said.
Could a team like the Cardinals be able to land the Pro-Bowler for below market value? His previous seasons give him credibility in contract negotiations, but his market remains unclear following the struggles surrounding him in 2021. Spotrac has his projected market value at $16 million per year, which seems unlikely at this point.
Would you like to see the Cardinals add Allen Robinson to pair with Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins?
Bruce Arians had a run of success with the Arizona Cardinals that most people might not be aware of.
The Buccaneers are hoping to make a run at Super Bowl LV in 2020 with Tom Brady under center, and fortunately for them, they have a head coach who seems more than up to the task of managing a locker room bursting with star power.
Bruce Arians is a two-time NFL Coach of the Year, having won the award with both the Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals. The Bucs are the third team Arians has been in charge of, although his head coaching stint in 2012 with the Colts came on an interim basis.
Still, Tampa Bay knows they have a winner in Arians. But what some fans may not know about Arians is that he happens to be the winningest head coach in Cardinals history.
“In the Cardinals franchise’s long history, the winningest coach is Bruce Arians, who notched 49 victories. Behind him are Ken Whisenhunt at 45 and Don Coryell at 42. Talk about a low bar for Kliff Kingsbury to aim at topping.”
I’m not sure many people knew that about Arians, but there you go. As for his shot at becoming the Bucs’ all-time winningest coach? Well, Arians went just 7-9 in his first season in Tampa, while former Bucs coach and current Las Vegas Raiders head man Jon Gruden tops the list with 57 wins.
ESPN’s Mel Kiper has two Georgia football players taken in first round of his 2020 NFL mock draft.
ESPN’s NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has two Georgia football players going in the first round in his most recent 2020 NFL mock draft.
With the No. 8 pick in the NFL Draft, Kiper predicts the Arizona Cardinals will bolster their offensive line by selecting Georgia offensive tackle Andrew Thomas. Kiper has Thomas as the first left tackle off the board.
Kiper wrote:
This is about the range in which we could see a run on offensive tackles, and Thomas, who has played on both the left and right, is No. 1 on my board. I debated going with a receiver here; wouldn’t Kyler Murray’s former teammate CeeDee Lamb enjoy catching a few more long touchdown passes from his friend? But this comes down to protecting the franchise quarterback, and Arizona desperately needs help along its line, particularly at left tackle, where starter D.J. Humphries is a free agent. The Cardinals also have some defensive deficiencies, so keep an eye on a defensive back, too.
Running back D’Andre Swift is the second Georgia player that Kiper has going in the first round. He has Swift going to the Miami Dolphins, who possess three first round picks, at 26 overall. Kiper also has the Dolphins taking Too Tagovailoa with the fifth pick. What a tandem that would be.
On the prediction, Dolphinswire.com sounds content with the Swift selection.
Miami’s biggest area of need is improvement in the run game. Forget positional value — Miami has enough picks that they should be focused on finding difference makers for their team. Swift definitely fits the bill as a dynamic three down back.
