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College Sports Roundup: Marco Wilson discusses his shoe throw and more from the College Wires

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Former Florida Gators defensive back and current Arizona Cardinal [autotag]Marco Wilson[/autotag] sat in on the Footballville podcast recently. In a sneak peek of the show, the query came up: “If you had a chance to do it again, would you throw the shoe?”

The question is in reference to Wilson’s infamous shoe throw against the LSU Tigers in 2020, which eventually led to a 37-34 defeat of the Gators on a game-winning field goal by Cade York in the Swamp.

Without missing a beat, Wilson responded, “100%, I probably would’ve thrown it further.”

It certainly doesn’t sound like Wilson has any regrets about the play. The 24-year-old Fort Lauderdale native is set to enter his third season with the Cardinals this fall.

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CB Marco Wilson on track to earn salary escalator in 2024

Wilson has played in nearly 70% of the Cardinals’ snaps through two seasons. He might qualify for the second level of salary escalator in 2024.

Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Josh Jones earned a nice raise for the 2023 thanks to the league’s proven performance escalator. Rather than the $1.27 million he was due in 2023, he is now scheduled to make more than $2.7 million.

That is due to, being a third-round pick originally, having played in at least 35% of the Cardinals’ offensive snaps over his first three seasons. He played more than 46% of those snaps.

In 2024, cornerback Marco Wilson is on pace to get that escalator.

Wilson, drafted in the fourth round in 2021, played in 68.8% of the Cardinals’ defensive snaps as a rookie and 69.9% of them last season.

He might qualify for the escalator already.

He is on track to get the second tier of PPE, which is the amount of a restricted free agent tender plus $250,000. If he can be selected to the Pro Bowl this year (not as an alternate or replacement), that salary will go up to the amount equal to a second-round restricted free agent tender.

Wilson is scheduled to make the league minimum each of the next two seasons for his salary. Next year, he would make $1.01 million without the escalator, He is looking at at least $2.7 million and potentially about $3 million if his playing time continues at the same rate.

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Cardinals CBs unsurprisingly left out of top 11 player rankings

With a top three of Antonio Hamilton, Marco Wilson and Rashad Fenton, the Cardinals’ corners don’t really strike fear.

The offseason brings more lists and rankings, and the latest is from Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar. After ranking the top 11 safeties in the NFL, he also did the 11 best cornerbacks in the league.

To nobody’s surprise, none of the Arizona Cardinals’ cornerbacks make the list.

The Cardinals top three cornerbacks are presumably Antonio Hamilton, Marco Wilson and Rashad Fenton right now. They have second-year pro Christian Matthew and they added two corners in the draft — Garrett Williams in the third round, but he is coming off a torn ACL, and Kei’Trel Clark in the fifth round.

Wilson flashed as a rookie and played a lot last year, making a few plays.

Fenton has starting experience and Hamilton had the best camp of his career last year before severely burning his feet.

But no one could reasonably say that the Cardinals’ corners are among the league’s best or even approaching them.

With the coaching of head coach Jonathan Gannon, who helped Darius Slay and James Bradberry both become two of the best in football, perhaps they are just a year or two away from someone cracking this list next year.

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Studs and duds in Cardinals’ 19-16 OT loss to Bucs

A few players had notable performances in the Cardinals’ loss to the Bucs on Sunday.

The Arizona Cardinals had a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but were unable to finish them off. The Bucs scored 10 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime and got a game-winning field goal for a 19-16 win, sending the Cardinals to their fifth straight loss.

There were some good efforts but some disappointments from the Cardinals in the loss.

Below are our studs and duds from the loss.

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Florida defensive back named to Shrine Bowl ahead of 2023 NFL draft

Florida Gators senior defensive back Trey Dean III has been named to the East-West Shrine Bowl, joining WR Justin Shorter and EDGE Brenton Cox in Las Vegas.

Florida Gators senior defensive back [autotag]Trey Dean III[/autotag] has accepted an invitation to play in the 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl.

Held in Las Vegas, Nevada, the 2023 Shrine Bowl features players from around the country. It will be played on Feb. 2, 2023. Dean is the third Florida player to announce his participation in the showcase event, joining wide receiver [autotag]Justin Shorter[/autotag] and former teammate [autotag]Brenton Cox Jr[/autotag]. in Las Vegas. Cox was dismissed from the team after the Georgia game this season.

Dean was one of the players that [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag] depended on to be a leader in his first season in charge of the Orange and Blue. He started in all eleven games he played this season, missing only the Eastern Washington game due to injury.

Dean has played a consistent role for the Gators’ secondary since his freshman season. He started his freshman season as a reserve saftey but was thrown into a starting role after [autotag]Marco Wilson[/autotag] suffered a season-ending injury in September 2018, forcing him to start nine of the final 10 games of 2018. He was named to the All-SEC Freshman team in 2018 as a result.

The 6-foot-3-inch, 207-pound senior recorded 225 total tackles and four interceptions in his time in Gainesville. Napier will be looking to replace Dean with young talent. The Gators have six defensive backs committed in their 2023 class, per On3.

Early signing day is Wednesday, Dec. 21. The Florida Gators currently have the No. 9 class in 2023, with 17 of their 21 commitments coming from four-star prospects, according to On3.

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Kyler Murray not only Cardinals player to get hurt vs. Patriots

Kyler Murray was not the only player to get hurt for Arizona Monday night.

The Arizona Cardinals lost on Monday night 27-13 to the New England Patriots, but that wasn’t the biggest story.

The biggest story of the game was the non-contact knee injury that Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray sustained on the third play of the game, which is expected to end his season.

But Murray wasn’t the only key player to get hurt in the loss.

Let’s run down the injuries we know were sustained.

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Opposing defenders keep winning Player of the Week awards after beating the Saints

For the third time this season and in back-to-back weeks, an opposing defender has won Player of the Week recognition after defeating the Saints:

So that’s discouraging. For the third time this season — and now in back-to-back weeks — an opposing defender has won Player of the Week recognition after defeating the New Orleans Saints. This time it’s Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith, who was instrumental in their 20-10 win over New Orleans. Highsmith was credited with 2 sacks and 1 quarterback hit, 5 tackles (3 solo, 1 tackle for loss), and 1 forced fumble. That effort won him the AFC Defensive Player of the Week award for Week 10.

It’s the same award that Baltimore Ravens linebacker Justin Houston won in Week 9, after demolishing the Saints with 2.5 sacks and 3 quarterback hits, 3 tackles (2 solo, 2 tackles for loss), 1 pass defensed, and 1 interception which set up the win-sealing Ravens touchdown. Earlier this season, Arizona Cardinals cornerback Marco Wilson was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 7 after returning an interception 38 yards for a defensive touchdown, also bagging 2 passes defensed and 3 tackles (2 solo).

So, hey, good for them, I guess. The Saints haven’t played great football in any phase, but their offense keeps coming up small in big moments. And opponents seem to be giving them their best shot each week, which is resulting in these weekly individual awards. Hopefully they can turn things around and start to win games with some standout performances of their own.

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Marco Wilson is NFC Defensive Player of the Week

Wilson’s pick-six was his first career interception and touchdown.

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Arizona Cardinals cornerback Marco Wilson had his first career interception in Week 7 when he picked off New Orleans Saints quarterback Andy Dalton in the second quarter and returned it for a touchdown. That play was enough to get him recognized by the league.

He was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week Wednesday morning.

It is the first time in his two-year career he has received the honors and he becomes the 35th player in Cardinals history to be named the defensive player of the week.

Wilson’s interception and touchdown gave the Cardinals a 20-14 lead. They never trailed after that point. It was the only go-ahead defensive score of Week 7.

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Studs and duds in Cardinals’ 42-34 win over Saints

Take a look at the studs and duds from the Cardinals Week 7 home win against the New Orleans Saints

The Arizona Cardinals’ 42-34 win Thursday night over the New Orleans Saints was monumental in keeping their playoff hopes alive. They took care of business. While the Saints certainly are not one of the top teams in the league, the Cardinals needed to earn their first home win since last October, particularly given the injuries to the Saints team.

Arizona did just that. The final score is a bit deceptive, as this game was decided midway through the third quarter. The win gives the Cardinals some momentum, which they’ll need against the 5-1 Minnesota Vikings next week.

It was a fun one for the Cardinals and their fans last night. Let’s dive into the player performances.

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WATCH: Marco Wilson takes 1st career INT to the house!

Wilson took his first career interception 38 yards for a touchdown, giving the Cardinals their first lead of the game against the Saints.

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The Arizona Cardinals picked off New Orleans Saints quarterback Andy Dalton three times in the first half of their Thursday night game.

The second interception of the night went for a touchdown.

Marco Wilson snagged the ball out of the air after the pass after Marquez Callaway failed to catch it and he returned it 38 yards for the touchdown.

It gave the Cardinals a 20-14 first-half lead.

The interception was Wilson’s first in the NFL and it was a good one. He capitalized the play leaping high into the air as he dove for the end zone.

The 2021 fourth-round pick hopefully will make many more plays like this in the future.

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