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01/16/12--08:21: Report: OL coach Grimm offered new 2-year deal (chan 1516060)

OL coach Russ Grimm was offered a two-year contract and will sign it this week, XTRA 910 AM reported. Terms of the deal were not immediately available, but the Cards previously paid him $1.5 million as an assistant head coach. Arizona hasn't produced a Pro Bowl lineman in Grimm's five-year tenure. T Levi Brown was an alternate in 2009.





01/16/12--08:22: Report: TE coach Kitchens signs new 2-year deal (chan 1516060)

TE coach Freddie Kitchens signed a two-year contract to remain with the Cards, XTRA 910 AM reported. The Cards are scheduled to bring in two candidates on Monday to interview for the QB coach position, vacated when Chris Miller was fired recently.





01/18/12--08:56: Cards re-sign all assistant coaches to new contracts (chan 1516060)

The Cards have re-signed all of their assistant coaches whose contracts were set to expire in March, including assistant head coach/OL coach Russ Grimm, special teams coach Kevin Spencer, TEs coach Freddie Kitchens, DL coach Ron Aiken and RBs coach Tommie Robinson.





01/18/12--09:00: Mock draft site projects Stanford OT as Cards' first pick (chan 1516060)

Like many mock drafts,draftsitebreakdown.comis projecting Stanford OT Jonathan Martin as the Cards' first-round selection (No. 13). The Cards could lose both their starting OTs this offseason. RT Brandon Keith is a free agent. LT Levi Brown's cap number is $16.9 million in the last year of his deal.





01/18/12--09:25: Analyzing the Cards 2012 schedule: Strength of schedule (chan 1516060)

The Cards had the easiest NFL schedule in 2011 (based on 2010 results). That won't be the case in 2012. Cards' opponents went 131-125 in 2011(.512 winning percentage), tied for the eighth highest percentage in the NFL. Opponents had a plus-336 point differential, the second highest NFL margin.





01/18/12--09:26: Analyzing the Cards' 2012 schedule: Home (chan 1516060)

Aside from NFC West games against the 49ers (13-3), Rams (2-14) and Seahawks (7-9), the Cards host the Bears (8-8), Lions (10-6), Bills (6-10), Dolphins (6-10) and Eagles (8-8). Given their difficult road schedule, the Cards likely need to go at least 6-2 at home to make the playoffs.





01/18/12--09:27: Analyzing the Cards' 2012 schedule: Road (chan 1516060)

Aside from NFC West games against the 49ers (13-3), Rams (2-14) and Seahawks (7-9), the Cards play at three playoff teams: the Packers (15-1), Patriots (13-3) and Falcons 10-6), plus the Jets (8-8) and Vikings (3-13). The Cards best bets for road wins are St. Louis, Seattle and Minnesota.





01/19/12--08:22: Cards start interviewing for QB coach (chan 1516060)

Coach Ken Whisenhunt is interviewing two candidates for the vacant QB coach position this week, XTRA 910 reported. No names were given. Chris Miller was fired from that position earlier this month.





01/19/12--08:24: Cards unlikely to bring former OC Haley back (chan 1516060)

It's unlikely former OC Todd Haley will return to Arizona. Coach Ken Whisenhunt doesn't want to demote current OC Mike Miller after just one season and Haley, the former Chiefs head coach, likely wants more responsibility than just the QB coach job -- the only post open on Arizona's staff.





01/19/12--08:25: Arizona's out but other teams may court Haley (chan 1516060)

Former Cardinals OC and Chiefs head coach Todd Haley could still land an OC job with another team looking for a head coach. There are no known teams currently interviewing Haley for a head coaching job. Haley is unlikely to return to Arizona because the only job open is that of QBs coach, which would be a step back in Haley's career.





01/23/12--08:37: Cards to interview former Raiders coach for assistant's role (chan 1516060)

CBS' Charley Casserly is reporting that the Cards will interview former Raiders head coach Hue Jackson for their vacant QBs coach position. The vacancy was created when the Cards fired QBs coach Chris Miller earlier this month. Miller was the only member of the 2011 staff not retained.





01/23/12--08:39: Cards DE Campbell touts his special teams skills (chan 1516060)

Right before the Giants PK Lawrence Tynes kicked the game-winning field goal in Sunday's NFC Championship, Cards DE Calais Campbell tweeted: "I would block this kick." Campbell blocked three kicks this season.





01/24/12--09:39: Wells set for knee surgery (chan 1516060)

RB Beanie Wells was set to undergo surgery on his right knee on Tuesday. Wells battled the injury all season but still managed a career-high 1,047 yards and 10 TDs, earning praise from coach Ken Whisenhunt for his toughness. The procedure is believed to be a minor clean-up of loose bodies in the knee.





01/24/12--09:43: Adams has tonsils removed (chan 1516060)

CB Mike Adams had surgery on Tuesday to remove his tonsils. He tweeted that he "had ice cream twice (Mon)day from coldstone (Creamery)."





01/24/12--09:44: Arians could be a good fit with Whisenhunt, Cardinals (chan 1516060)

Former Steelers OC Bruce Arians told the York Daily Record he's been contacted about "five or six" coaching possibilities since the Steelers let him go, but only one was intriguing. He declined to offer specifics, but Arians does have Steelers ties to multiple Cards coaches. Arizona has a vacant QBs coach position.





01/24/12--10:10: Haggans could be fazed out, but wants to stay in Arizona (chan 1516060)

Given the emergence of OLBs Sam Acho and O'Brien Schofield , free-agent OLB Clark Haggans is in limbo. He played well last season as a starter and would at least be a good tutor for the young players while providing depth if Schofield wins the starting position: "Everything's unknown right now," he said. "But this is definitely where I want to be."





01/24/12--10:24: Horton labels DB Marshall his MVP (chan 1516060)

DC Ray Horton called free-agent-to-be CB Richard Marshall his MVP for filling in seamlessly at FS when Kerry Rhodes was injured. “If they come to me and they want to sign me back, I'll be back,” Marshall said. “I also know it's a business. You never know what's going to happen.”





01/24/12--10:38: Cardinals staff seeks QB coach (chan 1516060)

Coach Ken Whisenhunt and his staff are in Mobile, Ala. this week for the Senior Bowl where they are expected to interview candidates for the vacant QB coach position. Chris Miller was fired from that post earlier this month.





01/24/12--11:12: Report: Whisenhunt, Haley sit down in Alabama (chan 1516060)

Coach Ken Whisenhunt was meeting and having lunch with former OC and former Chiefs coach Todd Haley in Mobile, Ala., site of the Senior Bowl, XTRA 910 reported. The Cards have a QB coach position open but it's unknown whether Haley would accept a post that would represent a step back in his career.





01/25/12--08:38: Clarification on RB Wells' knee operation (chan 1516060)

RB Beanie Wells' surgical procedure on Tuesday was to resurface his right knee. It was not a micro-fracture procedure as some outlets reported. The procedure was performed by Dr. James Andrews in Florida.





01/25/12--08:45: Cardinals exec to interview for Rams GM post, says report (chan 1516060)

Cards director of player personnel, Steve Keim, will interview for the Rams' GM post on Saturday, 101Sports.com in St. Louis reported.





01/25/12--08:51: Cardinals will use franchise tag on DE Campbell (chan 1516060)

Arizona will use the franchise tag on DE Calais Campbell before he becomes a free agent March 13. “The only thing that kind of sucks is that you don't have security for the future," Campbell told azcardinals.com. "But if it comes to the franchise tag... I'm still able to play football. I'm still living the dream.”





01/25/12--10:30: Report: Beanie Wells fires agent (chan 1516060)

RB Beanie Wells has fired agent Drew Rosenhaus, the Sports Business Journal reported. If true, that would mean Wells, who had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Tuesday, is set to hire his third agent in as many years.





01/25/12--11:16: Wells hires new agent after firing Rosenhaus, report says (chan 1516060)

After firing agent Drew Rosenhaus, RB Beanie Wells hired Sean Howard of Octagon Sports, the Sports Business Journal reported.





01/26/12--09:13: Cardinals have versatility on coaching staff (chan 1516060)

In hiring a new QBs coach, keep in mind the Cards have some flexibility on their staff. WRs coach John McNulty was OC and QBs coach at Rutgers before coming to Arizona and TEs coach Freddie Kitchens played QB at Alabama. Either could assume the vacant position while the Cards hire a TEs or WRs coach.





01/26/12--11:40: Keim interview pushed back, according to report (chan 1516060)

Arizona director of player personnel Steve Keim was expected to interview for the Rams vacant GM job on Saturday, but that may get pushed back to Sunday, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.





01/26/12--15:39: Could WRs coach McNulty be headed to Bucs? (chan 1516060)

Greg Schiano's hiring as the coach in Tampa could impact the Cards' staff. WRs coach John McNulty coached under Schiano at Rutgers from 2004-2008 as WRs coach, then as OC. Schiano is expected to pursue McNulty, possibly for Tampa's OC post. McNulty is under contract in Arizona, but coach Ken Whisenhunt typically supports advancement opportunities.





01/28/12--11:36: McNulty may appeal to ownership to interview for Bucs' job (chan 1516060)

Coach Ken Whisenhunt denied the Bucs permission to interview WRs coach John McNultyfor their OC position, XTRA 910 reported. McNulty is currently at the Pro Bowl asa guest of WR Larry Fitzgerald and may seek permissionfrom Cards ownership for the interview.