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Arizona Cardinals’ Daryl Washington Pleads not Guilty to Assaulting Ex-girlfriend

May 21st, 2013 at 2:41 PM
By Steve Smith

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Arizona Cardinals inside linebacker Daryl Washington has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, who authorities have said is the mother of his baby daughter, according to the Associated Press.

A Maricopa County Superior Court spokesman says Washington entered the plea yesterday.

Washington is charged with aggravated assault and criminal trespass. He has been free since he posted $2,400 bond after being arrested on May 3. Phoenix police have said Washington's ex-girlfriend claimed he grabbed her by the throat and shoved her to the ground following an argument at her apartment.

The TCU product led the Cardinals with 134 tackles – including 108 solo – last season and was named to the NFC Pro Bowl squad. He also paced the Red Birds in sacks with nine. He inked a six-year contract extension last September.

Washington was also suspended for the first four games of the 2013 NFL season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.

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Bruce Arians Likes What He Sees in Carson Palmer

May 21st, 2013 at 6:56 AM
By Steve Smith

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The chemistry between a head coach and quarterback is very important in the NFL. As we all know, the Arizona Cardinals have a new head coach in Bruce Arians and a new starting quarterback in veteran Carson Palmer.

Now that the first week of OTA's have been completed, things seem to be going quite well so far as Palmer digests Arians' offense and Arian watches Palmer gets used to his new teammates.

The Red Birds welcome the change at quarterback after a disastrous season at the position a year ago. It was a regular merry-go-round at QB in 2012 and it's nice to see the steady hand of Palmer guiding his offensive mates through their drills.

Consider this: the USC product threw for 4,018 yards and completed 61 percent of his passes for a 4-12 Oakland Raiders contingent last season. He added 22 touchdown passes with 14 interceptions and did not have the benefit of having a top-flight wide receiver in the huddle like he will this season with All-Pro Larry Fitzgerald.

"What he did last year with the Raiders, in a crazy situation, I thought was very, very impressive,” Arians told azcardinals.com.

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Carson Palmer Big Fan of Larry Fitzgerald

May 20th, 2013 at 5:40 AM
By Steve Smith

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Carson Palmer is a big fan of Larry Fitzgerald.

Who wouldn't be?

The veteran signal-caller and future Hall of Fame wide receiver hope to make beautiful music together this coming season for the Arizona Cardinals in the rugged NFC West.

The 10-year veteran from USC has thrown to some good wide outs in his past – including the former Chad Johnson, Chad "Ocho Cinco". Palmer has 189 career touchdown passes to his credit but he's probably never going to throw to a better wide receiver than Fitzgerald.

"I’ve been a fan of his game and production from watching game film,” Palmer told azcentral.com. “It’s exactly what I expected. He’s a perfectionist. He wants to do things right every single time. He and I are going to get along great, because I’m the same way.”

Sounds like a recipe for success, that's for sure.

It was a tough 2012 season for Fitzgerald. Due to terrible quarterback play, the University of Pittsburgh product suffered through his worst season since his rookie year in 2004. Fitzgerald had 71 receptions for 798 yards and just four touchdowns, the worst scoring output of his stellar career.

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Bruce Arians Pleased with Cardinals’ OTAs So Far

May 18th, 2013 at 2:42 PM
By Steve Smith

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Arizona Cardinals football coach Bruce Arians likes what he sees so far.

After his team's first week of organized team activities (OTAs) that is.

“We got so much done, especially in situational drills,” Arians told azcentral.com. “Two-minute drills. Red zone session. A third-down session. The kicking game is leaps and bounds ahead of where I thought it would be. We worked on kicking off after a safety today. We’re so far ahead.”

That's good news. There were no serious injuries during the OTA sessions, which is even better news. Wide receiver LaRon Byrd is fine after suffering a neck spasm during the week.

“There is so much learning taking place,” Arians explained to azcentral.com regarding the dual practice sessions that were used during the week. “It’s doubled the film hours of the coaches but that’s what they get paid for.”

The Red Birds have three more weeks of OTAs scheduled: next Tuesday through Thursday, June 3-6 and also from June 11-13.

Fan Fest Approaching.

Arizona Cardinals Fan Fest is quickly approaching Red Birds fans. This year's extravaganza will be held on Tuesday, June 11. The team will release more details down the road.

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Karlos Dansby’s Contract Worth $2.25 Million; Impresses in Practice

May 17th, 2013 at 7:01 AM
By Steve Smith

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Newly signed inside linebacker Karlos Dansby's one-year contract is worth $2.25 million this coming season.

The 31-year-old Auburn University product received a $1 million signing bonus and his base salary is $1.25 million, per azcentral.com.

Dansby is on his second go round with the Red Birds. He spent the 2004-09 seasons with Arizona before signing as a free agent with the Miami Dolphins. He played three seasons with Miami (2010-12).

The Birmingham, AL native was a second round draft pick of the Cardinals in 2004. Dansby enjoyed one of his best seasons of his NFL career in 2012 with 133 tackles and nine passes defended for the Dolphins.

Dansby played very well during team practice Tuesday, including intercepting a pass. He talked about his foot attire following practice - he was wearing the cleats that he used in Miami.

That will change soon enough.

"I got a lot of hate about these Dolphins cleats,” Dansby told azcentral.com. “They (the Cardinals) didn’t have my size in the style I needed, so I had to make do.”

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