2016 Arizona Cardinals season

2016 Arizona Cardinals season
Head coach	Bruce Arians
General manager	Steve Keim
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Home field	University of Phoenix Stadium
Uniform

The 2016 Arizona Cardinals season will be the franchise's upcoming 118th season, 97th season in the National Football League and the 29th in Arizona. It will also be the fourth season under head coach Bruce Arians.

In free agency, they signed veteran defensive back Tyvon Branch and veteran lineman Evan Mathis, while re-signing several key players. Their main targets were cornerbacks, safeties, and offensive linemen. They traded for Chandler Jones from the New England Patriots, sending Jonathan Cooper and a late second-round pick to New England.

Free agents

Position	Player	Tag	2016 Team	Notes
WR	Jaron Brown	RFA	ARi	one-year deal
TE	Jermaine Gresham	UFA	ARI	one-year deal
TE	Darren Fells	UFA	ARI	one-year deal
TE	Ifeanyi Momah	ERFA	ARI	one-year deal
QB	Drew Stanton	UFA	ARI	two-year deal
RB	Chris Johnson	RFA	ARI	one-year deal
P	Drew Butler	UFA	ARI	two-year deal
LS	Mike Leach	UFA	---	retired
G	Ted Larsen	UFA	CHI	one-year deal
C	Lyle Sendlein	UFA	---	retired
T	Bobby Massie	UFA	CHI	three-year deal
T	Kelvin Palmer	UFA	TBA
T	Bradley Sowell	UFA	SEA	one-year deal
S	Tony Jefferson	RFA	ARI	one-year deal
S	D.J. Swearinger	RFA	ARI	one-year deal
S	Rashad Johnson	UFA	TEN	one-year deal
S	Chris Clemons	UFA	ARI	one-year deal
CB	Jerraud Powers	UFA	TBA
CB	Corey White	UFA	BUF	one-year deal
DE	Billy Winn	RFA	TBA
ILB	Sean Weatherspoon	UFA	ATL	one-year deal
ILB	Kenny Demens	ERFA	TBA
OLB	LaMarr Woodley	UFA	TBA
OLB	Dwight Freeney	UFA	TBA
DE	Josh Mauro	ERFA	ARI	one-year deal
DE	Red Bryant	UFA	ARI	one-year deal

Player re-signed by the Cardinals

Draft

2016 Arizona Cardinals Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	29	Robert Nkemdiche	DT	Ole Miss
3	92	Brandon Williams	CB	Texas A&M
4	128	Evan Boehm	C	Missouri
5	167	Marqui Christian	S	Midwestern State
5	170	Cole Toner	OT	Harvard
6	205	Harlan Miller	CB	Southeastern Louisiana

Notes

• The Cardinals traded their second-round selection (No. 61 overall) and guard Jonathan Cooper to the New England Patriots in exchange for defensive end Chandler Jones.
• The Cardinals traded a conditional seventh-round selection to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for quarterback Matt Barkley; the Eagles will only receive this selection if Barkley is on the Cardinals' roster for at least six games during the 2015 season.
• The Cardinals received a sixth-round compensatory pick (No. 170 overall) as the result of a negative differential of free agent signings and departures that the Cardinals experienced during the 2015 free agency period.

Staff

Arizona Cardinals staff
	Front Office Owner/Chairman – Bill Bidwill President – Michael Bidwill General Manager – Steve Keim Vice President of Player Personnel – Terry McDonough Director of College Scouting – Dru Grigson Director of Pro Scouting – Quentin Harris Head Coaches Head Coach – Bruce Arians Assistant Head Coach/Offense – Tom Moore Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Harold Goodwin Quarterbacks – Freddie Kitchens Running Backs – Stump Mitchell Wide Receivers – Darryl Drake Tight Ends – Rick Christophel Assistant Offensive Line – Larry Zierlein Offensive Quality Control – Kevin Garver Offensive Assistant – Vacant Assistant Tight Ends/Assistant Special Teams – Steve Heiden			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – James Bettcher Defensive Line – Brentson Buckner Linebackers – Bob Sanders Assistant Linebackers – Larry Foote Defensive Backs – Nick Rapone Cornerbacks – Kevin Ross Pass Rush Specialist – Tom Pratt Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Amos Jones Assistant Special Teams – Anthony Blevins Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Buddy Morris Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Roger Kingdom → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Current roster

Arizona Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks  9 Matt Barkley  6 Jake Coker  3 Carson Palmer  5 Drew Stanton Running backs 45 Jared Baker 38 Andre Ellington 23 Chris Johnson 31 David Johnson 30 Stepfan Taylor 33 Kerwynn Williams Wide receivers 82 Jeff Beathard 13 Jaron Brown 12 John Brown 81 Amir Carlisle 11 Larry Fitzgerald 15 Michael Floyd 10 Brittan Golden 18 Chris King 14 J. J. Nelson 16 Jaxon Shipley Tight ends 83 Gerald Christian 85 Darren Fells 84 Jermaine Gresham 80 Ifeanyi Momah 87 Troy Niklas 89 Hakeem Valles		Offensive linemen 70 Evan Boehm C 65 Taylor Boggs C 66 Edawn Coughman T 67 Rob Crisp T 62 Clay DeBord T 75 John Fullington G 74 D. J. Humphries T 76 Mike Iupati G 69 Evan Mathis G 60 Antoine McClain G 63 Givens Price T 53 A. Q. Shipley C 61 Cole Toner T 68 Jared Veldheer T 78 Earl Watford G 73 John Wetzel T Defensive linemen 71 Red Bryant DE 93 Calais Campbell DE 95 Rodney Gunter NT 97 Josh Mauro DE 90 Robert Nkemdiche DE 72 Olsen Pierre DE 98 Corey Peters NT 92 Frostee Rucker DE 91 Ed Stinson DE 94 Xavier Williams NT		Linebackers 58 Jason Babin OLB 59 Alani Fua ILB 44 Markus Golden OLB 55 Chandler Jones OLB 52 Lamar Louis ILB 50 Gabe Martin ILB 96 Kareem Martin OLB 51 Kevin Minter ILB 42 Quayshawn Nealy ILB 57 Alex Okafor OLB 58 Tristan Okpalaugo OLB 56 Mike Reilly OLB 47 Shaq Riddick OLB 49 Zack Wagenmann OLB Defensive backs 28 Justin Bethel CB 30 Elie Bouka CB 27 Tyvon Branch SS 35 Cariel Brooks CB 20 Deone Bucannon S 43 Carrington Byndom CB 25 Marqui Christian SS 29 Chris Clemons SS 37 Durell Eskridge S 33 Matthias Farley S 31 Trevon Hartfield CB 46 Asa Jackson CB 22 Tony Jefferson SS 32 Tyrann Mathieu FS 34 Harlan Miller CB 21 Patrick Peterson CB 45 Brandon Person FS 39 Shaun Prater CB 36 D.J. Swearinger SS 41 Joel Wilkinson CB 26 Brandon Williams CB 38 Ronald Zamort CB 33 Tyrequek Zimmerman S Special teams  2 Drew Butler P 86 Kameron Canaday LS  7 Chandler Catanzaro K 48 Daniel Dillon LS  1 Garrett Swanson P				Reserve lists 58 Daryl Washington ILB (Susp.) Rookies in italics Roster updated April 30, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 73 Active, 1 Inactive, 6 Unsigned → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Schedule

Preseason

The Cardinals preseason opponents and schedule was announced on April, 7, 2016, the opponents being the Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Houston Texans and the Denver Broncos.

Week	Date	Kickoff[note 1]	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	August 12	7:00 p.m.	Oakland Raiders			University of Phoenix Stadium
2	August 19	6:00 p.m.	at San Diego Chargers			Qualcomm Stadium
3	August 28	1:00 p.m.	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	Fox
4	September 1	6:30 p.m.	Denver Broncos			University of Phoenix Stadium

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff[note 1]	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	5:30 p.m.	New England Patriots			University of Phoenix Stadium	NBC
2	September 18	1:05 p.m.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers			University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
3	September 25	10:00 a.m.	at Buffalo Bills			Ralph Wilson Stadium	Fox
4	October 2	1:25 p.m.	Los Angeles Rams			University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
5	October 6	5:25 p.m.	at San Francisco 49ers			Levi's Stadium	CBS/NFLN/Twitter
6	October 17	5:30 p.m.	New York Jets			University of Phoenix Stadium	ESPN
7	October 23	5:30 p.m.	Seattle Seahawks			University of Phoenix Stadium	NBC
8	October 30	1:25 p.m.	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	Fox
9	Bye
10	November 13	2:25 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers			University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
11	November 20	11:00 a.m.	at Minnesota Vikings			U.S. Bank Stadium	Fox
12	November 27	11:00 a.m.	at Atlanta Falcons			Georgia Dome	Fox
13	December 4	2:25 p.m.	Washington Redskins			University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
14	December 11	11:00 a.m.	at Miami Dolphins			New Miami Stadium	Fox
15	December 18	2:05 p.m.	New Orleans Saints			University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
16	December 24	2:25 p.m.	at Seattle Seahawks			CenturyLink Field	Fox
17	January 1	2:25 p.m.	at Los Angeles Rams			Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Fox

Notes

1. The state of Arizona lies entirely within the Mountain Time Zone, but does not observe Daylight saving time (excluding the Navajo Nation), so it is effectively the same as Pacific Daylight Time from mid-March until the first Sunday of November. Therefore, all kickoffs during the preseason and from Weeks 1–8 during the regular season are listed as Pacific time.

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

References

External links

• Official website