2009 season schedule

2009 season schedule

all times mst (arizona) + thursday night on esPn # monday night on esPn & sunday night on nBC

* subject to flexible scheduling decisions

Preseason

Thu., Aug. 13 @ Pittsburgh Steelers + 5:00 PM

sat., aug. 22 san diego chargers 7:00 PM

sat., aug. 28 Green Bay Packers 7:00 PM

Thu., Sep. 3 @ Denver Broncos 6:00 PM

reGular season

sun., sep. 13 san Francisco 49ers 1:15 PM

Sun., Sep. 20 @ Jacksonville Jaguars 10:00 AM

sun., sep. 27 Indianapolis colts & 5:20 PM

sun., oct. 11 houston Texans 1:15 PM

Sun., Oct. 18 @ Seattle Seahawks 1:05 PM

Sun., Oct. 25 @ New York Giants & 5:20 PM

sun., nov. 1 carolina Panthers 2:15 PM

Sun., Nov. 8 @ Chicago Bears 11:00 AM

sun., nov. 15 seattle seahawks 2:15 PM

Sun., Nov. 22 @ St. Louis Rams * 2:05 PM

Sun., Nov. 29 @ Tennessee Titans * 11:00 AM

sun., dec. 6 Minnesota Vikings * 2:15 PM

Mon., Dec. 14 @ San Francisco 49ers # 6:30 PM

Sun., Dec. 20 @ Detroit Lions * 11:00 AM

sun., dec. 27 st. louis rams * 2:05 PM

sun., Jan. 3 Green Bay Packers * 2:15 PM

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TaBle oF conTenTsCardinals StaffDirectory, Cardinals Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Bidwill, William V . (Bio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Bidwill, Michael J . (Bio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Graves, Rod (Bio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Whisenhunt, Ken (Bio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11

Coaches, Assistant (Bios) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-27

Personnel/Scouting Staff (Bio) . . . . . . . . . . . . .28-32

Athletic Training Staff (Bios) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Equipment Staff (Bios) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Video Staff (Bios) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Staff Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35-38

The PlayersVeterans (Bios) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40-183

Roster, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Draft Choices, 2009 (Bios) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185-192

Rookie Free Agents, 2009 (Bios) . . . . . . . . . . 193-196

2008 In ReviewFinal Statistics, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198-199

Defensive Statistics, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Defensive Summaries, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201-202

Starting Lineups, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Game-By-Game Offense/Defense, 2008 . . . . . . 204-205

Game Summaries, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206-215

Player Participation, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Miscellaneous Stats, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Postseason Statistics, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Postseason Defensive Statistics, 2008 . . . . . . . . . 219

Postseason Game-By-Game Offense/Defense, 2008 220

RecordsRushing Yards, Single-Game Bests . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Passing Yards, Single-Game Bests . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Receiving Yards, Single-Game Bests . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Sacks, Single-Game Bests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Longest Runs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Longest Passes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Longest Punts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Longest Punt Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Longest Kickoff Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Longest Interception Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Longest Fumble Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

100-Yard Rushing Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

100-Yard Receiving Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227-229

300-Yard Passing Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229-230

Scoring, Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230-232

Rushing, Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232-233

Passing, Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234-235

Receiving, Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 236-237

Combined Yardage, Individual Records . . . . . . . . . 237

Interceptions, Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Sacks, Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Punting, Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238-239

Punt Returns, Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Kickoff Returns, Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Fumbles, Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Longevity, Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Scoring, Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242-243

First Downs, Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Total Yards, Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Rushing, Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Passing, Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246-247

Interceptions, Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Penalties, Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247-248

Punting, Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Punt Returns, Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Kickoff Returns, Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Fumbles, Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Miscellaneous, Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Cardinals In The Playoffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Postseason Records (Indiv . & Team) . . . . . . . 250-252

HistoryHistory of Franchise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254-258

All-time Roster, Alphabetical . . . . . . . . . . . . 259-268

All-time Roster, Numerical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269-280

Retired Jerseys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Annual Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

All-time Results/Stats, Year-By-Year . . . . . . . 283-331

Preseason Results, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332-335

All-Time Preseason Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Team-By-Team Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336-341

Statistical Leaders, Year-By-Year . . . . . . . . . . 342-346

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Turnover Differentials, Year-By-Year . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Shutouts (Cardinals And Opponents) . . . . . . . 348-349

Two-Point Conversions, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

Defensive Touchdowns, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . 350-351

Special Teams Touchdowns, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . 351

Quarterback Information, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Prime Time Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Thanksgiving Game Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Hottest/Coldest Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Head Coaches, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Assistant Coaches, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355-356

Ring Of Honor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357-359

Pro Bowl Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-361

Player Of The Week Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

Overtime Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363-364

Postseason Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365-367

Last Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367-369

First-Round Choices, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

Draft History, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370-376

Draftees By School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

Miscellaneous2009 NFL Schedule, Week-By-Week . . . . . . . . 378-380

Flex Scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

NFL Policy For Retractable Roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

Cardinals Charities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382-383

Cards In The Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384-385

About Univ . of Phoenix Stadium . . . . . . . . . . 386-391

Fast Growing Team Brand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392

University of Phoenix Stadium Sellouts . . . . . . . . 392

Super Bowl XLIII Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

PFWA Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

Univ . Of Phoenix Stadium Seating . . . . . . . . . . . . 394

Univ . Of Phoenix Stadium Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Cheerleaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Big Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396

Broadcasting Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398-399

NFL Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Training Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401

Training Camp Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403-404


cardInals dIrecToryExecutive StaffWilliam V . Bidwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OwnerMichael J . Bidwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PresidentWilliam V . Bidwill, Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice PresidentRod Graves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General ManagerRon Minegar . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Vice President/

Chief Operating OfficerAdrian Bracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Financial OfficerDavid Koeninger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .General CounselMelissa Gaspard . . . . . . . Executive Assistant/ParalegalLisa Mardeusz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive AssistantPatty McQuivey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Assistant

Coaching StaffKen Whisenhunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head CoachRuss Grimm . . . . . . . . Assistant Head Coach/Run Game

Coordinator/Offensive LineBill Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive CoordinatorMike Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Passing Game CoordinatorKevin Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Teams Ron Aiken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive LineTeryl Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive BacksRick Courtright . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Defensive BacksChad Grimm . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offensive Quality ControlFreddie Kitchens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tight EndsJohn Lott . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strength and ConditioningJohn McNulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wide ReceiversChris Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .QuarterbacksCurtis Modkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Running BacksMatt Raich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LinebackersRyan Slowik . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Quality Control

Football OperationsRod Graves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General ManagerSteve Keim . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director, Player PersonnelReggie Terry . . . . . . . . Director, Football AdministrationT .J . McCreight . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director, Pro PersonnelQuentin Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pro ScoutMike Boni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ScoutMalik Boyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ScoutDon Corzine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ScoutChris Culmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ScoutDru Grigson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ScoutJerry Hardaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ScoutLuke Palko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ScoutPete Alosi . . . . . . Strength and Conditioning AssistantJustin Casey . . . . . Football Administration/Salary CapDeb Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive AssistantCindy Krawczyk . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant to Head Coach

Athletic Training/MedicalTom Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Athletic TrainerJim Shearer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Athletic TrainerJeff Herndon . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Athletic TrainerDr . Wayne Kuhl . . . . . . . . . . Team Physician (Internist)Dr . Jeff Nebelsieck . . . . . . . Team Physician (Internist)Dr . Paul Petelin, Jr . . . . . . . . . . . Team OphthalmologistDr . Harvey Lester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team DentistDr . Dan Blackwood . . . . . . . . . . . . Neuro-PsychologistBrett Fischer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Physical TherapistRobyn DeBell MS RD . . . . . . . . . . . . Team Nutritionist

EquipmentMark Ahlemeier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Equipment ManagerSteve Christensen . . . . . . . . . Asst . Equipment ManagerDave Mullins . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Equipment Coordinator

VideoRobert Brakel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Video DirectorJeff Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video AssistantRyan Devlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video Intern

Community RelationsLuis Zendejas . . . . Senior Director, Community RelationsSheldon Meeks . . . . . Community Relations CoordinatorPat Tankersley . . . . . . . . . Director, Cardinals CharitiesMo Streety . . . . . . . . . . . . . Youth Football Coordinator Estelle Moreno . . . . . . . . . . . .Administrative Assistant

FinanceAdrian Bracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Financial Officer Greg Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Director, FinanceMiriam Carlson . .Director, Financial Planning & AnalysisTheresa Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AccountantDonna Yalowizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AccountantKaren Sisley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HR Coordinator/PayrollMarie Lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounts PayableD’Ann Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive AssistantJustin Saltzman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Budget Analyst

Information TechnologyMark Feller . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President, TechnologyJames Novy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Network AdministratorDavid Reynolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . Network AdministratorCarter Tamblyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Database Analyst

Media RelationsMark Dalton . . . . . . . . . Vice President, Media RelationsChris Melvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . Media Relations ManagerMike Helm . . . . . . . . . . . . Media Relations CoordinatorNate LoCascio . . . . . . . . . . . . Media Relations AssistantAmber Kelley . . . . . . . . . . . . .Administrative Assistant

Operations and MaintenanceJohn Drum . . . . . . . Vice President, Stadium OperationsRyan Odenwald . . . . . . . Stadium Operations Coordinator Stefan Gunther . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SuperintendentStephen Munchinsky . . . . . . . Assistant SuperintendentTim Peterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Turf ManagerKore Higuchi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Turf ManagerBob Schindler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Turf ManagerAndrew Levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Turf Specialist

Player DevelopmentAnthony Edwards . . Senior Director, Player Development

MarketingLisa Manning . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President, Marketing Orlando Avila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manager, Marketing

and Broadcast ServicesDarren Urban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Website ManagerKate Brandt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Website CoordinatorWendy Cooley . . . . . . . . . . . Entertainment CoordinatorScott Gavin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mascot CoordinatorHeather Karberg . . . . . . Director, Cardinals CheerleadersBill Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manager, Alumni RelationsRolando Cantu . . Manager, International Business Ventures

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q u I c k r e F e r e n c eBroadcastingTim DeLaney . . . . . . . . . Senior Director, Broadcasting/

Executive ProducerJim Omohundro . . . . . . . . Broadcast Manager/ProducerMike Dowling . . . . . . . . Broadcast Coordinator/ProducerJonathan Hayward . . . . Broadcast Coordinator/ProducerDave Pasch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radio Play-by-PlayRon Wolfley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radio AnalystGabriel Trujillo . . . . Broadcaster/Producer Spanish Media

ScoreboardMichael Conner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video and Scoreboard

Operations ManagerRandy Cousar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scoreboard EngineerLaura Johnson . . . . . Scoreboard Production Coordinator

Business DevelopmentSteve Ryan . . . . . Vice President, Business DevelopmentErica Anderson . . Senior Manager, Corporate Partner ServicesGianna Piccione . . . . . . . Corporate Services CoordinatorEric Bikofsky . . . . . . . . Manager, Business DevelopmentRich Tomey . . . . . . . . . Manager, Business DevelopmentJohn Misch . . . Account Executive, Business Development Nick Ralston . . Account Executive, Business DevelopmentHeather Lucas . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Assistant

Box OfficeSteve Bomar . . . . . . . . . . . . .Senior Director, Ticketing Scott Bull . . . . . . . . . . . . .Box Office Manager (Tempe)Ryan Funk . . . . . . . . . . . Box Office Manager (Glendale)Rachel Baderman . . . . . . . . Ticket Office RepresentativeKim Cruz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Office RepresentativeKori Dixon . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Office RepresentativeKim Fortney . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Office RepresentativeKayla Sanchez . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Office RepresentativeLara Wroblewski . . . . . . . . . Ticket Office RepresentativeJimmy Zepsa . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Office Representative

Ticket Sales & ServiceRon Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Director, Ticket SalesCari Belanger-Maas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Manager,

Loft and Guest RelationsTara Mickelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Premium Seat &

Guest Service CoordinatorBridget Barich . . . . . . . Account Executive, Ticket SalesCutler Boughn . . . . . . . Account Executive, Ticket SalesSteve Carlson . . . . . . . . Account Executive, Ticket SalesRandall McCluskey . . . . . Account Executive, Ticket SalesJeff Orenstein . . . . . . . Account Executive, Ticket SalesBobbi Sunde . . . . . . . . Account Executive, Ticket SalesBryan Tompkins . . . . . . Account Executive, Ticket SalesSean Twohy . . . . . . . . . Account Executive, Ticket Sales

SecurityRick Knight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President, Security

Administrative and Support StaffKami Lester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Receptionist

Team ShopPercy Silva . . . . . . . . . . . . . Merchandise Manager (FMI)

Mailing AddressP .O . Box #888

Phoenix, AZ 85001–0888

Street Address8701 S . Hardy Drive

Tempe, AZ 85284–2800

University of Phoenix Stadium

One Cardinals DriveGlendale, AZ 85305

Administrative OfficesSwitchboard . . . . . . . . . . . . .602/379–0101Administrative FAX . . . . . . . . . 602/379–1819Media Relations FAX . . . . . . . . 602/379–1821Marketing FAX . . . . . . . . . . . . 602/379–1772

TicketsTicket Office . . . . . . . . . . . . .602/379–0102

800/999–1402Ticket FAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602/379–1773Ticketmaster (Game) . . . . . . 480/784–4444

520/321–1000Ticketmaster Web Site . . . . www .ticketmaster .com

Training CampPine Ridge VillageNorthern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ 86011Administrative Offices . . . . . . 928/523–1818Media Relations . . . . . . . . . . . 928/523–1855

928/523–1856Media Relations FAX . . . . . . . . 928/523–1830Media Work Room . . . . . . . . . . 928/523–1885

928/523–1886Fan Hotline . . . . . 928/523–2273 (Statewide)

602/379–1714 (Phoenix)

www.azcardinals.com


College: GeorgetownHometown: Chicago, IL

wIllIaM V. BIdwIllowner

William V . Bidwill’s association with the Cardinals began as a child ball boy on Chicago’s South Side and continues today as owner .

A native of Chicago, Bill Bidwill presides over the oldest continuously-operated professional football franchise . Founded in 1898, the Cardinals join the Chi-cago Bears as the only two remaining charter members of the National Football League (1920) . While he has seen quite a bit in over seven decades of involvement with the team, few achievements compared to those reached by the Cardinals a year ago when they cap-tured their first NFC title and advanced to the Super Bowl for the first time in team history .

The Cardinals have remained in the Bidwill family since Bill’s father, Charles, a prominent Chicago sports figure and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, purchased the team in 1932 . Charles ran the club until his death in the Cardinals’ NFL championship year of 1947 . Charles’ wife, Violet, then guided the franchise’s fortunes for the next 15 years, followed jointly by sons Bill and Charles, Jr . (Stormy) . Bill became sole owner in 1972 .

Named a Cardinal vice president during his undergraduate days at Georgetown University, Bill Bidwill returned to Chicago from the Navy in 1956 to begin assisting family interests that included football . When the Cardinals moved to St . Louis in

1960, Bidwill returned to the organization on a full-time basis .

The 78-year-old Bidwill remains involved in all areas of the Cardinals’ day-to-day operation . He oper-ates the organization in south Tempe, Arizona from its award-winning training facility the team has called home since construction was completed in September, 1990 . In August of 2006, the team opened the state-of-the-art University of Phoenix Stadium, which gave the 110+ year old franchise its first true home .

Arizona hosted its second Super Bowl when the game was played at University of Phoenix Stadium in February of 2008 . Bidwill was also credited with his leading role in bringing Super Bowl XXX to Arizona on January of 1996 .

An active supporter of various civic and charitable organizations and endeavors, Bidwill directed the for-mation of Cardinals Charities, the team’s organization dedicated to supporting worthy Arizona causes, shortly after the Cardinals arrived in the state .

Bidwill is co-chair of the Board of Trustees for the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle Player Benefit Plan . In August of 2007 he was named to the Board of Trustees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the governing body of the Canton-based organization .

Bidwill and his wife, Nancy, are the parents of five children and have nine grandchildren .

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College: St. Louis UniversityHometown: St. Louis, MO

Cardinal SeaSon: 14th

MIchael BIdwIllPresIdenT

After practicing law for six years as a federal prosecutor, Michael Bidwill joined the organi-zation in 1996 as Vice President/General Counsel and today serves as team President . In that time, no one has been more influential in steering the organization on its path towards an eventual NFC Championship .

In addition to guiding the Cardinals, Bidwill has also taken on an ever-increasing role in the National Football League and the greater Phoenix business com-munity as well . In 2007, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appointed Michael to the league’s Business Ventures Committee, one of the NFL’s most prominent . In September of 2008, he took over as Chair of the influential Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) . He is also a member of Greater Phoe-nix Leadership (GPL), an organization composed of the region’s top business and civic leaders .

Within the league, Michael chairs the NFL Security Advisory Committee, a group of eight club executives that oversees and develops best security practices for NFL facilities . He additionally serves on Arizona’s Super Bowl Host Committee which successfully staged

Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium last February and will seek to bring the game back to the state .

Among his most significant roles with the Cardinals has been the development of University of Phoenix Stadium, a project that he spearheaded from its incep-tion . The venue has been a major factor in the transformation of the Cardinals and a catalyst for the team’s success . It has received worldwide acclaim for its distinc-tive architecture and cutting-edge design and even before it opened, it was selected by BusinessWeek as one of the 10 most impressive

sports facilities in the world and has received numer-ous honors in its three full years of operation .

From 1990–96, Bidwill was a federal prosecutor in Phoenix where he specialized in homicide and other violent crime cases . He also directed three task forces, including the FBI’s gang task force on the Navajo Indian Reservation in northeast Arizona .

Bidwill earned a bachelor of science degree in finance from St . Louis University in 1987 and in 1990 earned a law degree from Catholic University in Washington, D .C .

BIdwIll In The coMMunITyStrong community involvement has been

a hallmark of Bidwill’s tenure with the Car-dinals and a particular emphasis has been placed the value of youth sports . That awareness was recognized in 2005 when the Cardinals were selected as the NFC recipient of the “2005 Pop Warner NFL Team of the Year” for their commitment to the develop-ment of youth football in the Arizona area .

Two years earlier, that same organization presented Michael with the Glenn S . “Pop” Warner Award, presented annually by the national youth football organization to an individual who has achieved excellence in athletics, scholarship, and life’s endeavors with integrity and humanity .

In October of 2008, Bidwill was also honored by Midwestern University and local community leaders with the COMET (Community Outreach: Motivating Excellence for Tomorrow) Award at the annual “Bright Lights, Shining Stars” Gala .

A licensed pilot and flying enthusiast, Bidwill also donates his time and resources as a vol-unteer for “Flying Samaritans,” a group of volunteers including doctors and other medical per-sonnel who offer free medical clinics in Mexico .


College: Texas TechHometown: Houston, TX

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Coming off the most success-ful season in recent Cardinals history, Rod Graves begins his 13th season with the team and his 26th season in the National Football League . He joined the Cardinals in June of 1997 as Assistant to the President . Graves was promoted to the position of Vice President of Football Opera-tions following the 2002 season and the 2009 campaign will be his third as the team’s General Manager .

Graves, 50, is responsible for all facets of the Cardinals’ foot-ball operations . He has provided leadership in hiring, planning, budgeting, player acquisitions, negotiations, and scouting . Graves has represented the Car-dinals on a number of NFL committees and currently serves on the board of directors of National Football Scouting, Inc . and National Invitational Camp, Inc . (Indy Combine) .

In June of 2008, Graves was named to the NFL’s new General Managers Advisory Committee . The 11-member group provides advice and other feedback

to the league’s Football Opera-tions Department .

Consistent with the Cardinals efforts to become champions in the community, Rod and his wife Dreama, devote their time and resources to supporting Cardi-nals Charities, The United Way, and The American Diabetes Asso-ciation .

A native of Houston, TX, Rod began his career in professional football in 1982 as a regional scout for the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League . He joined the National Football League in 1984 as a regional scout for the Chicago Bears, a position he held until promoted to director of college scouting in 1993 . He was pro-

moted in 1994 to director of player personnel . Rod is a graduate of Texas Tech University . He is

also the son of the late Jackie Graves, former player personnel executive of the Philadelphia Eagles .

Rod and Dreama reside in Phoenix with their three children: daughters, Brittany & Taylor, and son, Joshua .

Graves with former Cardinals defensive back Aeneas Williams.

2009 naTIonal FooTBall leaGue calendar

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June 28-July 1 — NFL Rookie Symposium, Carlsbad, CaliforniaLate July — Training camps openJuly 22 — Signing period ends at 4:00 PM ET for unrestricted

free agents who received June 1 tenderJuly 29 — Arizona Cardinals report to training camp in Flagstaff, ArizonaAug . 9 — Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio (Buffalo vs . Tennessee)Aug . 13-17 — First preseason weekendAug . 13 — Cardinals open preseason at Pittsburgh Sept . 1 — Roster cutdown to a maximum of 75 playersSept . 5 — Roster cutdown to a maximum of 53 playersSept . 10-14 — Kickoff 2009 weekendSept . 13 — Cardinals vs . 49ers, University of Phoenix Stadium (Regular Season Opener)Feb . 7, 2010 — Super Bowl XLIV, Dolphin Stadium, Miami, FL

February 7, 2010 Super Bowl XLIV Dolphin Stadium in South Florida (CBS)February 6, 2011 Super Bowl XLV Cowboys Stadium in North Texas (FOX)February 5, 2012 Super Bowl XLVI Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis (NBC)February, 2013 Super Bowl XLVII Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans (CBS)

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College: Georgia TechHometown: Atlanta, GAdoB: February 28, 1962

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ken whIsenhunThead coach

Whisenhunt was named Arizona’s head coach on January 14, 2007 when he signed a four-year con-tract with a team option for a fifth . In two seasons, he has clearly established himself as one of the top coaches in the National Football League .

Whisenhunt is just the second Cardinals head coach to go .500 or better in each of his first two seasons; the other was Arnie Horween in 1923 (8-4) and ‘24 (5-4-1) . In his two years as head coach, the

Cardinals have posted a 12-4 regular season record at University of Phoenix Stadium (14-4 including post-season) . That’s the best regular season home record in the NFC over that span and among all NFL teams trails only New England and Pittsburgh (both 13-3) .

The Cardinals have also scored 20-or-more points in 29 of 36 total games played (80 .6%) in the last two seasons and 30+ points in 16 of the 36 (44 .4%) .

Became an NFL head coach for the first time ■

when hired by Arizona on January 14, 2007 . He came to the Cardinals with 10 years of experience as an NFL assistant coach and also played nine seasons in the league as a tight end/H-Back .

In year one, Whisenhunt led Arizona to an ■

8-8 mark in 2007, the team’s best record since going 9-7 in 1998 .

The 2008 season was even better as Arizona ■

secured the franchise’s first postseason appearance since 1998 with a 9-7 mark, first division crown since ’75 thanks to a 6-0 record within the NFC West, and first home playoff game since 1947 . It ended with the team’s first-ever conference title and Super Bowl appearance .

Whisenhunt became just the second Cardinals ■

head coach to go .500 or better in each of his first two seasons . The other was Arnie Horween who went 8-4 in 1923 and 5-4-1 in ‘24 .

Arizona’s 12 total wins in ’08 were the most ■

in team history and the Cardinals won more postseason contests in January (3) than they had in their entire history (2) .

In the 36 total games played in Whisenhunt’s ■

two seasons as head coach, the Cardinals have scored 20-or-more points in 29 of them (80 .6%) and 30+ points in 16 (44 .4%) .

n o T e c a r d sIn his two years as head coach, the Cardinals ■

have posted a 12-4 regular season mark at home (6-2 each year) . That’s the best home record in the NFC over that span and trails only New England and Pittsburgh among all NFL teams (both 13-3) . Arizona’s best single-season home record previously was 6-1 in 1976 .

In 2007, Arizona set a franchise record for pass- ■

ing TDs in a season (32) and the team’s point total of 404 was the second-highest in team history . In ’08, the Cards offense was again explosive and scored a franchise record 427 total points . They added 188 more points in the postseason, the third-highest total in NFL postseason history .

Before coming to AZ, Whisenhunt spent the ■

previous six seasons with the Steelers . For the first three, he was tight ends coach and then was offensive coordinator for three, helping the team earn a victory in Super Bowl XL .

Previously coached at the NFL level with the ■

Jets (2000), Browns (1999) and Ravens (1997-98); began his coaching career in the collegiate ranks with Vanderbilt (1995-96) .

Was selected in the 12th round of the 1985 ■

NFL Draft by Atlanta; went on to play nine NFL seasons with the Falcons (1985-88), Redskins (1989-90), and Jets (1991-93) .

Entered Georgia Tech as a walk-on and finished ■

career ranked second on the school’s all-time receiving yardage list and fourth in career receptions; earned degree in civil engineering .


2008 SEASON: After a solid inaugural cam-paign as head coach, Whisenhunt’s second one resulted in the most successful season in team history . The Cardinals secured the franchise’s first postseason appearance since 1998 with a 9-7 mark, first division crown since ’75 thanks to a 6-0 record within the NFC West, and first home playoff game since 1947 . That of course led to Arizona’s first-ever conference title and Super Bowl appearance .

Arizona’s 12 total wins in ’08 were the most in team history and the Cardinals won more postsea-son contests in January (3) than they had in their entire history (2) .

2007 SEASON: In his first year as an NFL head coach, Whisenhunt led Arizona to its best record in 10 years (8-8) and the team recorded a

6-2 mark at home, its best since 1976 . Year one had its share of excitement and last-second fin-ishes . Seven of the season’s first eight games were decided by seven points or fewer and in all, the Cardinals played an NFL-leading 12 games decided by eight or fewer (six by a field goal or less) . Ari-zona’s three-win improvement in ‘07 was the largest of any of the NFL’s five teams with first-year head coaches that year .

In 2007, the Cardinals set a franchise record for passing TDs (32) and recorded the second-highest season point total in team history with 404 (423 in 1984) .

Coaching Career:Whisenhunt came to the Cardinals with 10 years

of experience as an NFL assistant coach and also played nine seasons in the league as a tight end and H-Back .

Immediately before coming to Arizona, Whisen-hunt served six seasons as an assistant on Bill Cowher’s staff with the Pittsburgh Steelers . After three years as tight ends coach, he spent the 2005-07 seasons as Pittsburgh’s offensive coor-dinator and helped the team to a victory over Seattle in Super Bowl XL .

In his first year as coordinator, the Steelers rushing attack improved from 31st to 2nd and the overall offense ranked 16th behind rookie QB Ben Roethlisberger . His second year ended with an NFL title after the Steelers offense averaged 26 .8 points per game in the playoffs . Pittsburgh’s 2006 offense ranked 7th overall (9th passing and 10th rushing) .

Whisenhunt took over as Pittsburgh’s offensive coordinator in 2004 when Mike Mularkey became head coach of the Bills . That was the same year the team drafted Roethlisberger and the rookie QB went on to set an NFL record with wins in his first 13 career starts en route to Offensive Rookie

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As a native of Augusta, it is no surprise that Whisen-hunt is also an avid golfer . Like many Augusta resi-dents, he worked the Masters tournament as a teen-ager, handling the manual scoreboard on the 18th hole . He’s attended the Masters each of the last two years and has also had the opportunity to play the course on several occasions . The last time he played the course was in May of 2008 when he shot an even par 72 that included an eagle on the par four 11th hole . There was a time when he considered playing the sport profes-sionally . After concluding his nine-year NFL playing career in 1993, Whisenhunt took a year off and played a lot of golf . In fact, that year he played in the 1994 U .S . Mid-Amateur at Hazeltine . His career-best score is a 65 and he has made two holes in one over the years . (That doesn’t include another tee shot on a par three that found the bottom of the cup but since it came after his first ball went out of play, he recorded a three on the hole) .

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of the Year honors . The next season he became the youngest QB in NFL history to win a Super Bowl and finished third in the league in passer rating (98 .6) .

Whisenhunt joined the Steelers in January of 2001 as tight ends coach when Mularkey was elevated from that position to offensive coordinator . He previously coached at the pro level with the New York Jets (tight ends, 2000), Cleveland Browns (special teams, 1999) and Baltimore Ravens (tight ends, 1997-98) . He began his coaching career in the collegiate ranks with Vanderbilt for two seasons (1995-96)

Playing Career:Whisenhunt was drafted in

the 12th round of the 1985 NFL Draft by Atlanta out of Georgia Tech . He went on to play nine NFL seasons with the Falcons (1985-88), Redskins (1989-90), and Jets (1991-93) . In 74 career games (37 starts), he caught 62 passes for 601 yards and six touchdowns .

After going to Geor-gia Tech as a walk-on, he finished his college play-ing career ranked second on the Yellow Jackets’ receiving yardage list (1,264 yards) and fourth in career receptions (82) . He was a consensus All-ACC and honorable mention All-America selection as a senior in 1984 when he averaged 19 .1 yards-per-catch .

His college career did get off to a very memorable start . On 11/8/80, Whisen-hunt was a true freshman, walk-on wide receiver/defensive back on a 1-7 Georgia Tech team that hosted undefeated and #1 ranked Notre Dame . On the game’s second drive, Tech’s starting QB was knocked from the game and the back-up was also not available . Head coach Bill Curry turned to Whisenhunt, an 18-year

old freshman (listed in the game pro-gram as a 6-3, 190-pound receiver)

who had played some high school QB but had never taken a college

snap at any position . His stats weren’t gaudy (3-5, 29 yards)

but he played most of the game with a stress frac-ture in his leg that went unnoticed until after the game . He did have his team up 3-0 before Notre Dame kicked a game-tying field goal with a little over four min-utes remaining, deny-ing Tech the upset win though they did hold on for the surprising 3-3 tie .

Personal:Born February 28,

1962 in Atlanta, GA, Whisenhunt was raised

in Augusta and is a gradu-ate of Richmond Academy .

He earned a degree in civil engineering from Georgia Tech . Ken and his wife, Alice, have two children – son, Kenneth, Jr . and daughter Mary Ashley .

Year School/Team Position1995-96 Vanderbilt Special Teams/Tight Ends 1997-98 Baltimore Ravens Tight Ends1999 Cleveland Browns Special Teams2000 New York Jets Tight Ends2001-03 Pittsburgh Steelers Tight Ends2004–06 Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Coordinator2007– ARiZoNA CARdiNAlS HeAd CoACH

Year Team Position1980-84 Georgia Tech Quarterback/Tight End 1985-88 Atlanta Falcons Tight End/H-Back 1989-90 Washington Redskins Tight End/H-Back 1991-93 New York Jets Tight End/H-Back

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Russ Grimm begins his third season with the Cardinals as the assistant head coach/run game coordinator/offensive line after joining the team on 1/23/07 . Grimm spent his first two seasons as assistant head coach/offensive line and was given the additional title of run game coordinator on 2/18/09 . Previously with the Pittsburgh Steel-ers in the same capacity, Grimm is beginning his 18th season as an NFL assistant after playing 11 years at guard for the Washington Redskins .

Grimm, 50, spent six seasons with the Steel-ers coaching with current Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt before coming to Arizona . He joined the Steelers staff in 2001 as only the second offensive line coach in Bill Cowher’s ten-ure, making an instant impact in developing the Pittsburgh’s offensive line . Grimm’s value to the coaching staff was recognized by Cowher, who promoted Grimm to assistant head coach prior to the 2004 season, the only coach to hold that title under Cowher .

In 2008, Grimm’s five regular offensive line-men started all 20 games during the regular sea-son and postseason including Super Bowl XLIII . The offense finished with a top five ranking (4th overall) for the second consecutive season and rookie running back Tim Hightower set a franchise rookie mark with 10 rushing touchdowns .

Grimm made an immediate impact in his first season with Arizona in 2007 . His offensive line allowed only 24 sacks, 6th best in the NFL and the fewest given up by the Cardinals since 1978 (22) . Grimm’s offensive line also paved the way for running back Edgerrin James to rush for 1,222 yards, the fifth best total in team history . The Cardinals offense finished with the 5th best pass-ing attack in the NFL and threw for a team record 32 touchdowns .

The 2006 Steelers offensive line helped pave the way for running back Willie Parker to gain 1,494 yards and 13 touchdowns on 337 carries (4 .4 yard avg .) and earn his first Pro Bowl selec-tion . Pittsburgh’s offense finished the 2006 sea-son with the 10th best rushing attack in the NFL, helping to give the Steelers the 7th ranked total offense in the league . Parker finished the season with the second and third-best rushing perfor-mances of the year in the NFL with 223 rush-ing yards (32 att ., TD) against Cleveland (12/7) and 213 yards (22 att ., 2 TDs) vs . New Orleans (11/12) .

Under Grimm’s guidance in 2005, the Super Bowl champion Steelers averaged nearly 140 yards rushing per game during the regular season to rank fifth in the NFL while also grinding out 181 rushing yards in their Super Bowl XL victory over the Seattle Seahawks .

While in Pittsburgh, Grimm molded a formi-dable and tough offensive front anchored by All-Pro guard Alan Faneca, who earned his sixth trip to the Pro Bowl and his fifth consecutive start in 2007, and center Jeff Hartings, who made his second Pro Bowl appearance in 2006 and devel-oped into one of the best centers in the NFL in just six seasons .

A native of Scottdale, PA, Grimm began his NFL coaching career as Washington’s tight ends coach (1992-96) before moving to coach the Redskins offensive line for four seasons (1997-2000) . He is credited with the development of Washington

Joined the Cardinals on 1/23/07 when he ■

became the team’s assistant head coach/offensive line .

Given the additional title of run game coordi- ■

nator following 2008 season on 2/18/09 .

In 2008, his five offensive linemen started all ■

20 games during the season including Super Bowl XLIII .

In 2007, Arizona’s offensive line ranked sixth ■

in the NFL by allowing only 24 sacks, the low-est total for the team since 1978 (22) .

Was among 17 finalists for induction into the ■

Pro Football Hall of Fame the past three years (2007-09) in addition to being named one of 10 finalists in 2006 .

Spent 20 seasons with the Washington ■

Redskins, the first 11 as an All-Pro lineman (1981-91) and then as an assistant coach for nine seasons (1992-2000) .

In his career, his teams have earned four Super ■

Bowl victories . Three as a player (XVII, XXII and XXVI) and one as a coach (XL) .

Earned four consecutive Pro Bowl selections ■

(1983-86) and was a first-team selection to the NFL’s 1980’s all-decade team .

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tackles Jon Jansen and five-time Pro Bowler Chris Samuels, who each earned starting spots as rookies on the Redskins’ offensive line .

Grimm started 11 seasons at guard for the Redskins (1981-91) and helped lead the team to four Super Bowl appearances and three victories . He was voted to four con-secutive Pro Bowls (1983-86), was a first-team selection to the 1980s all-decade team, and an original member of Washington’s renowned “Hogs” offensive line . Dur-ing his playing days with the Redskins, Grimm was a teammate of Whisen-hunt (1989-90) .

He was among the 17 finalists for induc-tion into the Pro Foot-ball Hall of Fame the past three years (2007-09) and among the 10 finalists in 2006 .

An All-American cen-ter at Pitt who helped his team to a 22-2

record over his junior and senior sea-sons, Grimm was selected by the Red-skins in the third round (69th overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft . His younger brother, Donn, was a starting line-backer on Notre Dame’s 1988 national

championship team and signed with the Cardinals as a rookie free

agent in 1991 .Grimm punted, played

quarterback, and line-backer at Southmore-land High School while

earning nine varsity letters and starring on the basketball team . Grimm was inducted into the Western Pennsy lvania Sports Hall of

Fame . He has four children,

Chad, an offensive assistant with the

Cardinals, Cody and fraternal twins Devin

and Dylan .

Year School/Team Position1992–1996 Washington Redskins Tight Ends1997–2000 Washington Redskins Offensive Line2001–03 Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Line2004–06 Pittsburgh Steelers Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line2007– ARiZoNA CARdiNAlS ASSiSTANT HeAd CoACH/RUN GAme CooRdiNAToR/oFFeNSiVe liNe

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Grimm has appeared in six Super Bowls in his 29 years in the NFL as a player and coach, including four championships .

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Bill Davis enters his third season with the Cardi-nals and first as defensive coordinator after being promoted to the position on 2/18/09 . The 18-year NFL assistant originally joined the Cardinals on 1/19/07 to coach linebackers following two seasons as the San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator .

During Davis’ two seasons in Arizona, linebackers Karlos Dansby and Gerald Hayes both have eclipsed over 100 tackles each year with Dansby leading the team in 2007 (117 tackles) and setting a new career-high in 2008 (128 tackles) . Hayes’ 107 tackles in 2008 marked the third season that he recorded over 100 tackles during his career . Dansby tied for the team lead with three fumble recoveries last season after leading the team with four in 2007 . During Davis’ first season in Arizona, linebacker Calvin Pace also recorded over 100 tackles for the first time in his career (106) while also collecting 6 .5 sacks to finish second on the team .

In 2006, the 49ers defense was highlighted with cornerback Walt Harris’ first Pro Bowl selection after tying with an NFC high (GB-C . Woodson) eight interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown (@ Den) . Harris also led San Francisco with five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries . The veteran corner was not alone in producing a career season under Davis’ tutelage . Linebacker Brandon Moore, in his second season as a starter, had a break-out season with a team and career-high 114 tackles (67 solos), including a team-high 6 .5 sacks .

Davis joined San Francisco after completing one season (2004) as linebackers coach for the New York Giants . Prior to the season in New York, Davis spent the previous three campaigns as the Atlanta Falcons lineback-ers coach . During that span, linebacker Keith Brooking was selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his three seasons under Davis . In 2002, Davis was instrumental in helping Atlanta’s line-backers adjust to a new 3-4 defense installed by defensive coordinator Wade Phillips .

Davis gained valuable experi-ence as a ball boy under Dick Vermeil (Philadelphia) and Don

Shula (Miami) while his father, Bill, served 13 years in the NFL, including six years as the Cleveland Browns Vice President of player personnel .

After beginning his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Michigan

State, Davis joined the NFL in 1992 as a defensive assistant with the

Pittsburgh Steelers under Bill Cowher . With a playing and

coaching career primarily on the offensive side of the ball, Davis worked for three successful sea-sons with the Steelers on the defensive side of the ball .

As a defensive assis-tant coach, Davis sat in meeting rooms with a list of former and current head coaches

including Cowher, Dom Capers, Marvin Lewis and

Dick LeBeau . In 1995, Davis began a

four-year stretch as the out-side linebackers coach with the Carolina Panthers under Capers . With Davis as their coach in 1996, linebackers

Promoted to defensive coordinator on 2/18/09 ■

after working as linebackers coach with the Cardinals for the past two seasons (2007-08) .

18-year NFL assistant who has worked with ■

seven other teams during coaching career .

Worked for two seasons as defensive coordina- ■

tor for San Francisco (2005-06) prior to joining Arizona’s staff .

Served as outside linebackers coach in Carolina ■

(1995-98) and helped guide linebackers Kevin Greene (14 .5 sacks) and Lamar Lathon (13 .5 sacks) to finish first and second in the NFL in sacks with each being selected for the Pro Bowl .

Coached linebackers for Atlanta for three sea- ■

sons (2001-03) and helped Keith Brooking reach the Pro Bowl in each of those three seasons .

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College: CincinnatiHometown: Youngstown, OHdoB: November 5, 1965


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Tenth-year NFL assistant Mike Miller begins his third season with the Cardinals and first as passing game coordinator after being promoted on 2/18/09 . Previ-ously Arizona’s wide receivers coach for the past two seasons (2007-08), Miller joined the Cardinals in 2/6/07 as an offen-sive assistant and was promoted to receivers coach on 3/21/07 . He came to Arizona after split-ting 2006 between the Berlin Thunder (quarterbacks/receiv-ers) of NFL Europe in the spring and Robert Morris University (defensive line) in the fall . The Cardinals are the third NFL fran-chise Miller has worked for as an assistant after previous jobs with the Buffalo Bills and Pitts-burgh Steelers .

Miller’s top two receivers, Anquan Bol-din (160 receptions for 1,891 yards and 20 TDs) and Larry Fitzger-ald (196 receptions for 2,840 yards and 22 TDs) combined for 356 receptions and 4,731 yards

to go along with 42 touchdowns over the past two seasons . They have also combined for three Pro Bowl appearances (Fitzgerald 2007-08, Boldin 2008) . Fitzgerald led the

NFC for the second consecutive season in both receptions (96 receptions for 1,431

yards in 2008) and touchdowns with a career-high 12 last season . Even

though Boldin missed four games due to various injuries, he still caught 89 passes for 1,038 and a career-high 11 touchdowns in 2008 . Sec-ond-year receiver Steve Breaston set career highs with 77 recep-tions for 1,006 yards,

giving the Cardinals three 1,000-yard receiv-ers for the first time in team history and only the fifth time in NFL his-tory . Arizona finished the season with NFL rankings of 4th in total offense and 2nd in passing offense as quarterback Kurt Warner threw a franchise record 30

touchdown passes . In both of Miller’s seasons with the Cardinals, the passing offense

College: Clarion (PA) UniversityHometown: Pittsburgh, PAdoB: April 9, 1970


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Kevin Greene and Lamar Lathon finished first and second in the NFL in sacks, with 14 .5 and 13 .5 respectively . Each made the Pro Bowl and the second-year Panthers advanced to the NFC Cham-pionship Game .

After leaving Carolina, Davis had a pair of one-year stops, first with the Cleveland Browns (1999) as a defensive assistant/linebackers and next with the

Green Bay Packers (2000) as a defensive assistant/defensive line .

A native of Youngstown, OH, Davis was a college quarterback and receiver at the University of Cincin-nati from 1985-88 . He also spent time in training camp as a wide receiver with the Miami Dolphins .

Davis and his wife, Sherry, have four daughters; Monica, Brooke and twins Grace and Ava .

Year School/Team Position1990–91 Michigan State University Graduate Assistant1992–94 Pittsburgh Steelers Defensive Assistant1995–98 Carolina Panthers Outside Linebackers1999 Cleveland Browns Defensive Assistant/Linebackers2000 Green Bay Packers Defensive Assistant/Defensive Line2001–03 Atlanta Falcons Linebackers2004 New York Giants Linebackers2005–06 San Francisco 49ers Defensive Coordinator2007– ARiZoNA CARdiNAlS deFeNSiVe CooRdiNAToR/liNeBACkeRS

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Veteran college assistant coach Ron Aiken enters his third season with the Cardinals after being hired to coach the defensive line on 2/14/07 . Aiken joined the Cardinals after spending the previous eight seasons at the University of Iowa coaching the same position .

With the Cardinals in 2007, Aiken helped tutor defensive tackle Darnell Dockett to his first Pro Bowl selection . Dockett led the Car-dinals and all NFL interior defensive line-men with nine sacks, tying the franchise record for sacks in a season by a defensive tackle (Mark Smith) .

Named the 2002 American Football Coaches Association Division I Assistant Coach of the Year with the Hawkeyes, Aiken joined Iowa’s staff in 1999 and helped lead the Hawkeyes to six straight bowl appearances (2001-06) . His defensive line finished the 2005 season ranking 29th nationally in rush defense (126 yards per game) and 22nd in scoring defense (20 points per game), finishing third in the Big Ten in both categories

and fourth in total defense . Future pros he coached while at Iowa include defensive end and two-time Pro Bowl selection (20-06-07) Aaron Kampman (Green

Bay), defensive end Derreck Rob-inson (Miami), nose tackle Colin

Cole (Seattle), defensive end Matt Roth (Miami), and defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux (Atlanta) .Iowa led the Big Ten in

rushing defense in 2004 and the Hawkeyes were fifth nationally in rushing defense, sixth in turnover margin and 11th in total defense .

Iowa’s rushing defense ranked second in the Big Ten for three straight years before leading the league in 2004 . The Hawkeyes were fifth in the nation against the run (81 .9) in 2002, sev-enth in 2003 (92 .7) and fifth again in 2004 (92 .5) .

Prior to joining the Hawkeyes, Aiken spent the 1998 season coaching linebackers at San Diego State where all three of his linebackers earned all-conference honors .

College: North Carolina A&THometown: Moncks Corner, SCdoB: August 18, 1955

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Year School/Team Position1997-98 Robert Morris Graduate Assistant/Running Backs1999-03 Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Quality Control2004 Buffalo Bills Tight Ends/Offensive Quality Control2005 Buffalo Bills Tight Ends2006 Berlin Thunder Quarterbacks/Receivers2006 Robert Morris Defensive Line2007- ARiZoNA CARdiNAlS PASSiNG GAme CooRdiNAToR/

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has finished with a top five ranking in the NFL (5th in 2007) .

Miller joined the Thunder in the spring of 2006 from the Buffalo Bills where he was quality control/tights ends coach in 2004 and tight ends in 2005 . He previously served as an offensive assistant with current Cardinals Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt and Assistant Head Coach/Run Game Coordinator/Offen-sive Line Russ Grimm with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1999-2003 .

The Pittsburgh, PA native got his start in coach-ing as a graduate assistant coaching running backs at Robert Morris University (PA) for two seasons (1997-1998) . He also worked as a public relations and oper-ations intern with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1994-95) and with the Indianapolis Colts(1996) .

After attending Plum Senior High School, Miller received his bachelor’s degree in communications from Clarion University (PA) and his masters in edu-cation from Robert Morris .


Teryl Austin is entering his seventh season as an NFL assistant and third with the Car-dinals after being hired to coach defensive backs on 1/18/07 . Austin came to the Car-dinals having a reputation for developing young defensive backs during his four years in Seattle . That proved true again last season as 2008 first-round pick (16th overall) Domi-nique Rodgers-Cromartie led the Car-dinals with four interceptions during the regular season and had two more in the playoffs during the Car-dinals run towards Super Bowl XLIII .

During his tenure in Seattle, Austin was instrumental in the development of Seattle’s second-ary, heavily pieced together through the NFL Draft, men-toring draft picks

Marcus Trufant (1st Round, 2003), Ken Hamlin (2nd Round, 2003), Michael Boulware (2nd Round, 2004) and Kelly Jennings (1st Round, 2006) .

In 2007, Austin’s secondary helped the Cardinals lead the NFL in interception returns (6) for touch-downs and in return yardage (551) . Cornerbacks Rod Hood and Antrel

Rolle each had five INT’s with Rolle returning three of them

for TDs and Hood return-ing two . Rolle’s 231 return yards were good for second in team history and his two interception returns for touchdowns against Cincinnati (11/18) tied an NFL record .

In winning the NFC in 2005 in Seattle, Aus-tin’s secondary, despite

missing a combined 19 games due to injury,

College: PittsburghHometown: Sharon, PAdoB: March 3, 1965


Teryl ausTIn

Year School/Team Position1979 Greensville County H .S . Head Coach1980–81 Bethany College Offensive Line/Special Teams1982–84 Tarkio College Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line1985 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Special Teams Coordinator1986–90 Langston (OK) Head Coach1991–94 New Mexico University Linebackers/Defensive Ends1995–96 Vanderbilt University Defensive Line1997 University of Texas Defensive Tackles1998 San Diego State Linebackers1999–2006 University of Iowa Defensive Line2007– ARiZoNA CARdiNAlS deFeNSiVe liNe

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He was at the University of Texas coaching defensive tackles in 1997, worked with the defensive line at Van-derbilt from 1995-96 and was at New Mexico coaching linebackers and defensive ends from 1991-94 .

Aiken was the head coach at Langston (OK) from 1986-90 where his teams led the nation (NAIA Div . I) in defense in two of his four seasons . He was special teams coordinator at Rensselaer Polytechnic Insti-tute in 1985, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Tarkio College from 1982-84 and he coached the offensive line and special teams at Bethany Col-lege from 1980-81 . Aiken began his coaching career as

the offensive line coach at Boiling Springs (SC) High School and in 1979 became head coach at Greensville County (VA) High School .

A graduate of North Carolina A&T, Aiken earned all-conference honors while playing guard and cen-ter for the Aggies (1973-76) and was a team captain in 1976 .

He earned his bachelor’s degree in history from North Carolina A&T in 1977 and a masters degree in secondary education from The Citadel in 1982 . He and his wife, Sheryl, have three sons: Matthew, Stephen and Joshua .


With a coaching background entering its 22nd year, Rick Courtright begins his sixth season on the Cardinals staff and third as the assistant defensive backs coach . As the defensive quality control coach for three seasons (2004-06) prior to his current assignment, Courtright was instrumental in helping to guide strong safety Adrian Wil-son to his first career Pro Bowl selection in 2006 while also tutoring Wilson to eight sacks in 2005, the most of any defensive back in NFL history . Wil-son once again was recognized with a Pro Bowl selection in 2008 and free safety Antrel Rolle

successfully made the transition from cornerback to finish second on the team with a career-high

119 tackles . A native of Miami, FL, Courtright

began his coaching career as defensive coordinator at Hendricks (MN) High

School in 1988, then moved to head coach at Teton County High School in

Driggs, ID for two seasons (1989-90) . He was then part of the University

of Washington staff in 1991–92 that produced two Pac-10 Confer-

ence titles, a pair of Rose Bowl appearances, and the 1991 National Championship .

Following his two seasons as assistant

offensive line coach at Washington, he

College: Wheaton CollegeHometown: Miami, FLdoB: January 4, 1961


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helped carry the Seahawks to the Super Bowl . The defensive backfield was led by safety Michael Boul-ware, who in only his second NFL season, led the team in interceptions (four) and was second on the team in tackles (73) .

In 2004, Austin coached a group of Seahawks defensive backs that, for just the second time in Seahawks history (1984), had three different players intercept at least five passes and for the first time since 1984, all four starters intercepted at least four . Collectively, the Seahawks ranked 3rd in the NFL with 23 interceptions and collected at least one pick in all but two games .

Prior to joining the Seahawks in 2003, Austin was an assistant for 12 years at the collegiate level where he also coached defensive backs . He began his coach-ing career as a graduate assistant at Penn State (1991-1992) before heading to Wake Forest (1993-1995), Syracuse (1996-1998) and Michigan (1999-2002) .

While coaching at the college level, Austin found his niche for developing young NFL caliber players . At

Syracuse he mentored All-Americans Donovan Darius and Kevin Abrams . Darius was named the 1997 Big East Conference Player of the Year and went on to become a first-round NFL Draft pick with fellow defen-sive back Tebucky Jones – the first time in Syracuse history that two Orangemen were selected in the first round . He also coached NFL talents Will Allen (Dol-phins) and Keith Bulluck (Titans) at Syracuse and tutored Marlin Jackson (Colts) and Cato June (Texans) while at Michigan . As well as developing individual talents, Austin also helped lead teams to seven con-secutive bowl berths from 1996-2002 .

A 1988 graduate of Pittsburgh with a bachelor’s degree in communications, Austin was a three-year starter and four-year letterman (1984-87) for the Panthers participating in the 1984 Fiesta and the 1987 Bluebonnet Bowls . After graduating, Austin competed in the training camps of the Washington Redskins and Hamilton Tiger-Cats before playing for the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football in 1991 .


Chad Grimm enters his first season with the Cardinals as an offensive quality control coach after joining the team on 3/2/09 . A four-year linebacker at Virginia Tech (2003-06), Grimm enters his first job in the NFL .

Born in Fairfax, VA, Grimm played four seasons at Virginia Tech as a reserve linebacker and special teams player where he appeared in 16 career games . After playing in eight games as a freshman on special teams, Grimm appeared in one as a sophomore, four as a junior and three as a senior .

Grimm lettered for three sea-sons as an outside linebacker and long snapper at Oakton

High School (Vienna, VA) . He collected over 100 tackles and 5 .5 sacks during his senior season including notching 10 tackles, a sack, and a blocked punt that was returned

for a touchdown in the regional champi-onship game . He was also an all-district

player and state champion in lacrosse at Oakton .

Grimm’s father, Russ, is an assistant coach with the Car-dinals who played 11 seasons with the Washington Red-skins (1981-91) .

He graduated from Vir-ginia Tech with a bach-elor’s degree in Apparel, Housing and Resource Management in 2008 .

College: Virginia TechHometown: Fairfax, VAdoB: May 18, 1985

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Year School/Team Position1988 Hendricks H .S . Defensive Coordinator1989–1990 Teton County H .S . Head Coach1991–92 University of Washington Asst . Offensive line1993 Univ . of Minnesota-Morris Def . Line/Strength and Conditioning/ Academic Coordinator1994 Ohio University Defensive Ends1995 Idaho State University Outside Linebackers1996–99 University of Idaho Linebackers/Tight Ends/Special Teams2000 Murray State University Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers2001–03 Western Illinois University Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers2004– ARiZoNA CARdiNAlS ASST. deFeNSiVe BACkS/deFeNSiVe

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joined the staff at Minnesota-Morris as defensive line coach, strength coach, and academic coordi-nator in 1993 . He coached defensive ends at Ohio University in 1994, served as outside linebackers coach at Idaho State (1995) and as linebackers coach, tight ends coach, special teams coordina-tor, and recruiting coordinator at the University of Idaho (1996–99) before serving one season (2000) as defensive coordinator/linebackers coach at Murray State . Prior to his appointment with the Cardinals, Courtright spent three seasons as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at

Western Illinois (2001-03) where he was instru-mental in guiding the Leathernecks to a Gateway Conference Championship in 2002 and postseason berths in 2002-03 .

Courtright was an All-State linebacker at Miami Christian High School, and played college football at Wheaton (IL) College where he earned a degree in physical education in 1983, which he later complemented with a degree in sports pedagogy (the science of teaching) from Idaho in 1999 . Courtright has been married to his wife Lois for 25 years and the couple resides in Phoenix .

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Tight ends coach Freddie Kitchens enters his third sea-son on the Cardinals coaching staff after beginning his NFL coaching career with the Dallas Cowboys in 2006 . Kitchens joined the Cowboys staff with seven years of col-legiate coaching experience following a successful stint as a quarterback at the University of Alabama . In 10 years as a player and coach at the college level, Kitchens was a part of teams that captured three conference titles and played in seven bowl games .

Kitchens’ tight ends in 2007 (Leonard Pope, Ben Patrick, Troy Bienemann) helped the Cardinals finish with the 5th best passing offense in the NFL as well helping to record 32 passing touchdowns, a new franchise record . As a group, the eight touchdowns caught by the tight ends were the most since 1988 and the trio also recorded six redzone touchdowns, helping the Cardinals to the second best redzone scoring offense in the NFL (94 .0%) .

With Dallas in 2006, Kitchens helped tutor Pro Bowl tight end Jason Witten to his third consecutive trip to Hawaii . Witten fin-ished the season with 64 receptions for 754 yards (11 .8 yard avg .) and one touchdown while starting in all 16 games .

Kitchens came to Dal-las after a two-year stint at Mississippi State University where he coached running backs (2005) and tight ends (2004) . In 2005, he guided Jerious Norwood, a 2006 third-round NFL Draft choice of the Atlanta Falcons, to a 1,180-yard season, becoming just the second runner to post back-to-back 1,000-yard rush-ing seasons in school history . Nor-wood finished his Bulldogs career with a school-record 3,222 career rushing yards . In his first sea-son on the Bulldogs staff in 2004, Kitchens helped implement the West Coast offense that gained tight end Eric Butler All-SEC freshman recog-nition while setting a Mississippi

State single-season record with four touchdown receptions from his tight end position .

He served as the running backs coach at the Univer-sity of North Texas from 2001-03 and contributed to Mean Green clubs that won three straight Sun Belt Conference titles . In 2003, running back Patrick Cobbs rushed for 1,680 yards and scored 19 touchdowns, earning the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year award while also leading the nation with a 152 .7 yards per game aver-age . During the previous two seasons, Kitchens developed Kevin Galbreath into the first back in school history to rush for back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons . The 2,372 yards

gained on the ground in 2002 were the most at North Texas since 1959 .

Kitchens joined the North Texas staff after one season as a graduate assistant at LSU (2000) where he served on Nick Saban’s first Tiger staff, manag-ing the offensive scout team and helping with spe-cial teams . That team went 9-4, including a 28-14 win over Georgia Tech in the Peach Bowl . After a

one-year stint playing professionally in Italy in the spring of 1999, he began his coaching career

as an assistant at Glenville State Col-lege that fall, coaching both run-ning backs and tight ends .

A three-year starter at quar-terback for the University of

Alabama (1995-97), Kitchens finished his playing career

with 4,668 yards and 30 touchdown passes for the Crimson Tide . He ranked third in Alabama history in career attempts, fourth

in career passing yards and fifth in career completions upon his departure . Alabama went 22-13 during those three seasons and went to the 1993 Gator Bowl, 1994 Citrus Bowl, and the 1996 Outback Bowl .

A native of Gadsden, AL, Kitchens earned high school All-America honors and was named Mr . Football in the state

of Alabama his senior season . He and his wife, Ginger, have two daughters Bennett and Camden .

College: AlabamaHometown: Gadsden, ALdoB: November 29, 1974


FreddIe kITchensTIGhT ends

Year School/Team Position1999 Glenville State Offensive Assistant 2000 Louisiana State University Graduate Assistant 2001–03 University of North Texas Running Backs 2004 Mississippi State Tight Ends 2005 Mississippi State Running Backs 2006 Dallas Cowboys Tight Ends2007– ARiZoNA CARdiNAlS TiGHT eNdS

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John Lott, in his 14th year as an NFL assistant, enters his third season as the Cardinals strength and condition-ing coach after being hired on 1/19/07 . Previously with the Cleveland Browns prior to joining Arizona (2005-06), Lott served in the same capacity with the New York Jets for eight years (1997-2004) where he worked with current Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt in 2000 .

A native of Denton, TX, Lott has earned a reputation as one of the NFL’s most demanding strength and conditioning coaches, consistently challenging the players with off-the-field preparation both during the season and off-season . A fixture at the NFL scouting combine each February in Indianapolis, Lott was recognized this past February at the combine as the Cybex Professional Strength and Condition-ing Coach of the Year by the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society . He was also honored as the 2001 Powermag All-NFL Team Top Strength Coach by Power Magazine .

During his first season in Arizona, Lott was responsible for overseeing the redesign of the team’s weight room . The weight room was completely made over during a six-week span at the cost of several hundred thousand dollars to update equipment and the overall look .

Lott’s programs stress Olympic move-ments, as well as strength and speed development, and he has also devised strict individual in-season programs to help the players increase their overall stamina and endurance . He is also responsible for working with injured players on secondary rehabilitation programs .

He originally joined the Jets in 1997 after serving as the head strength and conditioning coach at the University of Houston for six years (1991-96) where he supervised the strength and conditioning program for all 14 varsity sports with a primary focus on football, men’s basketball, men’s and women’s track and field and the nationally ranked men’s golf team .

During his tenure at Houston, Lott designed and oversaw the construction of a state-of-the-art 17,000-square foot weight room (the largest in the country at the time of its completion) .

Prior to his work at Houston, Lott served two years (1989-90) in the same capacity at his alma mater, the Uni-versity of North Texas, overseeing all 11 varsity sports pro-grams . Lott has a strong track background, having worked as the strength and conditioning coach of the Santa Monica Track Club and trained Olympic gold medalists Carl Lewis, Leroy Burrell and Mike Marsh . Lott also worked with the 1992 and 1996 Indonesian National track teams, as well as with select members of the Japanese National track team in preparation for the Olympics in 1992 and 1996 . Overall, the athletes he tutored garnered six world records and 12

Olympic medals . He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1987 under

head coach Chuck Noll and went to training camp with the New York Jets in 1988 . Lott was a standout offen-sive lineman at North Texas where he earned four varsity

letters and was named All-Conference twice and All-America his senior year . He was twice voted

“Most Dedicated” and was twice voted a team captain by his teammates and

graduated as the strongest man in school history .

Lott earned his bachelor’s degree in corporate fitness in 1988 with minors in biology and kinesiology and later earned his master’s degree in physical education from Crescent City Christian College in 1990 . He served as assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Texas in 1988 . He also appeared in a minor role in the film

Necessary Roughness, which was shot on the North Texas campus . Lott and his wife Kim

have a son, Jasper Ryan, and a daughter, Kaitlyn Grace .

College: North TexasHometown: Denton, TXdoB: May 9, 1964


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Year School/Team Position1988 University of Texas Assistant Strength and Conditioning1989-90 University of North Texas Strength and Conditioning1991–96 University of Houston Strength and Conditioning1997–2004 New York Jets Strength and Conditioning2005–06 Cleveland Browns Strength and Conditioning2007– ARiZoNA CARdiNAlS STReNGTH ANd CoNdiTioNiNG

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Year Team Position1987 Pittsburgh Steelers Center/Guard



John McNulty makes the transition back into the professional ranks as he begins his first season with the Cardinals as wide receivers coach after being hired on 2/18/09 . McNulty comes to Arizona after working the past five seasons at Rutgers, coaching the past two seasons as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks after originally joining the staff as the wide receivers coach in 2004 . McNulty previously worked six seasons in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars (1998-2002) and Dal-las Cowboys (2003) .

McNulty began his tenure at Rutgers in 2004, starting as the wide receiv-ers coach before taking on the duties of assistant offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2006 . In 2006, McNulty took over the play call duties and the Scarlet Knights finished the season ranked 12th in the country with an 11-2 record . The following season, McNulty was promoted to offensive coordinator/quarterbacks and Rut-gers set school records for total offense (5,841 yards), points scored (421) and first downs (295) . They also became the first team in NCAA history to have a 3,000 yard passer (Mike Teal-3,147 yards), a 2,000 yard rusher (Ray Rice-2,069 yards), and two 1,000-yard receivers (Kenny Britt-1,232, Tiquan Under-wood-1,100 yards) . During McNulty’s five seasons at Rutgers, the Scarlet Knights posted a record of 38-24 and won three consecutive bowl games while he was in charge of play calling .

Prior to joining Rutgers, McNulty spent his first five NFL seasons in Jacksonville as

an offensive quality control coach (1998-2000) and then as wide receivers coach (2000-02) . While in Jacksonville, McNulty worked with one of the NFL’s top receiving tan-dems in Jimmy Smith and Keenan McCardell . During the 2000-01 seasons, the pair combined for 390 receptions and 4,903 yards, while Smith earned All-Pro honors both years . In 2002, Smith had 80 receptions for 1,027 yards, his seventh consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season . McNulty helped Jacksonville to playoff appearances in 1998 (11-5 record) and in 1999 (14-2 record) .

McNulty then spent the 2003 season with the Dal-las Cowboys as the wide receivers coach as the Cowboys went 10-6 and earned a playoff berth .

Before making the jump to the NFL, McNulty spent three seasons (1995-97) at Connecti-cut working with the wide receivers and special teams . At UConn, McNulty helped wide receiver Carl Bond earn Division I-AA All-America hon-

ors in 1997 . McNulty was a safety at Penn State (1988-90)

and was a member of two Nittany Lion bowl teams . He began his coaching career as a gradu-ate assistant helping out with the wide receiv-ers at the University of Michigan in 1991 . Michigan won two Big Ten titles and appeared in four bowl games including two Rose Bowl appearances during his time in Ann

Arbor . In 1994, McNulty worked with standout wide receivers and future NFL

players Amani Toomer and Mer-cury Hayes .

After attend-ing Abington Heights

High School (Clarks Summit, PA), McNulty received his bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Penn State in 1990 .

McNulty and wife Kim reside in Phoe-nix with daughters Abigail, Allison, and Megan .

College: Penn StateHometown: Scranton, PAdoB: May 29, 1968

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Year School/Team Position1991-94 University of Michigan Graduate Assistant/Wide Receivers1995-97 University of Connecticut Wide Receivers1998-2002 Jacksonville Jaguars Offensive Quality Control/Wide Receivers2003 Dallas Cowboys Wide Receivers2004-08 Rutgers University Off . Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers2009- ARiZoNA CARdiNAlS wide ReCeiVeRS

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Chris Miller begins his first season with the Cardinals as quarterbacks coach after being hired on 2/18/09 to coach the same position he played in the NFL for 10 years with three different teams (Atlanta Falcons 1987-93, St . Louis Rams 1994-95, Denver Broncos 1999) . Miller is a former first-round draft choice (13th overall) in the 1987 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons out of the University of Oregon .

Miller spent seven seasons with the Falcons before sign-ing with the Rams as an unrestricted free agent in 1994 . He sat out of football for three years due to medi-cal advice following concussions, but returned in 1999 with the Broncos for one season before fin-ishing his career . A former teammate of Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt while in Atlanta, Miller was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 1991 season as he threw for 3,103 yards and 26 TDs for Atlanta . He also played in two postseason games for the Falcons in 1991 when he threw for 469 yards and three touchdowns .

He finished his NFL career with 1,580 completions on 2,892 attempts for 19,320 yards and 123 touchdowns in 98 games played (92 starts) . He also threw for nine 300-yard games during his 10 seasons in the league .

Following his playing career, Miller served as an assistant coach at Shel-don High School, Churchill High School and Marist High School before being named the head coach of South Eugene High School in 2002 in his hometown of Eugene, OR . Miller led South Eugene to four straight playoff appearances after the school had 11 consecutive losing seasons prior to his arrival . He coached there for five years (2002-06) until get-ting out of football and serving as the executive director of Kidsports in April of 2006 . Kidsports is a youth sports organization which provides athletic

opportunities for 17,000 kids in soccer, football, volleyball, basketball, baseball, and softball for children from preschool through high school in his native Eugene, Springfield and surrounding areas .

During that time, Miller was able to gain some NFL coaching experience with the Cardinals as he served as a coaching intern under Whisenhunt during Arizona’s training camp in the summer of 2007 .

As a collegiate at Oregon, Miller broke 13 school records held by NFL greats Dan Fouts, Bob Berry, and Norm Van Brocklin . As a senior, Miller set

school marks for passing yards (2,503), comple-tions (216), completion percentage (60 .7) and total offense (2,549) . He became the first Pac-10 quarterback to earn back-to-back first-team all

conference honors (1985-86) since Jim Plunkett at Stanford (1969-70) accomplished the feat .

Miller finished his career with 6,681 passing yards, 42 passing touchdowns and seven rushing touch-

downs . He was named the MVP of the Hula Bowl and was the Offensive Player of the Game in the Senior Bowl in 1987 prior to being drafted .

An All-State prep player in football, bas-ketball and baseball at Sheldon High School (Eugene, OR), Miller led the Irish to an 8-1

record and trip to the AAA playoffs as a senior . A for-mer Punt, Pass, and Kick

finalist at age eight, Miller was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1983 and the Seattle Mariners

in 1985 . He played shortstop for Bellingham of the Northwest League in

1986 and batted .556 . Miller was inducted into the University of Oregon’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1999, the state of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 and Sheldon High School’s Hall of Honor in 2008 .

Miller and his wife Lori have six children, daughters Jessie and Mikayla, and sons Dillon, Mitchell, Matthew and Michael .

College: OregonHometown: Pomona, CAdoB: August 9, 1965

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Year School/Team Position1987-93 Atlanta Falcons Quarterback 1994-95 St . Louis Rams Quarterback1999 Denver Broncos Quarterback


Year School/Team Position1996 Sheldon H .S . Quarterbacks1997-98, 2001 Churchill H .S . Quarterbacks2001 Marist H .S . Offensive Coordinator2002–06 South Eugene H .S . Head Coach2009– ARiZoNA CARdiNAlS QUARTeRBACkS

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Veteran collegiate assistant Curtis Modkins begins his first season with the Cardinals and second in the NFL after being named running backs coach on 2/19/09 . A 13-year assistant in the college ranks, Modkins comes to the Cardinals after working last season as the running backs coach for the Kansas City Chiefs .

Modkins spent the 2008 season with the Chiefs after working the previous six seasons tutoring both running backs (2003-07) and defensive backs (2002) at Georgia Tech . While at Georgia Tech, the Yellow Jackets rush-ing attack led the Atlantic Coast Conference in rushing offense in 2007, totaling 2,591 yards (199 .3 yards per game) and 28 rushing touchdowns . Georgia Tech boasted the ACC’s leading rusher three differ-ent times (2003-P .J . Daniels, 2006-07-Tashard Choice) during Modkins’ tenure and he was instrumental in the development of Daniels, a former walk-on and two-time All-ACC running back and Choice, who finished his senior season as an honorable mention All-American . Both players were drafted in the fourth round--Choice by Dallas in 2008 (122nd over-all) and Daniels by Baltimore in 2006 (132nd overall)--and both are currently in the top five on Georgia Tech’s all-time rush-ing list (Choice-4th, Dan-iels-5th) .

While serving as the defensive backs coach in 2002, Modkins coached Georgia Tech’s only first-team All-ACC hon-oree that season, free safety Jeremy Muyres . During Modkins’ time at Georgia Tech, the Yellow Jackets had six straight winning seasons and six consecutive bowl appearances including a 9-3 reg-ular season mark in 2006 and an appearance in the ACC Champion-ship game against Wake Forest .

Before going to Georgia Tech, Modkins enjoyed a successful four-

year tenure as cornerbacks coach at New Mex-ico (1998-2001) . From 2000-01, the Lobos’ defense ranked among the top 20 nationally in total defense (309 .4 yards per game in 2000, 310 .8 yards per game in 2001) while also intercepting 15 passes in each of those seasons .

Modkins began his coaching career at his alma mater TCU, first serving as a graduate assistant in 1995 and then coaching the secondary (1996) and tight ends (1997) under head coach Pat Sullivan .

Throughout his various college stops, Modkins received plenty of experience in the NFL as he

served three different NFL Minority Coach-ing Fellowships . His first stop was in

1997 with the Philadelphia Eagles under then head coach Ray Rhodes . Modkins then worked with the Dal-

las Cowboys in 1999 with Cowboys head coach Chan Gailey, whom he would later work with at Georgia Tech and Kansas City

before working with the Pittsburgh Steelers, head coach Bill Cowher

and then offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt in 2005 .

A standout running back at TCU, Modkins was a three-year starter who led the Horned Frogs in rushing three consec-utive seasons (1990-92) . He concluded his career ranked third

on the school’s all-time rushing list with

2,763 yards and was twice named second-team All-

Southwest Conference . Modkins earned his bach-

elor’s degree in criminal justice from TCU in 1993 and then earned his M .L .A . degree from TCU in 1997 . Modkins and his wife Kristi have three chil-dren, Ciera, Jett, and Mariah .

College: TCUHometown: Marlin, TXdoB: November 15, 1970

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Matt Raich enters his third season with the Cardinals and first as lineback-ers coach after being promoted on 2/18/09 . He joined the Cardinals on 2/6/07 and served the past two sea-sons as a defensive assistant assisting with the linebackers . Previously an offen-sive assistant under current Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt with the Pittsburgh Steelers for three seasons (2004-06), Raich switched to the defensive side of the ball with the Car-dinals, helping to coach the position where he played in college .

Raich joined the Steelers coaching staff prior to the 2004 season after spending two years as an intern in the Pittsburgh player per-sonnel department .

Prior to joining the Steel-ers scouting department in 2002, Raich served three seasons as

an assistant coach and recruiting coor-dinator at Robert Morris (2000-02) . He also held assistant coaching positions at Glenville State (1999), Robert Morris (1996-98) and Westminster (1993-94) . In addition, he served as the defensive coor-dinator for the Hildesheim Invaders Foot-ball Club in the German Federal League in

the spring of 1999 .A Monaca, PA native, Raich was a standout middle linebacker at

Westminster College (PA) from 1989-1992 and a member of Titans’ 1989 NAIA National Championship team . He was a three-time NAIA All-American and ended his career as the school’s all-time leading tackler . Raich graduated from Westmin-ster in 1994 with a bach-elor’s in education and

was inducted into the Titans Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 .

College: WestminsterHometown: Monaca, PAdoB: August 16, 1970


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Year School/Team Position1993-94 Westminster Linebackers1996-98 Robert Morris Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers1999 Hildesheim Invaders (Germany) Defensive Coordinator1999 Glenville State Linebackers2000–02 Robert Morris Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator2004–06 Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Assistant2007– ARiZoNA CARdiNAlS liNeBACkeRS/deFeNSiVe ASSiSTANT

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Every year people across the country turn their clocks ahead in the spring and back in the fall, except in Arizona .

Although Arizona stays on standard time throughout the year, never changing their clocks for-ward or setting them back, the time change, or lack thereof, does affect the Cardinals’ local kickoff times during the season .

In 2009, daylight saving time was observed on the second Sunday in March (March 8) and ends on the first Sunday in November (November 1) . When daylight saving time is in effect, Arizona is three hours behind the east coast making a 4 p .m . kickoff in New York a 1 p .m . kickoff in Arizona .

However, when daylight saving time ends, Arizona is only two hours behind the east coast, mak-ing a 4 p .m . kickoff in New York a 2 p .m . kickoff in Arizona .

In 1967 the Uniform Time Act was instituted, putting the entire country on daylight saving time . After one year, states could opt out if they wanted and Arizona went back to standard time and stayed there . Residents and lawmakers of Arizona knew there was an abundance of sunshine and did not see the need to move their clocks ahead in order to save any . The only other state that does not observe Daylight Saving Time is Hawaii .


Ryan Slowik enters his first season with the Cardinals as a defensive quality control coach after joining the team on 3/2/09 . The fifth-year NFL assistant comes to the Cardinals after working the past four seasons with the Denver Broncos . Slowik joined the Broncos in 2005 as a defensive assistant and worked two seasons in that capacity before working as a special teams assistant in 2007 and as an assis-tant defensive backs coach last year .

In 2007, Slowik assisted veteran NFL special teams coach Scott O’Brien in the instruction of Denver’s special teams . Broncos kicker Jason Elam became the first kicker since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to convert four walk-off, game win-ning field goals in the same season with two in regulation and two in overtime . In 2005-06, Slowik worked closely with the Broncos defen-sive backs as cornerback Champ Bailey was the

runner-up for NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2006 after tying for the NFL lead with 10 interceptions .

A former strong safety in college at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (2002-03), Slowik began his playing career at

Youngstown State before transferring to UW-Oshkosh where he started eight games and col-

lected 62 tackles . After an injury ended his playing

career, Slowik worked as a stu-dent assistant secondary coach

for UW-Oshkosh in 2004 . His secondary played a key role in the Titans posting the ninth best turnover mar-gin in Division III that season .

Slowik’s father, Bob, is a 17-year NFL assis-

tant who served as the Denver Broncos defen-sive coordinator in 2007-08 .

Slowik was born in Gainesville, FL .

Nineteen-year NFL coaching veteran Kevin Spencer begins his third season with the Cardinals after being hired to coach special teams on 1/19/07 . Previously with the Pittsburgh Steelers for five seasons (2002-06), Spencer was selected as the 2003 NFL “Special Teams Coach of the Year” by the league’s special teams coaches .

In 2008, Cardinals special teams captain Sean Morey was selected to his first Pro Bowl after leading the unit in tackles with 22 . One of the Cardinals more memo-rable highlights of the 2008 season came via Morey as he blocked a Mat McBriar punt in overtime against the Dallas Cowboys which was returned three yards by Monty Beisel for the game winning points . Kicker Neil

College: Wisconsin-OshkoshHometown: Gainesville, FLdoB: December 27, 1980


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Rackers completed his franchise record fourth consecu-tive season of over 100 points as he collected 119 for the season which was good for second in team history behind only the 140 he had in 2005 .

In 2005, Spencer guided the Steelers special teams to one of the best units in the NFL . Pittsburgh posted two punt returns for touchdowns in 2005, mark-ing the second time the team accom-plished the feat over the course of his five-year tenure with the Steel-ers . The unit also ranked as one of the best in net punting average, allowing a 34 .5 average for 4th in the AFC .

Steelers punt returner Antwaan Ran-dle El set a team record with four punt returns for touchdowns during his time with the Steelers (2002-05) while kicker Jeff Reed’s 80 .0% (112 of 140) career field goal percentage under Spencer was good for second in team history (Norm John-son, 82 .7%) . Reed kicked five game winning field goals during his time with Spen-cer .

Prior to joining the Steelers in 2002, Spencer spent four seasons in the same capacity with the India-napolis Colts (1998-2001) . While at Indianapolis, Spencer worked with Colts kicker Mike Vanderjagt, regarded as one of the premiere kickers in the NFL . In 2001, Vanderjagt ranked 1st in the AFC in scoring (125 points) and 2nd in the NFL (127, Jeff Wilkins, St . Louis) . During the 2000 season, Vanderjagt connected on 25-of-27 field goals to rank 2nd in the AFC in scoring and tied for 5th in the NFL with 121 points . Under Spencer’s guidance,

Vanderjagt was the first player in Colts history to post four straight 100+ point seasons .

Spencer also served three seasons with the Oakland Raiders as the special teams and quality control coach (1995), assistant linebackers coach (1996) and a defen-

sive assistant (1997) . He started his NFL coaching career in 1991 as a coaching assistant with the Cleveland Browns .

The Queens, NY native began his coaching career in 1975 as a graduate assistant at the State University of New York where he coached wrestling and lacrosse . He coached at Detroit Country Day High School (1976-79) in Birming-

ham, MI, before becoming a graduate assis-tant at Cornell (1979-80) . Spencer then

coached for one season at the Gillman School in Baltimore, MD before

holding positions as the head freshman coach (1981-85) and offensive coordina-tor (1986) at Ithaca Col-lege . He served five years (1987-91) as the head coach at Wes-leyan (CT) University where he compiled a 14-26 overall record, including a 6-2 mark in 1990 . While at Wesleyan, Spencer coached current Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini for two seasons (1989-90) .

As a collegian, Spencer played foot-ball and lacrosse at

Springfield (MA) Col-lege from 1972-75 and

earned a master’s degree from SUNY-Cortland in

1976 .Spencer and his wife, Rose-

marie, have two sons Timothy and Jack .

Year School/Team Position1975–76 SUNY-Cortland Graduate Assistant1976–79 Detroit Country Day High School Assistant Coach1979–80 Cornell Graduate Assistant1980–81 Gilman School Head Coach1981–85 Ithaca College Head Freshman Coach1986 Ithaca College Offensive Coordinator1987–91 Wesleyan (CT) Head Coach1991–94 Cleveland Browns Coaching Assistant1995 Oakland Raiders Quality Control1996 Oakland Raiders Assistant Linebackers1997 Oakland Raiders Defensive Assistant1998–2001 Indianapolis Colts Special Teams2002–2006 Pittsburgh Steelers Special Teams2007– ARiZoNA CARdiNAlS SPeCiAl TeAmS

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Steve Keim enters his 11th season with the Cardinals after joining the club in May, 1999 as a regional scout . Formerly the Cardinals scout in the east, Keim was promoted to the title of Director, College Scouting in June, 2006 and was promoted again to his current title of Director, Player Per-sonnel in May, 2008 . In his current role, Keim coor-dinates the activities of both the college and pro scouting departments under the direction of Gen-eral Manager Rod Graves .

Keim attended Red Land High School in Lewis-berry, PA and earned a bachelor’s degree in commu-nications from North Carolina State 1995 .

A two-time all-Atlantic Coast Conference selec-tion as a guard at N .C . State, Keim started 36 con-secutive games at left guard for the Wolfpack . He was named the offensive freshman of the year in 1991 and was the ACC Player of the Week follow-ing the team’s victory over Maryland in November,

1994 . During a standout senior season where he was also a captain, Keim was named the N .C . State offensive line MVP and won the Jim Ritcher Award for the highest graded offensive lineman in addi-tion to being named 3rd team All-American from Gameplan magazine .

Keim had a brief stint in pro football as a free agent with the Miami Dolphins (1996) and Edmon-ton Eskimos (1997) of the Canadian Football League before returning to coach at N .C . State .

He served as assistant strength and condition-ing coach at his alma mater for two years, assisted the recruiting coordinator with evaluations, and served as a liaison to NFL personnel wishing to scout Wolfpack football players . In the fall of 2004, Keim was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame .

Keim resides in Raleigh, NC with his wife, Kim-berly, their son Carson and their daughter Sloane .

College: North Carolina StateHometown: Harrisburg, PA


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T .J . McCreight begins his first season with the Cardinals as Director, Pro Personnel after joining the team in March, 2009 . He joined Arizona after spending the previous four years with the Cleve-land Browns, including the last two years as Direc-tor, Player Personnel . His responsibilities include heading up the Cardinals pro personnel depart-ment, assisting in pro scouting, advance scout-ing of upcoming opponents, and unrestricted free agency .

McCreight joined the Browns in 2005 as the club’s Assistant Director, Player Personnel until being promoted in 2007 . He came to Cleveland after an eight-year stint as a member of Baltimore’s scouting staff (1997-2004), including serving the

last two seasons with the Ravens (2003-04) as the team’s national scout . He was hired by Baltimore in 1997 and served three seasons as the Ravens east coast area scout in addition to receiving expanded coverage to scout players throughout the entire country .

After playing in college as a tight end at Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA), McCreight began his coaching career as the receivers coach at Oberlin College in 1993 . He then worked four seasons as the defensive line coach at Delaware State (1994-97) before joining the Ravens .

McCreight graduated from Liberty in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing . He and his wife Linda, have a son, Matthew and daughter, Maggie .

College: LibertyHometown: Willoughby, OH


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Reggie Terry begins his third season with the Cardinals as Director, Football Administration after being hired in June, 2007 . Terry joined the Cardi-nals after spending 14 seasons at Syracuse Uni-versity, serving the last seven years as Associate Athletic Director for Football Operations .

With the Cardinals, Terry’s responsibilities include budget planning, managing the day to day operations, managing player personnel matters and directing the team’s travel .

Terry joined the Syracuse football staff in 2000 as the Director of Football Operations and Player Development and stayed in that position until being elevated to Associate Director of Athletics for Football Operations in 2006 . At Syracuse, Terry was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the football program, team travel, the team’s com-pliance with NCAA academic requirements, coordi-nation of pro days, youth clinics and camps and an agent education program .

While at Syracuse, Terry helped organize bowl trips for the 2004 Champs Sports Bowl represent-ing the Big East Conference as Co-Champions as well as the 2001 Insight .com Bowl . He joined the

Syracuse staff in 2000 and remained with the uni-versity until 2007 .

Prior to joining the Syracuse football program in 2000, Terry worked as a graduate assistant and administrative supervisor in the Orange athletic department from 1993-1999 . He also worked as an intern with the New York Jets football operations department in 1997 before interning with the NFL’s Management Council in 1998 .

A linebacker at Syracuse (1989-93), Terry was a part of the school’s bowl game victories in 1993 (Fiesta Bowl), 1992 (Hall of Fame Bowl), 1990 (Aloha Bowl), and 1989 (Peach Bowl) .

A native of Hempstead, NY, Terry graduated from Syracuse in 1993 with degrees in both his-tory and education . A two-time Big East Confer-ence Academic All-Star, Terry also earned the Hitachi Promise of Tomorrow Scholarship . He received his Master’s degree in 1994 in education, his C .A .S . in education leadership in 1999 and is currently working on his PhD in higher education at Syracuse .

Terry and his wife, Tamicka, have four children, Ryon, Reggie II, Regen, and Rory .

College: SyracuseHometown: Hempstead, NY


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After stepping down from his role of head athletic trainer prior to the 2008 season and assuming the role of senior advisor to sports medicine, John Omo-hundro officially retired in the spring of 2009 completing a run of over 40 years of working for the Cardinals .

Including preseason, regular season and postseason games, Omohundro worked 838 games over the course of his Cardinals’ employment with the final being Super Bowl XLIII last February .

“Johnny O is truly one of a kind,” owner Bill Bidwill said in a statement . “He has never thrown a pass or made a tackle but what he’s meant to this football team for over four decades is impossible to measure . His job is often a thankless one but on behalf of the team and everyone who has had the pleasure of work-

ing with John during his 42 years as a Cardinal, we extend a very sincere thanks for a job well done .”Omohundro was given the Fain-Cain Memorial award during the 2008 offseason by the NFL Teams Phy-

sician’s Society, presented to someone who best reflects the virtues of a certified athletic trainer and displays the highest level of professionalism .

The Cardinals’ training staff was also named staff of the year in 1993 by the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society .

Omohundro came to the Cardinals in 1967 after spending six years in the U .S . Army Reserve as a senior medical specialist . A graduate of the University of Wyoming, Omohundro is a member of the Mis-souri Sports Hall of Fame .

A farewell lunch was thrown in his honor this past May and he’ll have an NFC Championship ring as the exclamation point to an outstanding career .


Mike Boni enters his second season with the Car-dinals after joining the team’s scouting department in June, 2008 . He came to Arizona after spending the previous two years with the Buffalo Bills, the first year in the pro personnel department and then in 2007 as a college scout administrator . His pri-mary area of responsibility is scouting the north-east region of the country while also serving as the Cardinals representative with the National Football Scouting service .

Boni started his professional career with the NFL’s New York office in 2002-03 serving as an oper-

ations intern for NFL Europe . He then returned to Ohio University where he served as a student assis-tant for the football team during the 2003 season .

In 2004, Boni was hired as the linebackers coach and video coordinator for Division III Frostburg State University where he spent two seasons until being hired by the Bills in 2006 .

Boni graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor’s degree in Sport Sciences in 2004 and then received a Master’s of Business Administration from Frostburg State in 2006 .

Former Cardinals safety Quentin Harris begins his second season as a pro scout in Arizona after being hired in June, 2008 . A free safety for four seasons with the Cardinals (2002-05), Harris began his scouting career last year after finishing his NFL playing days with the Denver Broncos in 2006 .

Harris was signed by the Cardinals as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 3, 2002 out of Syracuse and appeared in 54 games over four sea-sons including six starts . He led the Cardinals in special teams tackles for two consecutive seasons (19 in 2004, 24 in 2005) before signing as a free agent with the New York Giants in 2006 . After being waived by the Giants following training camp, Har-ris was signed by the Broncos later that season and appeared in six games .

He finished his NFL career with 50 tackles (42 solos), one sack, one interception, five passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recov-

ery and 58 special teams tackles in 60 career games (six starts) .

Harris was a four-year starter at free safety for Syracuse where he finished his Orange career with 327 tackles (183 solos), four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and 10 interceptions in 42 career games . Harris left Syracuse ninth in school history for the most career interceptions while also being chosen as an honorable mention All-American, first-team All-Big East conference selection and a second-team choice from the conference’s coaches as a senior in 2001 .

Harris was an honorable mention All-America selection at Wyoming Seminary Upper School in Kingston, PA . He received a bachelor’s degree in Information Studies from Syracuse in 2001 .

Harris and his wife Tara have a daughter, Ali-yah, and two sons, Amani and Elijah and the family resides in Phoenix, AZ .

College: Ohio UniversityHometown: Moon Township, PA

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Malik Boyd enters his fifth season with the Cardinals in the scout-ing department after joining the team in June, 2005 . The eighth-year scout came to Arizona after spending two seasons in Indianapolis after joining the Colts in June, 2003 . Boyd was promoted to a regional scout last year after previously working as an area scout . His primary area of responsibility is cross checking player evaluations for the western half of the country .

A Houston, TX native, Boyd attended Southern University where he played defensive back and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in reha-bilitation counseling/psychology in 1994 . He went on to play for the Minnesota Vikings (1994-95), the New Orleans Saints (1996) and was

with British Columbia in the CFL (1997) . Serving as a nickel back during his rookie season with the Vikings, Boyd led all non-starters with 42 tackles and one interception .

After his playing career was finished, Boyd served as the defensive backs coach at his alma matter Smiley High School in Houston, TX from 1999-2001 . During that span Boyd worked as a scouting intern with the Vikings in 2001 .

Boyd resides in Houston, TX with his wife Varinia . He has three kids, Makenzi, Madeline, and Xavier and three step-sons, Joshua, Jacob, and Edward .

College: Southern UniversityHometown: Houston, TX


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Don Corzine enters his fifth season with the Cardinals and his sec-ond scouting the eastern region of the country after being promoted to an area scout in 2008 . Corzine spent his first three years with Ari-zona scouting the northeast region while also serving as the Cardinals representative with the National Football Scouting service after being hired in 2005 .

Corzine joined the Cardinals after spending six seasons on the Uni-versity of Connecticut football staff, including the last five as the Direc-tor of Football Operations . As the director, he oversaw official and unoffi-cial recruiting visits, team travel, high school coach relations, preseason camp, player housing, budgetary matters, and day-to-day operations . He joined the UConn staff in March, 1999 as a defensive assistant while also handling the recruiting coordinator duties . In addition to his duties as Director of Football Operations at UConn, he also served as the director of UConn Head Coach Randy Edsall’s Football Camp for six years .

A 1998 graduate of Indiana University with a degree in Sports Manage-ment, Corzine began his football career during high school, evaluating col-lege players for the Cleveland Browns . While an undergraduate at IU, Corzine served in a variety of positions as a student assistant . From 1994-97, he served under then head coach Bill Mallory . In his first year, Corzine worked with the linebackers, under Joe Novak, before shifting for the last three years to the position of video coordinator while also helping to coach the defen-sive backs under Doug Mallory and then Jon Harbaugh . While at Indiana, he worked closely with the recruiting coordinator in the evaluation of prospects and coached at the Bill Mallory Football Camp . In 1998 Corzine served as an intern for Harold Mauro, Indiana’s Senior Associate Athletic Director .

A North Canton, OH native, Corzine got his first job out of college as a graduate assistant/video coordinator at Ball State University for the 1998 season under Bill Lynch before moving onto UConn the following year .

Corzine resides in Warwick, RI .

College: Indiana UniversityHometown: North Canton, OH


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Chris Culmer enters his first season with the Cardinals and 10th in the NFL after joining the team’s scouting department in June, 2009 . Culmer joins Arizona after working the previous nine seasons with the Seattle Seahawks . His primary area of responsibility with the Cardinals will be to scout the western region of the country .

Culmer began his NFL career in 2000 with the Seahawks and served his first four seasons as a scouting assistant . He then was promoted to Pro Personnel Assistant in 2004 . In that role, Culmer was responsible

for the advance scouting of Seahawks opponents while also evaluating players in all professional leagues including the NFL, CFL and Arena Football League .

A Richland, WA native, Culmer received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Washington State University in 1998 and earned a Master’s degree in Sport Management from the University of Massachusetts in 2000 . Culmer and his wife Kristina have one son, Mason, and reside in Renton, WA .

College: Washington StateHometown: Richland, WA


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Jerry Hardaway, who has coached extensively at the collegiate and high school levels, begins his 21st season with the Cardinals and 22nd in the NFL with a primary responsibility for scouting the eastern half of the country .

Hardaway, who returned to the Cardinals’ organization in 1996 after a one-year hiatus (1995) as an area scout for the expansion Carolina Panthers, has handled regional scouting the past six years after working the previous four years as the Cardinals’ national scouting coordinator .

He coached running backs and the defensive secondary during a three-year tenure at the University of California (1984–86) under former NFL quar-terback Joe Kapp where he was utilized in national recruiting efforts .

Prior to joining the Cal staff, Hardaway spent six seasons (1978–83) under the late legendary Head Coach Eddie Robinson as a running backs and special-teams coach at Grambling State . During Hardaway’s stay, the Tigers

registered a 49–14–4 composite record and four conference championships .Hardaway began his collegiate coaching career at Memphis State under

current Carolina Panthers wide receiver coach Richard Williamson, where he tutored tight ends, offensive tackles, and special teams from 1975–77 .

He also coached on the high school level, serving as head coach of Bolton High School in Memphis-Arlington, TN in 1974 and head coach and athletic director at his alma mater, Salesian Prep in Richmond, CA prior to joining the Cardinals the first time .

As a player, Hardaway lettered as a fullback and tight end at Southern Illinois University (S .I .U .) where he was named co-captain in 1973 .

Hardaway, born in Memphis, TN but raised in Richmond, CA, graduated from S .I .U . with a bachelor’s degree in speech education in 1974 . He also earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Grambling State in 1979 .

College: Southern IllinoisHometown: Memphis, TN

Cardinal SeaSon: 21stnFl SeaSon: 22nd

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Luke Palko begins his first season with Arizona and third in the NFL after being hired by the team’s scouting department in June, 2009 . Brother of Car-dinals quarterback Tyler Palko, Luke joins the Cardinals after interning with the Pittsburgh Steelers player personnel department the past two seasons (2007-08) . With the Cardinals, Palko’s primary area of responsibility will be scouting the central and southeast regions of the country .

An Imperial, PA native, Palko was a wide receiver for Saint Francis (Pa .) where he finished his collegiate career as the second leading receiver in school and conference history with 225 receptions for 2,020 yards and 18 touchdowns . He set the school’s single-season record with 85 receptions for 812 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior in 2005 . He also served as the team’s punter as a junior and senior .

The West Allegheny High School graduate became only the third-student athlete in school history to earn ESPN the Magazine First-Team Academic All-American honors in 2005 . He was also named the Northeast Conference’s Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2006 and earned a spot on the Divi-sion I-AA Athletics Director’s Association Academic All-Star Team and the conference academic honor roll twice . In addition, Palko was one of 17 col-legiate football players selected as a 2006 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame National Scholar-Athlete . As part of the honor, Palko was awarded an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship .

Palko graduated from Saint Francis with a bachelor’s degree in account-ing in 2007 and resides in Pittsburgh, PA .

College: Saint Francis (Pa.)Hometown: Imperial, PA

Cardinal SeaSon: 1stnFl SeaSon: 3rd

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Dru Grigson begins his second season with the Cardinals after joining the team in June, 2008 . He came to Arizona after spending a year with the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL as a scout . After scouting the central and southeast regions during his first season with the Cardinals, Grigson is now in charge of scouting the midwest and eastern parts of the country .

A Highland, IN native, Grigson was a linebacker/defensive end at New Mexico State from 1997- 1999 before transferring to the University of North-ern Iowa in 2000 . He finished his collegiate playing career at William Penn University in 2002 as he recorded 54 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, two sacks, one forced fumble and two pass deflections .

He signed as a rookie free agent with the Minnesota Vikings in 2003 and attended training camp with the Ottawa Renegades in the CFL in 2004 .

Prior to joining the Alouettes in 2007, he was a volunteer scout for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2005-2006 and worked with his brother, Ryan, the Director of Scouting for the Eagles .

He is a certified strength and conditioning coach and has trained NFL prospects and current pro players . He assisted the Northwestern University speed and strength program in 2004 .

Grigson graduated from Northern Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in Gen-eral Studies in 2002 and resides in Chicago, IL .

College: Northern IowaHometown: Highland, IN

Cardinal SeaSon: 2ndnFl SeaSon: 2nd

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College: KentuckyHometown: Louisville, KY

Cardinal SeaSon: 2ndnFl SeaSon: 11th

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Tom Reed begins his 11th year in the NFL and second season as the Cardinals head athletic trainer after being hired to the position in June, 2008 .

Reed came to the Cardinals after working the previous nine seasons (1999-2007) as an assistant athletic trainer with the Atlanta Falcons .

Born in Madison, WI and raised in Louisville, KY, Reed began his full-time training career as an assistant athletic trainer at Miami (OH) University from 1996-99 working with football, men’s basketball, soccer, and track and field before joining the Falcons for the 1999 season .

Reed played football for the University of Louisville in 1988-89 before transferring to the University of Kentucky

where he finished his degree in exercise science and kinesi-ology in 1994 . He did post-baccalaureate work in facilities management while working as a rehabilitation coordinator with the football team during his time at Kentucky . While in graduate school, Reed also served as a rehabilitation and therapeutic modalities instructor at Miami’s athletic train-ing curriculum program .

The 39-year old Reed completed summer internships with the Falcons in 1994 and 1995 and was a Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) scholarship win-ner in 1994 .

Reed and his wife, Nicole, reside in the Phoenix area with their sons, Jackson and Jameson .

College: MissouriHometown: Hallsville, MO


College: WyomingHometown: Worland, WY


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Jeff Herndon enters his 24th season on the Cardinals’ training staff .

Herndon, fellow assistant trainer Jim Shearer, and for-mer head trainer John Omohundro were named the National Football League’s 1993 athletic training staff-of-the-year by the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) and recognized for that achievement at the annual Ed Block Courage Awards Dinner .

Herndon earned a master’s degree in physical educa-

tion from Syracuse University in 1985 after completing his undergraduate work at the University of Missouri .

The Hallsville, MO native first worked with the Cardinals during the 1984 and ’85 preseason training camps . He fol-lowed that initiation as an athletic trainer at Tascosa High School in Amarillo, TX from 1985–86 before rejoining the Cardinals fulltime in 1986 .

Herndon and his wife, Gail, reside in Gilbert, AZ with their daughter, Elsa .

Jim “The Machine” Shearer enters his 36th year with the Cardinals, assisting in all aspects of the training and medical areas .

Shearer has been on the field for 703 NFL games, includ-ing preseason and postseason since joining the Cardinals in 1974 .

Shearer, along with fellow assistant Jeff Herndon, and former head trainer John Omohundro were named the National Football League’s 1993 athletic training staff-of-the-year by the Professional Football Athletic Trainers

Society (PFATS) and recognized for that achievement at the annual Ed Block Courage Awards Dinner .

A graduate of the University of Wyoming with a bach-elor’s degree in physical education, Shearer worked in Gil-lette, WY as the city’s assistant recreation director and head trainer at Gillette High School before returning to Wyoming as a graduate assistant trainer in 1973–74 .

Born in Worland, WY, Shearer and his wife, Nelma, have a son, Christopher, and a daughter, Sarah . The family resides in Tempe, AZ .


College: Florissant ValleyHometown: St. Louis, MO


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Mark Ahlemeier enters his 29th season with the Cardinals equipment department and his 22nd sea-son as the equipment manager after six years as the assistant .

During the 2008 offseason, Ahlemeier was honored with the Whitey Zimmerman Award recognizing the NFL Equipment Manager of the Year .

His responsibilities include the purchase and main-tenance of all team equipment and sideline apparel,

outfitting players, coaches, and other football staff for practices and games . He also coordinates the transport of all team gear for training camp, home and away games .

Ahlemeier was born in St . Charles, MO, and attended Ritenour High School and Florissant Valley College in St . Louis . He and his wife, Patti, have three children—daughters Mandy and Molly, and son Mark . They live in Tempe, AZ .

College: New Mexico StateHometown: St. Cloud, MN

Cardinal SeaSon: 22ndnFl SeaSon: 22nd

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Steve Christensen enters his 22nd year as the Car-dinals’ assistant equipment manager, assisting depart-ment head Mark Ahlemeier in all phases of the team’s logistical and equipment preparations .

Born in St . Cloud, MN, Christensen attended Boze-man (MT) High School before enrolling at New Mexico State University and later Western Montana College to study art education .

After working at both schools as a student equipment manager, Christensen was appointed to the equipment staff at Arizona State University as an assistant in 1982 . He remained with the Sun Devils until joining the Cardinals in June of 1988 shortly after the team’s arrival in Arizona . The father of one daughter, Kelsey, Christensen resides in Chandler, AZ .

College: Robert MorrisHometown: Morristown, NJ


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Robert Brakel begins his third season with the Cardinals as video director after being hired to the position in June, 2007 . The Morristown, NJ native joined Arizona in 2007 after spending the previous nine seasons as a video assistant with the Pittsburgh Steelers .

With the Steelers, Brakel was part of the Super Bowl XL staff in addition to working three AFC Champion-ship games and two Pro Bowls .

In 2001, Brakel served as video director for the

World Bowl Champion Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe . His duties included shooting all practices and games both home and away and producing cut-ups for the coaching staff .

As a student at Robert Morris University, Brakel was the video coordinator for the football team from 1996-98 and for the hockey team from 1997-98 . He received bachelor’s degrees from the school in sports management and communications before joining the Steelers in 1998 .


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Big RedTeam Mascot

Eric BikofskyManager, Business

Development

Steve BomarSenior Director,

Ticketing

Cutler BoughnAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Pete AlosiStrength and

Conditioning Assistant

Erica AndersonSenior Manager,

Corporate Partner Services

Orlando AvilaManager, Marketing and

Broadcast Services

Rachel BadermanTicket Office

Representative

Bridget BarichAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Kate BrandtWebsite Coordinator

Scott BullBox Office Manager

(Tempe)

Ron CampbellSenior Director, Ticket

Sales

Rolando CantuManager, International

Business Ventures

Miriam CarlsonDirector, Financial

Planning & Analysis

William V. BidwillVice President

Ron MinegarExecutive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer

Adrian BracyChief Financial Officer

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Mike DowlingBroadcast Coordinator/

Producer

John DrumVice President, Stadium

Operations

Anthony EdwardsSenior Director, Player

Development

Mark FellerVice President,

Technology

Kim FortneyTicket Office

Representative

Ryan FunkBox Office Manager

(Glendale)

Melissa GaspardExecutive Assistant/

Paralegal

Scott GavinMascot Coordinator

Jeff GonzalezVideo Assistant

Stefan GuntherSuperintendent

Steve CarlsonAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Justin CaseyFootball Administration/

Salary Cap

Michael ConnerVideo and Scoreboard Operations Manager

Wendy CooleyEntertainment Coordinator

Randy CousarScoreboard Engineer

Kim CruzTicket Office

Representative

Mark DaltonVice President, Media

Relations

Tim DeLaneySenior Director, Broadcasting/

Executive Producer

Ryan DevlinVideo Intern

Kori DixonTicket Office

Representative

Jonathan HaywardBroadcast Coordinator/

Producer

Mike HelmMedia Relations

Coordinator

Kore HiguchiAssistant Turf Manager

Laura JohnsonScoreboard Production

Coordinator

D’Ann JordanExecutive Assistant


Heather KarbergDirector, Cardinals

Cheerleaders

Amber KelleyAdministrative

Assistant

Rick KnightVice President,

Security

David KoeningerGeneral Counsel

Cindy KrawczykAssistant to Head Coach

Patty McQuiveyExecutive Assistant

Sheldon MeeksCommunity Relations

Coordinator

Chris MelvinMedia Relations

Manager

Tara MickelsonPremium Seat & Guest Service Coordinator

Theresa MillerAccountant

Nate LoCascioMedia Relations

Assistant

Heather LucasAdministrative

Assistant

Lisa ManningVice President,

Marketing

Lisa MardeuszExecutive Assistant

Randall McCluskeyAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Marie LayAccounts Payable

Greg LeeSenior Director, Finance

Kami LesterReceptionist

Andrew LevyTurf Specialist

Bill LewisManager, Alumni

Relations

John MischAccount Executive,

Business Development

Estelle MorenoAdministrative

Assistant

Stephen MunchinskyAssistant

Superintendent

James NovyNetwork Administrator

Ryan OdenwaldStadium Operations

Coordinator


Pat TankersleyDirector, Cardinals

Charities

Rich TomeyManager, Business

Development

Bryan TompkinsAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Gabriel TrujilloBroadcaster/Producer

Spanish Media

Sean TwohyAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Karen SisleyHR Coordinator/Payroll

Deb StewartExecutive Assistant

Mo StreetyYouth Football

Coordinator

Bobbi SundeAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Carter TamblynDatabase Analyst

David ReynoldsNetwork Administrator

Steve RyanVice President, Business

Development

Justin SaltzmanBudget Analyst

Kayla SanchezTicket Office

Representative

Bob SchindlerAssistant Turf Manager

Jim OmohundroBroadcast Manager/

Producer

Jeff OrensteinAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Tim PetersonTurf Manager

Gianna PiccioneCorporate Services

Coordinator

Nick RalstonAccount Executive,

Business Development

Darren UrbanWebsite Manager

Lara WroblewskiTicket Office

Representative

Donna YalowizerAccountant

Luis ZendejasSenior Director,

Community Relations

Jimmy ZepsaTicket Office

Representative

2009 season schedule

Documents

Transcript of 2009 season schedule