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1997 Arizona Cardinals

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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 283 points (17.7/g), 25th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 379 points (23.7/g), 25th.
 Differential of -96 points (-6.0/g), 27th.
 Expected W-L: 5.3-10.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -22 (-1.4/g), 29th.

Coached by Vince Tobin (4-12-0)

1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Jake Plummer 23 Rook 9 157 for 296, 2,203 yards, 15 td, 15 int, & 39 rushes for 216 yards and 2 td

Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1997

QB Kent Graham 29 5 6 130 for 250, 1,408 yards, 4 td, 5 int, & 13 rushes for 23 yards and 2 td

New York Giants / 8th / 211th pick / 1992

RB Leeland McElroy 23 1 8 135 rushes for 424 yards, 2 td, & 7 catches for 32 yards and 0 td

Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1996

FB Larry Centers 29 7 14 101 rushes for 276 yards, 1 td, & 54 catches for 409 yards and 1 td

Phoenix Cardinals / 5th / 115th pick / 1990

WR Rob Moore*+ 29 7 16 97 catches for 1,584 yards, 8 td

New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1990 Supp

WR Frank Sanders 24 2 16 75 catches for 1,017 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td

Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 47th pick / 1995

TE Pat Carter 31 9 10 7 catches for 44 yards, 1 td

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1988

TE Johnny McWilliams 25 1 7 7 catches for 75 yards, 0 td

Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 1996

LT Lomas Brown 34 12 14

Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985

LG Rob Selby 30 6 9

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 75th pick / 1991

LG Matt Joyce 25 2 6
C Mike Devlin 28 4 13 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 136th pick / 1993

RG Anthony Redmon 26 3 16

Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 139th pick / 1994

RT James Dexter 24 1 9

Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 137th pick / 1996

RT Joe Wolf 31 8 9 1 fumble recovered

Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1989

 Defensive Starters
LDE Michael Bankston 27 5 16 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 100th pick / 1992

LDT Eric Swann 27 6 13 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 6th pick / 1991

RDT Bernard Wilson 27 4 14 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
RDE Simeon Rice 23 1 15 5.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1996

LLB Jamir Miller 24 3 16 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1994

MLB Eric Hill 31 8 10

Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1989

MLB Ronald McKinnon 24 1 16 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RLB Ronald McKinnon 24 1 16 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RLB Terry Irving 26 3 6 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 115th pick / 1994

LCB Aeneas Williams*+ 29 6 16 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1991

RCB Tom Knight 23 Rook 14

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 9th pick / 1997

SS Matt Darby 29 5 7 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 139th pick / 1992

SS Tommy Bennett 24 1 7 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
FS Brent Alexander 26 3 15
 Special Teams Starters
K Joe Nedney 24 1 0 11 of 17 field goals & 19 of 19 extra points
P Jeff Feagles 31 9 0 91 punts for a 44.3 average, 1 blocked
PR Kevin Williams 26 4 0 40 punt returns for a 11.6 average and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993

KR Kevin Williams 26 4 0 59 kick returns for a 24.7 average and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Brent Alexander 26 DB 16 15 189 5-11 Tennessee State 7/10/1971 3
Michael Bankston 27 DE-NT-DT 16 16 285 6-5 Sam Houston State 3/12/1970 5

Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 100th pick / 1992

Tommy Bennett 24 DB 13 7 219 6-2 UCLA 2/19/1973 1
Kevin Bouie 26 RB 5 0 230 6-1 Mississippi State 8/18/1971 1

Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 210th pick / 1995

Fred Brock 23 WR 2 0 181 5-11 Southern Miss 11/15/1974 Rook
Lomas Brown 34 T 14 14 282 6-4 Florida 3/30/1963 12

Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985

Kevin Butler 35 K 6 0 215 6-0 Georgia 7/24/1962 12

Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1985

Mike Caldwell 26 LB 16 0 235 6-2 Middle Tenn. State 8/31/1971 4

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1993

Mark A. Campbell 25 DT 5 0 290 6-1 Florida 9/12/1972 Rook

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 78th pick / 1996

Pat Carter 31 TE 16 10 256 6-4 Florida State 8/1/1966 9

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1988

Stoney Case 25 QB 3 1 204 6-3 New Mexico 7/7/1972 2

Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 80th pick / 1995

Larry Centers 29 FB 15 14 225 6-0 Stephen F. Austin 6/1/1968 7

Phoenix Cardinals / 5th / 115th pick / 1990

Lyron Cobbins 23 LB 6 0 240 5-11 Notre Dame 9/17/1974 Rook
Matt Darby 29 DB 11 7 200 6-2 UCLA 11/19/1968 5

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 139th pick / 1992

Mike Devlin 28 C-G 15 13 305 6-2 Iowa 11/16/1969 4

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 136th pick / 1993

James Dexter 24 T-G 10 9 319 6-7 South Carolina 3/3/1973 1

Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 137th pick / 1996

Chris Dishman 23 G-C 8 0 339 6-3 Nebraska 2/27/1974 Rook

Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 106th pick / 1997

Anthony Edwards 31 WR 16 1 195 5-10 New Mexico Highlands 5/26/1966 8
Jeff Feagles 31 P 16 0 215 6-1 Miami (FL) 3/7/1966 9
Chris Gedney 27 TE 16 3 258 6-5 Syracuse 8/9/1970 4

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 61st pick / 1993

Aaron Graham 24 C 16 4 301 6-4 Nebraska 5/22/1973 1

Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 112th pick / 1996

Kent Graham 29 QB 8 6 231 6-5 Notre Dame,Ohio State 11/1/1968 5

New York Giants / 8th / 211th pick / 1992

Thomas Guynes 23 T 4 0 300 6-5 Michigan 9/9/1974 Rook
Kenny Harris 22 DB 11 0 198 6-1 North Carolina State 4/25/1975 Rook
Eric Hill 31 LB 11 10 258 6-2 LSU 11/14/1966 8

Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1989

Ty Howard 24 DB 15 2 185 5-9 Ohio State 11/30/1973 Rook

Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 84th pick / 1997

Terry Irving 26 LB 16 6 230 6-2 McNeese State 7/3/1971 3

Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 115th pick / 1994

LeShon Johnson 26 RB 14 0 205 6-0 Northern Illinois 1/15/1971 3

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 84th pick / 1994

Matt Joyce 25 G-T 9 6 300 6-7 Richmond 3/30/1972 2
Trey Junkin 36 TE-LB 16 0 240 6-2 Louisiana Tech 1/23/1961 14

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 93rd pick / 1983

Tom Knight 23 DB 15 14 202 6-0 Iowa 12/29/1974 Rook

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 9th pick / 1997

Kwamie Lassiter 28 DB 16 1 207 6-0 Kansas 12/3/1969 2
J.J. McCleskey 27 DB 13 0 180 5-8 Tennessee 4/10/1970 3
Tony McCombs 23 LB 12 0 246 6-2 Eastern Kentucky 8/24/1974 Rook

Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 188th pick / 1997

Leeland McElroy 23 RB 14 8 212 5-9 Texas A&M 6/25/1974 1

Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1996

Ronald McKinnon 24 LB 16 16 246 6-0 North Alabama 9/20/1973 1
Johnny McWilliams 25 TE 16 7 271 6-4 USC 12/14/1972 1

Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 1996

Jamir Miller 24 LB 16 16 252 6-5 UCLA 11/19/1973 3

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1994

Kevin Miniefield 27 DB 3 0 182 5-9 Arizona State 3/2/1970 4

Detroit Lions / 8th / 201st pick / 1993

Rob Moore*+ 29 WR 16 16 203 6-3 Syracuse 9/27/1968 7

New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1990 Supp

Ronald Moore 27 RB 6 2 220 5-10 Pittsburg State 1/26/1970 4

Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 87th pick / 1993

Joe Nedney 24 K 10 0 225 6-5 San Jose State 3/22/1973 1
Brad Ottis 25 DE 16 4 281 6-5 Wayne State (NE) 8/2/1972 3

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 56th pick / 1994

Tito Paul 25 DB 1 0 195 6-0 Ohio State 12/7/1972 2

Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 167th pick / 1995

Jake Plummer 23 QB 10 9 212 6-2 Arizona State 12/19/1974 Rook

Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1997

Anthony Redmon 26 G 16 16 308 6-5 Auburn 4/9/1971 3

Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 139th pick / 1994

Simeon Rice 23 DE 16 15 268 6-5 Illinois 2/24/1974 1

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1996

Frank Sanders 24 WR 16 16 215 6-2 Auburn 2/17/1973 2

Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 47th pick / 1995

Rob Selby 30 G-T 10 9 290 6-4 Auburn 10/11/1967 6

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 75th pick / 1991

Cedric Smith 29 FB 16 3 238 5-11 Florida 5/27/1968 7

Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 131st pick / 1990

Mark Smith 23 DT-DE 16 4 294 6-4 Auburn 8/28/1974 Rook

Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 212th pick / 1997

Eric Swann 27 DT-DE 13 13 307 6-5 Wake Technical Community College 8/16/1970 6

Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 6th pick / 1991

Rashod Swinger 23 DT-DE 1 0 286 6-2 Rutgers 11/27/1974 Rook
Aeneas Williams*+ 29 DB 16 16 200 5-11 Southern 1/29/1968 6

Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1991

Kevin Williams 26 WR 16 0 195 5-9 Miami (FL) 1/25/1971 4

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993

Bernard Wilson 27 DT-NT 16 14 303 6-3 Tennessee State 8/17/1970 4
Joe Wolf 31 T-G 15 9 293 6-6 Boston College 12/28/1966 8

Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1989

Team Total 26.5 16 243.2 6-1.9 3.5