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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)
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1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |
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| LG | Rob Selby | 30 | 6 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 75th pick / 1991 |
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| 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 |
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| RT | James Dexter | 24 | 1 | 9 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 137th pick / 1996 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |