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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.
Simple Rating System: Total -6.4, Offense: -2.6, Defense: -3.8, SoS: -0.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Vince Tobin
Defensive Coordinator: Dave McGinnis
Training Camp: Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, Arizona)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| LT | Lomas Brown | 34 | 12 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 | |
| LG | Rob Selby | 30 | 6 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 75th pick / 1991 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| KR | Kevin Williams | 26 | 4 | 0 | 59 kick returns for a 24.7 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Brent Alexander | 26 | FS | 16 | 15 | 189 | 5-11 | Tennessee St. | 7/10/1971 | 3 | 5 | |
| 63 | Michael Bankston | 27 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-5 | Sam Houston St. | 3/12/1970 | 5 | 8 | Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 100th pick / 1992 |
| 28 | Tommy Bennett | 24 | ss | 13 | 7 | 219 | 6-2 | UCLA | 2/19/1973 | 1 | 3 | |
| 33 | Kevin Bouie | 26 | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Mississippi St. | 8/18/1971 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 210th pick / 1995 | |
| 89 | Fred Brock | 23 | 2 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 11/15/1974 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 75 | Lomas Brown | 34 | LT | 14 | 14 | 282 | 6-4 | Florida | 3/30/1963 | 12 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985 |
| 3 | Kevin Butler | 35 | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/24/1962 | 12 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1985 | |
| 52 | Mike Caldwell | 26 | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Middle Tenn. St. | 8/31/1971 | 4 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1993 | |
| 90 | Mark A. Campbell | 25 | 5 | 0 | 290 | 6-1 | Florida | 9/12/1972 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 78th pick / 1996 | |
| 80 | Pat Carter | 31 | TE | 16 | 10 | 256 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 8/1/1966 | 9 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1988 |
| 15 | Stoney Case | 25 | qb | 3 | 1 | 204 | 6-3 | New Mexico | 7/7/1972 | 2 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 80th pick / 1995 |
| 37 | Larry Centers | 29 | FB | 15 | 14 | 225 | 6-0 | S.F. Austin | 6/1/1968 | 7 | 6 | Phoenix Cardinals / 5th / 115th pick / 1990 |
| 51 | Lyron Cobbins | 23 | 6 | 0 | 240 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 9/17/1974 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 43 | Matt Darby | 29 | SS | 11 | 7 | 200 | 6-2 | UCLA | 11/19/1968 | 5 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 139th pick / 1992 |
| 62 | Mike Devlin | 28 | C | 15 | 13 | 305 | 6-2 | Iowa | 11/16/1969 | 4 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 136th pick / 1993 |
| 64 | James Dexter | 24 | RT | 10 | 9 | 319 | 6-7 | South Carolina | 3/3/1973 | 1 | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 137th pick / 1996 |
| 67 | Chris Dishman | 23 | 8 | 0 | 339 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 2/27/1974 | Rook | 0 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 106th pick / 1997 | |
| 83 | Anthony Edwards | 31 | wr | 16 | 1 | 195 | 5-10 | New Mex. Highlands | 5/26/1966 | 8 | 1 | |
| 10 | Jeff Feagles | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 3/7/1966 | 9 | 0 | |
| 84 | Chris Gedney | 27 | te | 16 | 3 | 258 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 8/9/1970 | 4 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 61st pick / 1993 |
| 54 | Aaron Graham | 24 | c | 16 | 4 | 301 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 5/22/1973 | 1 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 112th pick / 1996 |
| 11 | Kent Graham | 29 | qb | 8 | 6 | 231 | 6-5 | Notre Dame,Ohio St. | 11/1/1968 | 5 | 3 | New York Giants / 8th / 211th pick / 1992 |
| 71 | Thomas Guynes | 23 | 4 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Michigan | 9/9/1974 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 38 | Kenny Harris | 22 | 11 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | North Carolina St. | 4/25/1975 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 58 | Eric Hill | 31 | MLB | 11 | 10 | 258 | 6-2 | LSU | 11/14/1966 | 8 | 4 | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1989 |
| 29 | Ty Howard | 24 | db | 15 | 2 | 185 | 5-9 | Ohio St. | 11/30/1973 | Rook | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 84th pick / 1997 |
| 56 | Terry Irving | 26 | rlb | 16 | 6 | 230 | 6-2 | McNeese St. | 7/3/1971 | 3 | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 115th pick / 1994 |
| 32 | LeShon Johnson | 26 | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Northern Illinois | 1/15/1971 | 3 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 84th pick / 1994 | |
| 73 | Matt Joyce | 25 | lg | 9 | 6 | 300 | 6-7 | Richmond | 3/30/1972 | 2 | 2 | |
| 86 | Trey Junkin | 36 | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 1/23/1961 | 14 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 93rd pick / 1983 | |
| 22 | Tom Knight | 23 | RCB | 15 | 14 | 202 | 6-0 | Iowa | 12/29/1974 | Rook | 5 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 9th pick / 1997 |
| 42 | Kwamie Lassiter | 28 | db | 16 | 1 | 207 | 6-0 | Kansas | 12/3/1969 | 2 | 2 | |
| 44 | J.J. McCleskey | 27 | 13 | 0 | 180 | 5-8 | Tennessee | 4/10/1970 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 50 | Tony McCombs | 23 | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | East. Kentucky | 8/24/1974 | Rook | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 188th pick / 1997 | |
| 30 | Leeland McElroy | 23 | RB | 14 | 8 | 212 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 6/25/1974 | 1 | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1996 |
| 57 | Ronald McKinnon | 24 | MLB | 16 | 16 | 246 | 6-0 | North Alabama | 9/20/1973 | 1 | 7 | |
| 87 | Johnny McWilliams | 25 | te | 16 | 7 | 271 | 6-4 | USC | 12/14/1972 | 1 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 64th pick / 1996 |
| 95 | Jamir Miller | 24 | LLB | 16 | 16 | 252 | 6-5 | UCLA | 11/19/1973 | 3 | 7 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1994 |
| 21 | Kevin Miniefield | 27 | 3 | 0 | 182 | 5-9 | Arizona St. | 3/2/1970 | 4 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 201st pick / 1993 | |
| 85 | Rob Moore*+ | 29 | WR | 16 | 16 | 203 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 9/27/1968 | 7 | 11 | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1990 Supp |
| 20 | Ronald Moore | 27 | rb | 6 | 2 | 220 | 5-10 | Pittsburg St. | 1/26/1970 | 4 | 1 | Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 87th pick / 1993 |
| 6 | Joe Nedney | 24 | K | 10 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | San Jose St. | 3/22/1973 | 1 | 0 | |
| 96 | Brad Ottis | 25 | de | 16 | 4 | 281 | 6-5 | Wayne State (NE) | 8/2/1972 | 3 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 56th pick / 1994 |
| 27 | Tito Paul | 25 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 12/7/1972 | 2 | 0 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 167th pick / 1995 | |
| 16 | Jake Plummer | 23 | QB | 10 | 9 | 212 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 12/19/1974 | Rook | 7 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1997 |
| 60 | Anthony Redmon | 26 | RG | 16 | 16 | 308 | 6-5 | Auburn | 4/9/1971 | 3 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 139th pick / 1994 |
| 97 | Simeon Rice | 23 | RDE | 16 | 15 | 268 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/24/1974 | 1 | 7 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1996 |
| 81 | Frank Sanders | 24 | WR | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-2 | Auburn | 2/17/1973 | 2 | 7 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 47th pick / 1995 |
| 74 | Rob Selby | 30 | LG | 10 | 9 | 290 | 6-4 | Auburn | 10/11/1967 | 6 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 75th pick / 1991 |
| 45 | Cedric Smith | 29 | fb | 16 | 3 | 238 | 5-11 | Florida | 5/27/1968 | 7 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 131st pick / 1990 |
| 93 | Mark Smith | 23 | dt | 16 | 4 | 294 | 6-4 | Auburn | 8/28/1974 | Rook | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 212th pick / 1997 |
| 98 | Eric Swann | 27 | LDT | 13 | 13 | 307 | 6-5 | Wake Technical CC | 8/16/1970 | 6 | 7 | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 6th pick / 1991 |
| 91 | Rashod Swinger | 23 | 1 | 0 | 286 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 11/27/1974 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 35 | Aeneas Williams*+ | 29 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | Southern | 1/29/1968 | 6 | 16 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1991 |
| 82 | Kevin Williams | 26 | KR | 16 | 0 | 195 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 1/25/1971 | 4 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993 |
| 94 | Bernard Wilson | 27 | RDT | 16 | 14 | 303 | 6-3 | Tennessee St. | 8/17/1970 | 4 | 6 | |
| 68 | Joe Wolf | 31 | RT | 15 | 9 | 293 | 6-6 | Boston Col. | 12/28/1966 | 8 | 3 | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1989 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 243.2 | 6-1.9 | 3.5 |
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