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2000 Arizona Cardinals

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Record: 3-13-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 210 points (13.1/g), 29th of 31 in the NFL.
 Allowed 443 points (27.7/g), 30th.
 Differential of -233 points (-14.6/g), 30th.
 Expected W-L: 2.3-13.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -24 (-1.5/g), 30th.

Coached by Dave McGinnis (1-8-0) and Vince Tobin (2-5-0)

2000 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 26 3 14 270 for 475, 2,946 yards, 13 td, 21 int, & 37 rushes for 183 yards and 0 td

Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1997

RB Michael Pittman 25 2 11 184 rushes for 719 yards, 4 td, & 73 catches for 579 yards and 2 td

Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 95th pick / 1998

FB Joel Makovicka 25 1 10 3 rushes for 8 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 18 yards and 0 td

Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 116th pick / 1999

WR David Boston 22 1 16 71 catches for 1,156 yards, 7 td, & 3 rushes for 9 yards and 0 td

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 1999

WR Frank Sanders 27 5 16 54 catches for 749 yards, 6 td

Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 47th pick / 1995

TE Terry Hardy 24 2 15 27 catches for 160 yards, 1 td

Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 125th pick / 1998

LT L.J. Shelton 24 1 14 1 fumble recovered

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 21st pick / 1999

LG Matt Joyce 28 5 13
LG Chris Dishman 26 3 12 1 fumble recovered

Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 106th pick / 1997

C Chris Dishman 26 3 12 1 fumble recovered

Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 106th pick / 1997

C Mike Gruttadauria 28 4 8
RG Lester Holmes 31 7 12

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 19th pick / 1993

RT Anthony Clement 24 2 16 1 fumble recovered

Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 36th pick / 1998

 Defensive Starters
LDE Brad Ottis 28 6 11 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

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

LDE Andre Wadsworth 26 2 8 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1998

LDT Russell Davis 25 1 9 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 48th pick / 1999

LDT Tony McCoy 31 8 6

Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 105th pick / 1992

RDT Mao Tosi 24 Rook 10

Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 136th pick / 2000

RDT Mark Smith 26 3 7 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 212th pick / 1997

RDE Simeon Rice 26 4 11 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1996

LLB Raynoch Thompson 23 Rook 9

Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 41st pick / 2000

LLB Zack Walz 24 2 5 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 158th pick / 1998

MLB Ronald McKinnon 27 4 16 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RLB Rob Fredrickson 29 6 12 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 22nd pick / 1994

LCB Aeneas Williams 32 9 16 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1991

RCB Tom Knight 26 3 15 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 9th pick / 1997

SS Pat Tillman 24 2 16 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 226th pick / 1998

FS Kwamie Lassiter 31 5 16 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Cary Blanchard 32 8 0 16 of 23 field goals & 18 of 19 extra points
P Scott Player* 31 2 0 65 punts for a 44.2 average, 0 blocked
PR Mac Cody 28 1 1 31 punt returns for a 7.2 average and 0 td
KR MarTay Jenkins 25 1 2 82 kick returns for a 26.7 average and 1 td

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 193rd pick / 1999

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
David Barrett 23 DB 16 0 208 5-10 Arkansas 12/22/1977 Rook

Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 102nd pick / 2000

Tommy Bennett 27 DB 11 0 219 6-2 UCLA 2/19/1973 4
Cary Blanchard 32 K 16 0 227 6-1 Oklahoma State 11/5/1968 8
David Boston 22 WR 16 16 240 6-2 Ohio State 8/19/1978 1

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 8th pick / 1999

Ethan Brooks 28 T 14 3 330 6-6 Williams 4/27/1972 4

Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 229th pick / 1996

Dave M. Brown 30 QB 6 2 230 6-5 Duke 2/25/1970 8

New York Giants / 1st / 1st pick / 1992 Supp

Tom Burke 24 DE 2 0 275 6-3 Wisconsin 10/12/1976 1

Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1999

Corey Chavous 24 DB 16 1 205 6-1 Vanderbilt 1/15/1976 2

Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1998

Anthony Clement 24 T 16 16 333 6-8 La-Lafayette 4/10/1976 2

Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 36th pick / 1998

Mac Cody 28 WR 15 1 182 5-11 Memphis 8/7/1972 1
Norbert Davidds-Garrido 28 T 9 2 315 6-6 USC 10/4/1972 4

Carolina Panthers / 4th / 106th pick / 1996

Russell Davis 25 DT-DE 14 9 310 6-4 North Carolina 3/28/1975 1

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 48th pick / 1999

Chris Dishman 26 G-C 14 12 339 6-3 Nebraska 2/27/1974 3

Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 106th pick / 1997

James Folston 29 LB 13 3 236 6-3 La-Monroe 8/14/1971 6

Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1994

Rob Fredrickson 29 LB 13 12 240 6-4 Michigan State 5/13/1971 6

Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 22nd pick / 1994

Chris Gedney 30 TE 13 3 258 6-5 Syracuse 8/9/1970 7

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 61st pick / 1993

Bryan Gilmore 22 WR 1 0 200 6-0 Midwestern State 1/21/1978 Rook
Chris Greisen 24 QB 3 0 227 6-3 Northwest Missouri State 7/2/1976 1

Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 239th pick / 1999

Mike Gruttadauria 28 C 8 8 280 6-3 Central Florida 12/6/1972 4
Terry Hardy 24 TE 16 15 266 6-4 Southern Miss 5/31/1976 2

Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 125th pick / 1998

Lester Holmes 31 G 12 12 315 6-4 Jackson State 9/27/1969 7

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 19th pick / 1993

Jabari Issa 22 DE-DT 11 0 302 6-5 Washington 4/18/1978 Rook

Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 176th pick / 2000

MarTay Jenkins 25 WR 16 2 201 6-0 Nebraska-Omaha 2/28/1975 1

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 193rd pick / 1999

Thomas Jones 22 RB 14 4 220 5-10 Virginia 8/19/1978 Rook

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 2000

Matt Joyce 28 G-T 13 13 300 6-7 Richmond 3/30/1972 5
Trey Junkin 39 TE-LB 16 0 240 6-2 Louisiana Tech 1/23/1961 17

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 93rd pick / 1983

Tom Knight 26 DB 16 15 202 6-0 Iowa 12/29/1974 3

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 9th pick / 1997

Kwamie Lassiter 31 DB 16 16 207 6-0 Kansas 12/3/1969 5
Justin Lucas 24 DB 16 0 211 5-10 Abilene Christian,Texas A&M 7/15/1976 1
Mark Maddox 32 LB 14 0 233 6-1 Northern Michigan 3/23/1968 8

Buffalo Bills / 9th / 249th pick / 1991

Joel Makovicka 25 FB 14 10 246 5-11 Nebraska 10/6/1975 1

Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 116th pick / 1999

Tony McCoy 31 DT-NT 6 6 289 6-1 Florida 6/10/1969 8

Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 105th pick / 1992

Dennis McKinley 24 FB 16 0 250 6-2 Mississippi State 11/3/1976 1

Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 206th pick / 1999

Ronald McKinnon 27 LB 16 16 246 6-0 North Alabama 9/20/1973 4
Tywan Mitchell 25 WR 11 1 245 6-5 Mankato State 12/10/1975 Rook
Brad Ottis 28 DE 15 11 281 6-5 Wayne State (NE) 8/2/1972 6

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

Michael Pittman 25 RB 16 11 218 6-0 Fresno State 8/14/1975 2

Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 95th pick / 1998

Scott Player* 31 P 16 0 213 6-1 Flager,Florida State 12/17/1969 2
Jake Plummer 26 QB 14 14 212 6-2 Arizona State 12/19/1974 3

Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1997

Simeon Rice 26 DE 15 11 268 6-5 Illinois 2/24/1974 4

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1996

Johnny Rutledge 23 LB 11 4 239 6-3 Florida 1/4/1977 1

Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1999

Frank Sanders 27 WR 16 16 215 6-2 Auburn 2/17/1973 5

Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 47th pick / 1995

Sekou Sanyika 22 LB 16 0 240 6-3 California 3/17/1978 Rook

Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 215th pick / 2000

Yusuf Scott 24 G 9 0 348 6-3 Arizona 11/30/1976 1

Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 168th pick / 1999

Corey Sears 27 DE 8 2 314 6-3 Mississippi State 4/15/1973 2
L.J. Shelton 24 T 14 14 335 6-6 Eastern Michigan 3/21/1976 1

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 21st pick / 1999

Mark Smith 26 DT-DE 14 7 294 6-4 Auburn 8/28/1974 3

Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 212th pick / 1997

Jason Starkey 23 C 2 0 290 6-4 Marshall 7/15/1977 Rook
Barron Tanner 27 DT 4 0 360 6-3 Oklahoma 9/14/1973 3

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 149th pick / 1997

Jay Tant 23 TE 5 0 254 6-3 Northwestern 12/4/1977 Rook

Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 164th pick / 2000

Raynoch Thompson 23 LB 11 9 224 6-3 Tennessee 11/21/1977 Rook

Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 41st pick / 2000

Pat Tillman 24 DB 16 16 204 5-11 Arizona State 11/6/1976 2

Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 226th pick / 1998

Mao Tosi 24 DT-DE 15 10 305 6-6 Idaho 12/12/1976 Rook

Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 136th pick / 2000

Andre Wadsworth 26 DE 9 8 278 6-4 Florida State 10/19/1974 2

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1998

Darwin Walker 23 DT 1 0 294 6-3 North Carolina State,Tennessee 6/15/1977 Rook

Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 71st pick / 2000

Zack Walz 24 LB 6 5 228 6-4 Dartmouth 2/13/1976 2

Arizona Cardinals / 6th / 158th pick / 1998

Aeneas Williams 32 DB 16 16 200 5-11 Southern 1/29/1968 9

Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1991

Clarence Williams 23 RB 3 0 193 5-9 Michigan 5/16/1977 Rook
Team Total 26.2 16 255.8 6-2.5 3.0