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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)
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2000 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 | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| RDT | Mao Tosi | 24 | Rook | 10 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 136th pick / 2000 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |