We are about to turn the page into July.  Activity will start picking up in the last part of the month in preparation for the start of training camp in Flagstaff on July 31st.
It’s hard to believe it has already been five months since the Super Bowl in Tampa.  It is 75 days until the season starts, week one at home against the San Francisco 49ers.  For all the obvious reasons this is the most anticipated season in Arizona Cardinals history.
Go Cards!
Scott Allen
AZScott

The annual ESPY Awards on ESPN air on Sunday July 19th, however you have until July 11th to vote for your Arizona Cardinals Kurt Warner (Best NFL Player) and Larry Fitzgerald (Best Record Breaking Performance/ Best NFL Player), at the online voting ballot.
Get your votes in!!
Scott Allen
AZScott

The results of Michael Jackson’s autopsy reveal much of what we already knew…no foul play or stress to the outer body.  Nothing was found out of the ordinary.
Now as we await the results of the toxicology reports, there are strong suspicions about how he died.  At the young age of 50, Jackson passed away from a rumored heart attack.  A life taken way too early.
That brings to thought another man who died way too early, former Arizona Cardinals safety Pat Tillman.  The only parallel to the two lives is that they both had a passion for what they did and [...]

It is nice to see the Cardinals getting many of their draft picks signed well in advance of training camp, which starts in Flagstaff on July 31st.
The Cardinals have signed their fourth, fifth, sixth, and both seventh round picks so far, the last being Greg Toler, their fourth rounder from Saint Paul’s (VA) last Friday June 19th.
I know the top picks haven’t agreed to terms yet and I don’t expect them to be until right before the start of camp (cross your fingers not AFTER camp starts), however, you have got to start somewhere.
Five weeks away from today it starts [...]

Today I learned Arizona Cardinals Safety Antrel Rolle finally became something I am, a blogger.  He recently started up his own site at www.rolle21.com.
His website allows you to read his blog, shop for merchandise, keep up on all things Antrel Rolle, and has a link to follow him on Facebook and Twitter.
I love the layout of the site, very well put together by playerpress.com
Please check it out when you have the chance!  Great stuff!
Scott Allen
AZScott
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Day
Practice(s)

Friday, July 31
9:05-10:30 a.m., 3:05-5:05 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 1
3:05-5:05 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 2
3:05-5:05 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 3
9:05-10:30 a.m., 3:05-5:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 4
3:05-5:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 5
9:05-10:30 a.m., 7:05-9:10 p.m.
(night workout @ Lumberjack Stadium)

Thursday, Aug. 6
3:05-5:05 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 7
9:05-10:30 a.m., 3:05-5:05 p.m

Saturday, Aug. 8
11:30 a.m.-1:20 p.m.
(Red & White outdoor practice)

Monday, Aug. 10
9:05-10:30 a.m., 3:05-5:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 11
3:05-5:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 12
7:30-8:30 a.m. (walk-thru)

Sunday, Aug. 16
4:15-5:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 17
3:05-5:05 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 18
9:05-10:30 a.m., 7:05-9:10 p.m.
(night workout @ Lumberjack Stadium)

Wednesday, Aug. 19
3:05-5:05 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 20
9:05-10:30 a.m.

Arizona Cardinals tight end Ben Patrick will be suspended four games to start the 2009 NFL Season as he tested positive for a drug that helped keep him awake on a trip between Flagstaff and Phoenix last October.
Ok, I have little sympathy for him.  He should know better not to take ANYTHING, and I mean ANYTHING, before knowing its contents first.  Unfortunately that is the life of a professional athlete.  The only responsible thing to do was to check the ingrediants of the drug and check it against the banned substances list, which all NFL players receive.
Patrick is more than [...]

Show me the money.  It’s just not a line from a fictional Arizona Cardinals wide receiver anymore.
Picked this up from KTAR.com yesterday, did you know that the Arizona Cardinals are the fastest growing sports brand over the past three years according to forbes.com?  Wow!  Who knew?  It seems like the run to the Super Bowl has done something for this team.
However look at the overall picture too.  This is over the past three years.  It seems like the Super Bowl may have only put this team over the top.  They’ve been growing as a sports brand even before that.  Well, [...]

Arizona Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson has been extended five years.
Now that’s the right way to get a deal done. Checklist please.

Don’t publicly complain
Leave it to the team to wait for the opportune time
Work a new deal with one year left
Indirectly take shots at your teammates, or at least call them out, for the way they’ve handled their press

Are you listening Anquan Boldin?  Darnell Dockett?
At least Karlos Dansby was there to support Wilson.  That’s a class act, even if the Cardinals may not get a deal done for him.  Dansby has gone about it the right way as well.
Wilson is 29, [...]

Check out the EAS Athlete Workout Challenge – a friendly competition between Larry Fitzgerald and Brady Quinn that allows readers to vote for the EAS® Athlete Workout that they would like to see featured in the September issue of Men’s Fitness. Voters will also be entered for a chance to win a session to train like the pros at Athletes’ Performance™.  The winner and their guest will win a 2 day/1 night trip to a major metropolitan city and access to a personal trainer to facilitate a custom training program.
You can go to www.eas.com where you can find [...]