Arizona Cardinals to hook up with San Diego Chargers
By Scott Allen
The Arizona Cardinals look to get practice against the San Diego Chargers this summer
A lot of teams see nothing but good from teams having joint practices during training camp. You can include the Arizona Cardinals in that thought this year.
The Cardinals are going to practice against the San Diego Chargers in training camp this year the week prior to their preseason game in August. One of those practices is scheduled to be open to the public.
The Cardinals plan on practicing the Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego prior to their matchup on August 19th. Reports are that the practice will be held on the Tuesday prior to the game. That would make that date August 16th.
Personally, I am fan of the practices. It allows teams to see someone else in practice other their than their own players. By the time these two teams meet in their joint practice, the Cardinals will have been in camp for the better part of two to three weeks.
The two teams have hooked up in the past during training camp. The Cardinals also held join practices in training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs a few years ago prior to their preseason game in Kansas City.
McCoy has never done this. He should get out of comfort zone "Chargers, Cardinals considering joint practices https://t.co/GvvcrPO2Xb
— Judson Richards (@JudsonRichrds) May 18, 2016
Chargers didn't hold a joint practice first three years under Mike McCoy. Team in talks with Cardinals, Bruce Arians told Arizona reporters.
— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) May 17, 2016
The only drawback to the joint practices in San Diego is that it will be less the Cardinals fans will be able to see the Cards players in practice at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. Of course it makes a great excuse to drive over to San Diego, just a five to six hour drive for most from the Valley of the Sun.