2020 Arizona Cardinals season

The 2020 season is the Arizona Cardinals' 101st in the National Football League, their 33rd in Arizona, and their second under head coach Kliff Kingsbury. It is also the first full season since 1971 without the ownership of Bill Bidwill, who died during the 2019 season.

2020 Arizona Cardinals season
Head coachKliff Kingsbury
General managerSteve Keim
OwnerBidwill family
Home fieldState Farm Stadium
Uniform

The team will look to improve on its 5–10–1 record from the previous year and return to the playoffs for the first time since 2015.

Roster changes

Free agents
Position Player Tag 2020 team Notes
WRLarry FitzgeraldUFAArizona Cardinals1–year deal
OTMarcus GilbertUFAArizona Cardinals1–year deal
OTD.J. HumphriesUFAArizona Cardinals3–year deal
OGMax GarciaUFAArizona Cardinals1–year deal
TECharles ClayUFATBDTBD
QBBrett HundleyUFAArizona Cardinals1–year deal
DERodney GunterUFAJacksonville Jaguars3–year deal
LBBrooks ReedUFATBDTBD
CA.Q. ShipleyUFATBDTBD
OTJordan MillsUFATBDTBD
DEClinton McDonaldUFATBDTBD
DTCassius MarshUFAJacksonville Jaguars1–year deal
DBJosh ShawUFATBDTBD
DTJonathan BullardUFAArizona Cardinals1–year deal
RBKenyan DrakeUFAArizona Cardinals1–year deal
DTZach KerrUFACarolina Panthers2–year deal
DTCaraun ReidUFAJacksonville Jaguars1–year deal
SChris BanjoUFAArizona Cardinals1–year deal
CBBrandon WilliamsUFATBDTBD
WRPharoh CooperUFACarolina Panthers1–year deal
WRDamiere ByrdUFANew England Patriots1–year deal
SCharles WashingtonUFAArizona Cardinals1–year deal
RBD. J. FosterUFAArizona Cardinals1–year deal
LBKeishawn BierriaUFATBDTBD
LBJoe WalkerUFASan Francisco 49ers1–year deal
KZane GonzalezUFAArizona Cardinals1–year deal
OTWilliam SweetUFASan Francisco 49ers1–year deal
OTJustin MurrayUFAArizona Cardinals1–year deal
CBKevin PetersonUFAArizona Cardinals1–year deal
Player re-signed by the Cardinals Player not re-signed by the Cardinals

Signings
Position Player Tag 2019 team Date signed Notes
DTJordan PhillipsUFABuffalo BillsMarch 193–year deal, $30 million
LBDevon KennardUFADetroit LionsMarch 193–year deal, $20 million
LBDe'Vondre CampbellUFAAtlanta FalconsMarch 191–year deal, $6 million
DTTrevon ColeyUFAIndianapolis ColtsMarch 251–year deal, $825 thousand

Trades

Draft
Main article: 2020 NFL Draft
2020 Arizona Cardinals Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
18 Isaiah SimmonsOLBClemson
372 Josh JonesOTHouston
4114 Leki FotuDTUtah
131 Rashard LawrenceDTLSUfrom Houston
6202 Evan WeaverLBCaliforniafrom New England
7222 Eno BenjaminRBArizona State

Notes

Undrafted free agents
PlayerPositionCollege
Ryan BeckerTESMU
Jake BenzingerOTWake Forest
Jermiah BraswellWRYoungstown State
T.J. CarterDTKentucky
Jackson DennisOTHoly Cross
Drew DickinsonOGFindlay
Reggie FloydDBVirginia Tech
Steven GonzalezOTPenn State
Parker HoustonTESan Diego State
Noah TogiaiTEOregon State
Shane LeatherburyWRTowson
Zane LewisDBAir Force
Rashad MedarisWRCincinnati
Devin PhelpsWRShepherd
Adam ShulerDTFlorida
Reggie WalkerLBKansas State
JoJo WardWRHawaii
Jonathan WardRBCentral Michigan
Jace WhittakerDBArizona
Jarren WilliamsDBAlbany
Bejour WilsonDBLiberty

Staff
Arizona Cardinals staff
Front office
  • Owner – Bidwill family
  • Chairman/President – Michael Bidwill
  • General manager – Steve Keim
  • Director of player personnel – Quentin Harris
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Dru Grigson
  • Vice president of player personnel – Terry McDonough
  • Director of college scouting – Chris Culmer
  • Director of pro scouting – Adrian Wilson
  • Director of football administration – Matt Harriss
  • Director of football operations – Matt Caracciolo
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
  • Strength and conditioning – Buddy Morris
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Naylor

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AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LV
LAC
NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

Current roster
Arizona Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Active/Reserve lists


Rookies in italics

Roster updated August 5, 2020
Depth chart • Transactions
79 active, 1 inactive

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BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LV
LAC
NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

Preseason cancellation

The Cardinals' preseason schedule was announced on May 7. However, on July 27, in a letter to fans, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially announced the cancellation of the entire preseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Regular season

Schedule

The Cardinals' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Note: The state of Arizona lies entirely within the Mountain Time Zone; however, Daylight saving time is only observed within the Navajo Nation.
As a result, times during the months of September and October are aligned with Pacific Daylight Time, not Mountain Daylight Time.
Week Date Time (MST) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 13 1:25 p.m. at San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium Fox
2 September 20 1:05 p.m. Washington Football Team State Farm Stadium Fox
3 September 27 1:25 p.m. Detroit Lions State Farm Stadium Fox
4 October 4 10:00 a.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Fox
5 October 11 10:00 a.m. at New York Jets MetLife Stadium Fox
6 October 19 5:15 p.m. at Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium ESPN
7 October 25 1:05 p.m. Seattle Seahawks State Farm Stadium Fox
8 Bye
9 November 8 2:25 p.m. Miami Dolphins State Farm Stadium CBS
10 November 15 2:05 p.m. Buffalo Bills State Farm Stadium CBS
11 November 19 6:20 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field Fox/NFLN/
Amazon Prime
12 November 29 11:00 a.m. at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Fox
13 December 6 2:05 p.m. Los Angeles Rams State Farm Stadium Fox
14 December 13 11:00 a.m. at New York Giants MetLife Stadium Fox
15 December 20 2:05 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles State Farm Stadium Fox
16 December 26 or 27 TBD San Francisco 49ers State Farm Stadium TBD
17 January 3 2:25 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium Fox

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5 to 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 16, the date, time, and network for that week's game vs. the San Francisco 49ers will be finalized at a later date—by no later than four weeks prior to game day.[7]

References
  1. "DeAndre Hopkins Deal Another Big Trade For Cardinals, Steve Keim".
  2. Patra, Kevin (July 10, 2019). "Cards take Jalen Thompson in supplemental draft". NFL. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  3. "Cardinals acquire Jamar Taylor in trade with Browns". ESPN. May 18, 2018. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2020-01-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Cox, Seth (March 20, 2020). "Arizona Cardinals officially announce trade for DeAndre Hopkins". revengeofthebirds.com. Vox. Archived from the original on March 21, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  6. Shook, Nick (July 27, 2020). "Roger Goodell writes letter to NFL fans as training camps start across U.S." NFL. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  7. "2020 NFL Schedule Announced" (PDF). NFL Communications. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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