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Cardinals sign manager Oliver Marmol to 2-year extension, team announces

Cardinals sign manager Oliver Marmol to 2-year extension, team announces

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol received a two-year extension Friday, the Cardinals announced. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Oliver Marmol will no longer enter the 2024 season as a lame-duck manager. On Friday, the St. Louis Cardinals skipper received a two-year extension to keep him with the franchise through the 2026 season. The two sides were able to quickly work out the deal following a Thursday night meeting between Marmol, chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. and president of baseball operations… Source link

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Eagles sit at No. 1 ahead of matchup vs. Cardinals

Eagles sit at No. 1 ahead of matchup vs. Cardinals

The Eagles are headed out West for an exciting NFC matchup against Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals. The matchup will feature two dynamic dual-threat quarterbacks, and it’ll be the second time Hurts and Murray have matched up since the 2020 season. With Week 4 of the regular season in the rear view mirror, experts from around the league have revealed their power rankings, and Philadelphia is the top team in every ranking except two. USA Today — 1 Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA… Source link

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Baker Mayfield, RB Dead Zone, Cardinals preview

Baker Mayfield, RB Dead Zone, Cardinals preview

Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast This podcast has spent hours talking about the “running back dead zone” in the last few months, but what is it, what players comprise it and how do fantasy managers avoid it? Matt Harmon is joined by Andy Behrens for a deep dive into what it means and how to avoid being sucked into bad choices during rounds 4-7. They kick off the episode running through some news items around Baker Mayfield and the Carolina Panthers, the Pittsburgh Steelers WRs… Source link

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Cardinals running backs coach facing two counts of domestic battery from May incident

Cardinals running backs coach facing two counts of domestic battery from May incident

The Arizona Cardinals are facing another off-field situation this year. Running backs coach James Saxon is awaiting a trial date after being charged with two counts of domestic battery on May 25 for an alleged incident on May 7. Saxon allegedly assaulted a woman in front of a child younger than 16 years old in Indianapolis, according to ESPN. Saxon faces a sentence of six months to 2.5 years and a possible fine of up to $10,000 for the Level 6 felony (the least serious in Indiana) and up to… Source link

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Kyler Murray’s Cardinals study clause a ‘slap in the face to all African-American quarterbacks’

Kyler Murray’s Cardinals study clause a ‘slap in the face to all African-American quarterbacks’

Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon chastised the “independent study” clause initially included in Kyler Murray’s contract extension with the Arizona Cardinals, chastising the language as a “slap in the face to all African-American quarterbacks.” Moon made the comment to TMZ for a story published on Sunday while discussing Murray’s $230 million extension that makes him the second-highest paid player in the NFL by annual salary. When Murray signed the deal last week, a clause in the contract… Source link

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Cardinals remove Kyler Murray’s ‘independent study’ clause after criticism, backlash

Cardinals remove Kyler Murray’s ‘independent study’ clause after criticism, backlash

Kyler Murray’s “independent study” clause is no more. The Arizona Cardinals removed the clause in Murray’s contract that required him to watch film each week, the team announced Thursday night. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] The move, which came after harsh criticism from the quarterback and others, was done after the team realized “the distraction it created.” “After seeing the distraction it created, we removed the addendum from the contract,”… Source link

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Kyler Murray’s ‘study hall’ clause is a bizarre move by the Cardinals, one that both parties now must live with

Kyler Murray’s ‘study hall’ clause is a bizarre move by the Cardinals, one that both parties now must live with

By all accounts, the Arizona Cardinals have done something unprecedented in the NFL’s history of elite quarterback contracts. And it’s not the $230.5 million total commitment in Kyler Murray’s record-setting deal. Nor is it the $160 million in guaranteed money or the $46.1 million average salary. All of those numbers had the league buzzing last week. But it’s another, much smaller number that had jaws hitting the floor on Monday. Four. More specifically, four hours. A time increment… Source link

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