Bird Droppings: Arizona Cardinals expect big year from A.J. Green, DeAndre Hopkins ready to win an ESPY and more

We made it to the long weekend, and the Phoenix Suns are in the NBA Finals.

Let’s get ready for the long weekend with a look around the web at the Arizona Cardinals.

Kyler Murray Expects ‘Big Year’ From A.J. Green
Veteran wide receiver finding chemistry with QB, DeAndre Hopkins

You’ve Got Mail: What Does Fewer Preseason Games Mean?
Topics include training camp protocols, banged-up Kyler and COVID rules

From Canada To The Desert, Bruno LaBelle Works For NFL Chance
Rookie from Cincinnati trying to help Cardinals’ tight end room

Christian Kirk And The ‘Now Or Never’ Of 2021
Wide receiver also says Larry Fitzgerald is ‘taking his time’

State Farm Stadium Earns Second Spot In USA Today Ranking
Cardinals’ home field just behind new stadium in Minnesota

Cardinals Cheer Auditions For 2021
Images from the Cardinals’ cheerleader auditions in 2021

Red Sea Report – Cardinals Confident In Murray
Kyler Murray is heading into his third season and the Cardinals organization has confidence that he will take his game to a new level. Craig Grialou, Mike Jurecki and Bertrand Berry break down GM Steve Keim’s recent comments about Murray.

Cardinals Underground – It Takes Two To Podcast
With Kyle Odegard vacationing – or is he? – Paul Calvisi and Darren Urban have an intimate discussion on Kyler Murray’s place in Steve Keim’s headspace, what it would take to win the NFC West, DeAndre Hopkins’ rank among NFL players

Cardinals Cover 2 – The Hopkins-Green Tag Team
Ep. 437 – On paper, and that’s all anyone has to go on right now, the pairing of DeAndre Hopkins and A.J. Green at wide receiver looks good. Very good. The addition of Green was among a handful of moves made to upgrade and improve the depth.

Big Red Rage – Best Of Offseason Part I
Ep. 514 – The Cardinals report to training camp in less than a month. It’s time to head into the archives for the best Big Red Rage interviews of the offseason.

Rating NFL offseasons for all 32 teams: Goals, top moves and biggest remaining questions
A few teams won the offseason. A few others have major work to do. NFL Nation reporters evaluated every squad.

NFL cancels supplemental draft for second straight year, source confirms
The NFL will not hold a supplemental draft for the second straight year, a source confirmed to ESPN, marking the third time since 1977 that that draft won’t be held.

Cardinals WR Christian Kirk ready to let his play ‘speak for itself’ in 2021
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Christian Kirk is eager to prove his doubters wrong following a dip in production in 2020.

Christian Kirk on Larry Fitzgerald’s future: ‘You never know with Fitzy’
Like just about everyone else across the state, Cardinals WR Christian Kirk has been left wondering about Larry Fitzgerald’s future plans.

The Arizona Cardinals’ 3 supplemental draft picks in their history
The Arizona Cardinals have selected three players in the NFL supplemental draft in 1989, 1990 and then, most recently, in 2019.

The 11 best offensive tackles in the NFL in 2021
David Bakhtiari and Trent Williams headline this list of the top offensive tackles in the NFL right now.

Arizona Cardinals have 6 games vs. 4 of NFL’s best tackles in 2021
Arizona Cardinals pass rusher Chandler Jones will have his hands full against four of the leagues 11 best tackles this year.

Rookie Kyle Pitts makes list of NFL’s best tight ends entering 2021
The San Francisco 49ers’ George Kittle headlines the best tight ends in the NFL but rookie Kyle PItts makes the cut before even playing a down.

Arizona Cardinals to play 3 games vs. NFL’s top tight ends
The Arizona Cardinals will face George Kittle twice in 2021 and T.J. Hockenson once. Both are top-10 tight ends in the NFL entering 2021.

Arizona Cardinals LT D.J. Humphries ranked among top-10 tackles in NFL
After having a career year in 2020, Arizona Cardinals tackle D.J. Humphries is recognized as a top-10 tackle in the NFL. See where he ranks!

Check out Arizona Cardinals WR Rondale Moore’s first trading card
The Arizona Cardinals’ second-round pick has a trading card available. Check it out.

Arizona Cardinals don’t have one of the best TEs in the NFL, but they could
The Arizona Cardinals’ Maxx Williams will never be mistaken for a top TE, but they could acquire Zach Ertz, who is ranked No. 10.