2013 Arizona Cardinals season

2013 Arizona Cardinals season
Head coach	Bruce Arians
Home field	University of Phoenix Stadium
Results
Record
Division place
Playoff finish
Timeline
Previous season      Next season < 2012      2014

The 2013 Arizona Cardinals season will be the franchise's upcoming 94th season in the National Football League, the 26th in Arizona and the first under new head coach Bruce Arians.

2013 draft class

Main article: 2013 NFL Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	7	Jonathan Cooper	OG	North Carolina
2	45	Kevin Minter	ILB	LSU
3	69	Tyrann Mathieu	CB/S	LSU
4	103	Alex Okafor	OLB/DE	Texas
	116	Earl Watford	OG	James Madison
5	140	Stepfan Taylor	RB	Stanford
6	174	Ryan Swope	WR	Texas A&M
	187	Andre Ellington	RB	Clemson
7	219	D.C Jefferson	TE	Rutgers

Notes

^{^[a]} The team acquired an additional sixth-round selection (No. 176 overall) in a trade that sent cornerback A. J. Jefferson and the team's original seventh-round selection (No. 213 overall) to the Minnesota Vikings. The Cardinals later traded this selection along with a conditional 2014 selection to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for quarterback Carson Palmer and a seventh-round selection from the Raiders (No. 219 overall).

^{^ [b]} The team acquired a second-round selection (No. 45 overall) and a fourth-round selection (No. 110 overall) in a trade that sent the team's second-round selection (No. 38 overall) to the San Diego Chargers. The Cardinals later traded the fourth-round (No. 110 overall) selection acquired from the Chargers in exchange for a fourth-round selection (No.116 overall) and a sixth-round selection (No. 187 overall) from the New York Giants.

Staff

Arizona Cardinals staff
	Front Office Owner/Chairman – Bill Bidwill President – Michael Bidwill General Manager – Steve Keim Vice President of Player Personnel – Jason Licht Director of College Scouting – Dru Grigson Director of Pro Scouting – Quentin Harris Head Coaches Head Coach – Bruce Arians Assistant Head Coach/Offense – Tom Moore Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Harold Goodwin Quarterbacks – Freddie Kitchens Running Backs – Stump Mitchell Wide Receivers – Darryl Drake Tight Ends – Rick Christophel Assistant Offensive Line – Larry Zierlein Offensive Quality Control – Kevin Garver Assistant Tight Ends/Assistant Special Teams – Steve Heiden			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Todd Bowles Defensive Line – Brentson Buckner Outside Linebackers – James Bettcher Linebackers – Mike Caldwell Defensive Backs – Nick Rapone Cornerbacks – Kevin Ross Pass Rush Specialist – Tom Pratt Defensive Assistant/Assistant Defensive Backs – Ryan Slowik Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Amos Jones Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Lott Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Pete Alosi → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAC TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI STL SF SEA

Current roster

Arizona Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks 14 Ryan Lindley  3 Carson Palmer  5 Drew Stanton  6 Caleb TerBush Running Backs 38 Andre Ellington 28 Rashard Mendenhall 33 William Powell 29 Alfonso Smith 30 Stepfan Taylor 34 Ryan Williams Wide Receivers 13 Jaron Brown 85 Dan Buckner 17 LaRon Byrd 16 Jarett Dillard 11 Larry Fitzgerald 15 Michael Floyd 10 Robert Gill 89 Javone Lawson  1 Michael Rios 12 Andre Roberts  7 Tyler Shaw 19 Ryan Swope 18 Kerry Taylor Tight Ends 46 Kyle Auffray 81 Jim Dray 80 Alex Gottlieb 84 Rob Housler 86 D. C. Jefferson 87 Jeff King 83 Kory Sperry		Offensive Linemen 68 Adam Bice C 75 Levi Brown T 60 Joe Caprioglio T 71 Daryn Colledge G 61 Jonathan Cooper G 74 Paul Fanaika G/T 69 Mike Gibson G 62 Jamaal Johnson-Webb T 64 Senio Kelemete G 70 Bobby Massie T 76 Nate Potter T 73 Chilo Rachal G 63 Lyle Sendlein C 78 Earl Watford G 66 Scott Wedige C Defensive Linemen 93 Calais Campbell DE 79 David Carter NT 90 Darnell Dockett DE 95 Ricky Lumpkin NT 98 Frostee Rucker DE 67 Padric Scott NT 91 Matt Shaughnessy DE 96 Ronald Talley DE 72 Everrette Thompson DE 92 Dan Williams NT		Linebackers 94 Sam Acho OLB/DE 97 Lorenzo Alexander ILB 54 Jasper Brinkley ILB 55 Karlos Dansby ILB 45 Kenny Demens ILB 48 Dan Giordano OLB 53 Tim Fugger OLB 47 Korey Jones ILB 51 Kevin Minter ILB 59 Zack Nash OLB 57 Alex Okafor OLB/DE 52 Colin Parker ILB 50 O'Brien Schofield OLB/DE 56 Reggie Walker OLB 58 Daryl Washington ILB Defensive Backs 27 Jonathon Amaya FS 35 Javier Arenas CB 37 Yeremiah Bell SS 31 Justin Bethel CB 20 Antoine Cason CB 23 Jamell Fleming CB 41 Javon Harris SS 42 Josh Hill CB 36 Tony Jefferson SS 49 Rashad Johnson SS 32 Tyrann Mathieu FS 22 Bryan McCann CB 21 Patrick Peterson CB 25 Jerraud Powers CB 26 Curtis Taylor FS 43 Ronnie Yell CB Special Teams  2 Will Batson P  4 Jay Feely K 82 Mike Leach LS  9 Dave Zastudil P				Reserve Lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated May 15, 2013 Depth Chart • Transactions 86 Active, 0 Inactive, 4 Unsigned → More rosters
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAC TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI STL SF SEA

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
				Final score	Team record
1	August 9	5:00 p.m.	at Green Bay Packers			Lambeau Field
2	August 17	1:30 p.m.	Dallas Cowboys			University of Phoenix Stadium
3	August 24	7:00 p.m.	San Diego Chargers			University of Phoenix Stadium
4	August 29	6:00 p.m.	at Denver Broncos			Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
				Final score	Team record
1	September 8	1:25 p.m.	at St. Louis Rams			Edward Jones Dome	Fox
2	September 15	1:05 p.m.	Detroit Lions			University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
3	September 22	10:00 a.m.	at New Orleans Saints			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Fox
4	September 29	10:00 a.m.	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	Fox
5	October 6	1:05 p.m.	Carolina Panthers			University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
6	October 13	1:25 p.m.	at San Francisco 49ers			Candlestick Park	Fox
7	October 17	5:25 p.m.	Seattle Seahawks			University of Phoenix Stadium	NFLN
8	October 27	1:25 p.m.	Atlanta Falcons			University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
9	Bye
10	November 10	2:25 p.m.	Houston Texans			University of Phoenix Stadium	CBS
11	November 17	11:00 a.m. *	at Jacksonville Jaguars			EverBank Field	Fox *
12	November 24	2:05 p.m. *	Indianapolis Colts			University of Phoenix Stadium	CBS *
13	December 1	11:00 a.m. *	at Philadelphia Eagles			Lincoln Financial Field	Fox *
14	December 8	2:25 p.m. *	St. Louis Rams			University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox *
15	December 15	11:00 a.m. *	at Tennessee Titans			LP Field	Fox *
16	December 22	2:05 p.m. *	at Seattle Seahawks			CenturyLink Field	Fox *
17	December 29	2:25 p.m. *	San Francisco 49ers			University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox *

LEGEND

^{^[a]} The state of Arizona lies entirely within the Mountain Time Zone, but does not observe Daylight saving time (excluding the Navajo Nation), so it is effectively the same as Pacific Daylight Time from mid-March until the first Sunday of November. Therefore, all game times during the preseason and from Weeks 1–8 during the regular season are listed as Pacific time, while game times from Weeks 10–17 are listed as Mountain time.

Bold text indicates intra-division opponents.

  *  Yellow indicates that the game time and network are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

External links

• Official website