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USA Today
a day ago
- Sport
- USA Today
NFL All Quarter Century Team: Players from the NFC West
As we are in the dead of the offseason and there is almost nothing happening in the NFL until late July, now we get lists and rankings. ESPN put together an All Quarter Century Team for the NFL, constructing a 53-man roster with the best players of the last 25 years. The roster is sprinkled with a few of Arizona Cardinals players, some who played for Arizona at the end of their careers and others who were longtime Cardinals, as well as players who spent time with all of the teams in the NFC West. Who made the list? NFL All Quarter Century Team: Players from the NFC West Arizona Cardinals OL Alan Faneca DL Calais Campbell DL J.J. Watt CB Patrick Peterson Faneca barely counts as a Cardinal as he is famous for his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he played his final NFL season in Arizona as a starter. Campbell is an awesome addition because at no point in his career has he been considered a top-five defensive lineman. But his consistent production over nearly two decades earns him a spot. Peterson was dominant for his first eight seasons in Arizona. Watt was one of the best defenders we have seen. He spent the last two seasons of his career in Arizona and had 12.5 sacks in his last season in 2022. LA Rams DL Aaron Donald LB Bobby Wagner Donald is an obvious choice. Wagner also has been one of the best linebackers this generation, but he only played one season with the Rams. San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey FB Kyle Juszczyk WR Terrell Owens WR Randy Moss OT Trent Williams CB Richard Sherman OC Kyle Shanahan The 49ers have a ton of players on this list, although Moss only spent a season with them. Sherman's best came with Seattle. Seattle Seahawks OL Steve Hutchinson LB Bobby Wagner CB Richard Sherman All three players were generational. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe onSpotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
The Cardinal at St. John's is the Free Press' Top Public Golf Course in Wayne County
This is the first in a series looking at the best public golf courses in the six-county metro Detroit area. It's a rare thing when a high-end course opens, and it's even rarer when that course opens to the acclaim The Cardinal at St. John's earned shortly after its 2024 debut. Advertisement Architect Ray Hearn did a masterful job reworking and pretty much reinventing St. John's uninspiring 27-hole resort course from the 1980s and transforming it into an upscale track in Plymouth that's both challenging, pretty and playable. The carts are some of the most comfortable I've ever been in and the touchscreen GPS system tracks players ahead of you in order to avoid hitting into them. Because it's attached to a beautiful red-brick resort, playing the Cardinal feels like an entire luxury experience. The course is immaculate and feels like a nice throwback – you know, like way back in the 1990s – with a fairly straightforward design that doesn't try to trick you into thinking you're in Scotland. Hearn resisted the urge of most his peers who show up and immediately proclaim: 'We've got to get rid of 30,000 trees!' The par-5 fourth hole is reachable in two swings, and the first of back-to-back par-5s at The Cardinal at St. John's Resort in Plymouth Township, July 17, 2024. It's American parkland golf at its bucolic best: big greens that are subtle without being devious, boulder-lined ponds, perfect sand in manageable bunkers that are outlined by normal rough. No pot bunkers or fescue and native grasses that catch, trap and steal your ball, if not your chance of saving par or bogey. Advertisement The Cardinal is, after all, a resort course, which means level of difficulty shouldn't be daunting for a guest who might be playing it for the first and only time of their lives. Hearn obviously learned the lesson Jack Nicklaus never did when he constructed brutal test after brutal test during the height of his design career. MORE ON THE CARDINAL: I just shot my best golf round ever at St. John's The Cardinal. Maybe you can, too. But being playable doesn't mean the Cardinal is a pushover. Even though there are few forced carries, if you miss the fairway you'll find some of the thickest rough among any public course in metro Detroit. The rough around the green is a different story. Hearn put thought into the options he wanted to give his golfers when they missed their approach shot. Instead of just putting a bunch of thick rough around the greens – U.S. Open-style – and forcing a chop out, he put shorter grass in some areas to give players the choice of chipping, lobbing or even putting a ball. Advertisement Ther course has plenty of variety but two of the standout holes are the par-4 ninth hole that features an Oakmont-style church-pew fairway bunker, and the Redan green on the par-3 third hole. If you haven't played the Cardinal, you'll get a chance to see it on television or in person when the LIV Golf tour shows up in late August. You might want to book a tee time well before that because it isn't often you get the chance to play a course you see tour stars playing on TV. Contact Carlos Monarrez: cmonarrez@ Follow him on Twitter @cmonarrez. Check out for the rest. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: The Cardinal is the Free Press' Top Public Golf Course in Wayne County
Yahoo
7 days ago
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- Yahoo
Will Johnson contract: Why the Arizona Cardinals haven't signed their 2nd-round pick yet
The Arizona Cardinals' lone insigned draft pick for this year is cornerback Will Johnson, their second-round selection in the 2025 NFL draft. They even have first-round defensive lineman Walter Nolen signed. But that is normal. Cards Wire's Howard Balzer noted this week that only two of the 32 second-round picks were signed. All but one first-round pick have been signed by their teams. Advertisement Why is that? Well, first-round picks have fully guaranteed contracts. Second-round picks get guaranteed salaries, but that is negotiable. Some get three guaranteed years. Some get two guaranteed years. Some get two fully guaranteed and a partially guaranteed. Johnson was the 47th pick in the draft, so if we look at last year's No. 47 pick, New York Giants safety Tyler Nubin, we can expect Johnson to get two fully guaranteed years and a partial guarantee on a third. Nubin's first two years had fully guaranteed salaries. In his third year, he is scheduled to get $1.49 million in salary. Of that, $1.21 million is guaranteed. Advertisement Then, of course, are the contract details as to when the signing bonus is paid, what language is included fro behavioral stipulations and such and more. But we can expect something similar for Johnson. When will it happen? The Cardinal probably won't set the standard, as it was a pick in the middle of the second round. One picks ahead of Johnson start lining up and getting signed or if it happens from the bottom of the round up, that is where we will see Johnson getting his contract signed. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts. This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Why Will Johnson hasn't signed rookie contract yet with the Cardinals
USA Today
7 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Will Johnson contract: Why the Arizona Cardinals haven't signed their 2nd-round pick yet
Will Johnson contract: Why the Arizona Cardinals haven't signed their 2nd-round pick yet Only two second-round draft picks have been signed. They have to negotiate how much of their contract is guaranteed. The Arizona Cardinals' lone insigned draft pick for this year is cornerback Will Johnson, their second-round selection in the 2025 NFL draft. They even have first-round defensive lineman Walter Nolen signed. But that is normal. Cards Wire's Howard Balzer noted this week that only two of the 32 second-round picks were signed. All but one first-round pick have been signed by their teams. Why is that? Well, first-round picks have fully guaranteed contracts. Second-round picks get guaranteed salaries, but that is negotiable. Some get three guaranteed years. Some get two guaranteed years. Some get two fully guaranteed and a partially guaranteed. Johnson was the 47th pick in the draft, so if we look at last year's No. 47 pick, New York Giants safety Tyler Nubin, we can expect Johnson to get two fully guaranteed years and a partial guarantee on a third. Nubin's first two years had fully guaranteed salaries. In his third year, he is scheduled to get $1.49 million in salary. Of that, $1.21 million is guaranteed. Then, of course, are the contract details as to when the signing bonus is paid, what language is included fro behavioral stipulations and such and more. But we can expect something similar for Johnson. When will it happen? The Cardinal probably won't set the standard, as it was a pick in the middle of the second round. One picks ahead of Johnson start lining up and getting signed or if it happens from the bottom of the round up, that is where we will see Johnson getting his contract signed. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
Global News
7 days ago
- General
- Global News
Lethbridge goats chew through problem weeds for 7th year
Seven years ago, the City of Lethbridge put pen to paper with the GOAT of lawnmowing — actual goats. The animals have spent every summer since then targeting leafy spurge, a noxious weed in Lethbridge River Valley. The city says it took several years to see significant results, but now the project is proving its success. 'Spurge has been decreased by almost 90 per cent in (Indian Battle Park), between here and Botterill (park). So, our night camp is near Botterill and there it's down 98 per cent, there's very little coming up in the area,' said Jackie Cardinal, the parks natural resource coordinator. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy She says leafy spurge is a serious problem that had become overgrown before the goats were enlisted. 'It just kind of takes over everything. It takes up space for the native plants, for the more beneficial vegetation in the river valley,' Cardinal said Story continues below advertisement 'So, if we can get rid of the weeds, we give the native species more real estate to set seed and take off.' To ensure the goats only eat what the city wants, the picky eaters were trained to eat the spurge. 'We hold the goats on that, get them used to the taste. It's kind of like kids with broccoli — if you give it to them enough, eventually they'll eat it,' said Trent Cahoon, a goatherd working on the project. He says it's nice to see the city taking this approach as opposed to one dominated by herbicides. 'Well, I'm loving it. I've got a background in permaculture, so I like all things green,' he said. 'So, if I'm a part of making all things green and helping out the city, it's way better than chemical gunk.' Other parks in the city that are benefitting from the goats are ranging between 25 and 50-per cent decreases in leafy spurge populations, depending on how long the animals have been grazing in each respective area.
