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Cardinals Place RB Zonovan Knight On IR

The Cardinals placed running back Zonovan Knight on injured reserve on Tuesday, per a team announcement. Knight, 24, suffered a season-ending ankle injury in Sunday’s loss to the Texans.

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Cardinals RB Bam Knight’s season is over after suffering ankle injury

The Arizona Cardinals are playing out the string in another lost season in the desert. Kyler Murray’s season is already over, and his time in Phoenix could be as well.

Max Melton News / Arizona Cardinals on SI / December 16

Cardinals CB Max Melton Claps Back at Critics

It's been a tough season for Arizona Cardinals cornerback Max Melton. Melton, the team's second-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, flashed some promise towards the end of his rookie season before being called upon to start full time in 2025, partly thanks to injuries to Starling Thomas and Sean Murphy-Bunting in preseason.

Michael Bidwill News / Arizona Cardinals on SI / December 16

Michael Bidwill Set to Examine Cardinals' Collapse

The Arizona Cardinals' season has gone nowhere according to plan, as owner Michael Bidwill has watched what was supposed to be a playoff team in the desert fall massively short of expectations in 2025.

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How many of the 20 active NFL quarterbacks to throw at least five touchdown passes in one game can you name in five minutes?

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Andre Baccellia News / Field Level Media / December 16

Report: Cardinals WR Andre Baccellia (neck) to IR

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver and kick returner Andre Baccellia will be placed on injured reserve with a neck injury, KPRC2 Houston reported Tuesday.

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The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.

Michael Carter News / Arizona Cardinals on SI / December 16

Michael Carter Is One of Fantasy Football’s Top Waiver Adds for Week 16

The fantasy football playoffs are officially here, and although the Arizona Cardinals won't be making the NFL postseason, perhaps a few players can help you find glory along the way.

Jonathan Gannon News / Burn City Sports / December 16

Cardinals and HC Jonathan Gannon 'not happy' following Week 15 loss to Texans

GLENDALE – Sunday’s Week 15 loss to the Houston Texans was an ugly one for the Arizona Cardinals. The team loss the turnover battle, had less yards and was dominated in ever facet of the game.

Jonathan Gannon News / Burn City Sports / December 16

Gannon doesn’t believing in pitching to keep job with Cardinals in 2026

GLENDALE – The NFL head coach with the hottest seat heading into the final few weeks of the season is Arizona Cardinals Jonathan Gannon. The third-year Cardinals coach is 3-11 this year, and 15-33 overall in his tenure.

Arizona Cardinals News / Burn City Sports / December 16

Cardinals make surge towards top-five pick in 2026 NFL draft

GLENDALE – The only positive for the Arizona Cardinals in Week 15’s 40-20 loss to the Houston Texans was the draft implications. Entering Sunday, Arizona was currently slated for the eighth pick in the 2026 NFL draft.

Arizona Cardinals News / Arizona Cardinals on SI / December 16

Where the Arizona Cardinals Stand in NFL Power Rankings After Week 15

The Arizona Cardinals have just three matchups left in 2025, and what a season it's been. That's said for all the wrong reasons, as the Cardinals have now plummeted to a 3-11 record after their latest loss to the Houston Texans.

Jonathan Gannon News / Pro Football Rumors / December 16

Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon addresses job security

Given the way the Cardinals’ season has unfolded, Jonathan Gannon remains among the staffers viewed as being on the hot seat.

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Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

Arizona Cardinals News / Yardbarker / December 16

Cardinals' Jonathan Gannon reveals pitch to hold onto job amid hot-seat whispers

The 3-11 Arizona Cardinals will limp through the final few weeks of yet another lost campaign for a franchise that could embrace a reset this coming offseason.

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Jonathan Gannon News / Arizona Cardinals on SI / December 15

Jonathan Gannon Delivers Blunt Response to Growing Hot Seat Questions

Jonathan Gannon isn't pitching himself to stick around the Arizona Cardinals in 2026. "There's no pitch. I'm concentrating on Atlanta," Gannon said to reporters at his Monday press conference amid hot seat rumors that only seem to grow by the week.

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Arizona Cardinals News / Arizona Cardinals on SI / December 15

Cardinals Hot Seat Check: Is Anyone Actually Safe in Arizona Right Now?

The Arizona Cardinals are 3-11 entering the final three weeks of the 2025 season, and change sure feels like it's coming. The Cardinals will have some major decisions to make this coming offseason that will surely help mold the future of the franchise, starting with some of the biggest names in the desert.

NFL News / Yardbarker / December 15

NFL Week 15 fantasy football takeaways: Jacoby Brissett shines again

If you're reading this, that likely means you won your first-round matchup to advance to the next round of your fantasy football playoffs. Here are takeaways from Week 15 ahead of fantasy semifinal matchups.

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Arizona Cardinals News / Arizona Cardinals on SI / December 15

Cardinals' Draft Position Climbs After Week 15 Loss

The lone bright spot of the Arizona Cardinals' losing ways since Week 3 has been their slide into the top spots of 2026 NFL Draft positioning, and their latest loss has pushed them even closer to securing a top-five selection.

Arizona Cardinals News / Arizona Cardinals on SI / December 14

Cardinals Make Unwanted History With Another Defensive Collapse

The Arizona Cardinals continue to make history for all the wrong reasons. Their 40-20 loss to the Houston Texans in Week 15 was their fourth time in 2025 allowing 40+ points, which established a new franchise record according to 12 News' Cam Cox.

Jacoby Brissett News / Burn City Sports / December 14

Jacoby Brissett stacking strong performances, despite bad season for Cardinals

It has not had much to cheer about, but the backup quarterback role has been good for Arizona. Kyler Murray has been out (foot) since week five of the season versus Tennessee on Oct.

Trey McBride News / Arizona Cardinals on SI / December 14

Cardinals Star Trey McBride Shrugs Off NFL Record

The Arizona Cardinals again found the loss column in Week 15, dropping their road test to the Houston Texans by a 40-20 scoreline. Perhaps the lone bright spot was the performance of Trey McBride, who broke Travis Kelce's NFL record of 15 (now 16) consecutive games of 5+ receptions in a game.

Andre Baccellia News / Pro Football Rumors / December 14

Cardinals WR Andre Baccellia Hospitalized With Neck Injury

During today’s Cardinals-Texans game, Andre Baccellia suffered a neck injury. The Arizona receiver will not return as further testing takes place. Baccellia was taken off the field on a stretcher, and he was quickly ruled out for the remainder of the contest.

Marvin Harrison Jr. News / Athlon Sports / December 14

Cardinals Sign WR Following Another Marvin Harrison Jr. Injury

Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon announced they’ve ruled out five players for Week 15, including WR Marvin Harrison Jr., LT Paris Johnson Jr., S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, CB Max Melton, and S Jalen Thompson, per Darren Urban of the team’s site. More players may be added to this list when their official injury reports are released later today.