Bengals claim Skelton off waivers from Cards
CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Bengals acquired quarterback John Skelton off waivers from the Cardinals on Wednesday to compete for the job backing up Andy Dalton.
Cincinnati has signed only one free agent from another club this offseason: quarterback Josh Johnson, formerly of the Buccaneers, who also will compete for the job.
Skelton was a fifth-round pick from Fordham in 2010 who started...
Bengals Claim Ex-Cardinals QB John Skelton Off Waivers
The Cincinnati Bengals, needing a backup to work behind Andy Dalton, acquired John Skelton off waivers from the Arizona Cardinals on Wednesday.
Skelton was a part-time starter in Arizona last year, starting six games. He completed 109 of 201 passes, but had just two touchdowns to nine interceptions in 2012.
Skelton was let go after the Cardinals acquired Carson Palmer, a former...
Bengals claim John Skelton off waivers
The Cincinnati Bengals have claimed quarterback John Skelton off waivers after being released by the Cardinals a couple of days ago.
Bengals, meanwhile, announce they claimed John Skelton. Another option to backup Dalton.
— NFL: AroundTheLeague (@NFL_ATL) April 3, 2013
Skelton will compete for a back up role behind Andy Dalton.
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Cardinals part ways with QB John Skelton
The Arizona Cardinals gave all signs of continuing to rebuild at quarterback this offseason, as the team released former starter John Skelton on Monday.
John Skelton is the second Cardinals quarterback to follow Kevin Kolb out the door in Arizona since the free agency began. Kevin Kolb was released two weeks ago by the Arizona Cardinals. He recently signed with the Buffalo Bills...
Cardinals release John Skelton
According to Darren Urban of AZCardinals.com, the Arizona Cardinals have released quarterback John Skelton, who was their opening day starter in 2012. With Cardinals trying to acquire Carson Palmer, they were forced to release a quarterback. But now it looks like there’s a chance they may not land Palmer after all. Need NFL Tickets? var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { var...
John Skelton Cut by Cardinals
The Cardinals have cut quarterback John Skelton.Fantasy Spin:Arizona is close to acquiring Carson Palmer from Oakland so it wouldn't make much sense to keep Skelton on the roster. If Skelton finds work next season it will probably be as a backup.
Arizona Cardinals release QB John Skelton
Former starting quarterback John Skelton has been released by the Arizona Cardinals today (Credit: AP Photo)
Over the weekend, former Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb signed a two year deal with the Buffalo Bills. Kolb was cut by the Arizona Cardinals earlier this off-season. Today, news broke that the Cardinals were looking to make a trade with the Oakland Raiders for quarterback...
Arizona Cardinals release QB John Skelton
The Arizona Cardinals have released quarterback John Skelton, who started 17 games for the team over the past three seasons.
The move on Monday came amid reports the team was trying to work out a trade to bring quarterback Carson Palmer from Oakland.
Skelton beat out Kevin Kolb for the starting job under then-coach Ken Whisenhunt in training camp last season. He was hurt in the...
QB John Skelton Released By Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals officially released quarterback John Skelton Monday.
Skelton was drafted in the fifth-round in the 2010 NFL Draft getting a couple of starts in that year and then having an amazing way of playing poorly yet rallying the Cards to wins in 2011. Then he beat out Kevin Kolb to start the 2012 season before spraining an ankle in the opener, struggling mightily...
Skelton released as Cards reshuffle QB deck
The Cardinals revolving quarterback door spit another one out on Monday, with the team announcing the release of John Skelton.
Skelton's release comes a little more than two weeks after Kevin Kolb was cut, and less than three weeks after career backup Drew Stanton was signed to a two-year deal. Between them, Skelton and Kolb have started 27 of the Cardinals' 32 games over...
Arizona Cardinals: Barkevious Mingo or Ezekiel Ansah?
Everybody has the Arizona Cardinals taking an offensive tackle or offensive guard with the 7th overall pick, but I don’t see the value in either of those picks. Levi Brown tore his triceps last August and all of a sudden he is the worst left tackle in the history of the NFL, and trading a high draft pick for Brandon Albert who is only a year younger than Brown with similar injury...
Cards notebook: QB quandary, Wells' future
On opening day of the 2012 season, John Skelton was the Cardinals' starting quarterback. On Sunday against the Bears, he was inactive. Coach Ken Whisenhunt said he had hoped to have all three QBs active but was forced by injuries to make a decision in order to make Brian Hoyer active.
That may or may not be true -- and we may or may not have seen the last of John Skelton in...
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Wisenhunt has no options as quarterback, Lindley is not taking advantage of situations
Coming on in relief of John Skelton, Ryan Lindley completed 8-of-17 passes for 59 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions in the Cardinals’ Week 14 loss to the Seahawks. John Skelton turned the ball over five times and was facing a 48-0 deficit before coach Ken Whisenhunt turned to Lindley. It speaks to the state of the quarterback position in Arizona. No matter who starts against...
OJ Simpson and Bob Costas, Barry Sanders stuff, and a bad QB situation
Some of the best images we've captured from TV including OJ Simpson and Bob Costas kicking it, Barry Sanders stuff, and a horrible QB situation.
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Ken Whisenut's job status in question
Ken Whisenut is the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. He is the coach of a team that just got demolished by an average Seahawks team 58-0, and has now lost nine in a row after winning their first four games. For Cardinals fans, it's easy to say he should be canned. If only it were that easy.Whisenut is the head coach, and also has a lot of input on personell, along with general...
This GIF Pretty Much Sums Up the Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals Game
The Seattle Seahawks embarrassed the Arizona Cardinals 58-0 yesterday. My man John Skelton went 11/22 for 74 yards a four interceptions (18.2 passer rating). The interception above pretty much sums up how bad the game went for the Cardinals. It was 38-0 by the half, 51-0 by the end of the third, and the Cardinals turned it over eight times. This is what the ESPN scoring summary...
Darnell Dockett fined $200k for spit
The Arizona Cardinals have fined Darnell Dockett $200,000 for spitting on teammate Kerry Rhodes and defying coaches' orders during the Cardinals' 7-6 loss to the New York Jets, according to Albert Breer of NFL.com.
Dockett is appealing the fine, and the NFL Players Association has begun the process of filing a grievance on the players' behalf.
"Thank God for the...
Cardinals Injury Report: Kevin Kolb, John Skelton, Calais Campbell
While Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb has been able
to return to practice in a limited capacity this week, the team has already named
QB John Skelton as its starter for this weekend’s matchup against the Seattle
Seahawks.
Kolb continues to recover from a rib injury he sustained
against the Buffalo Bills in Oct. While he was able to return to practice in a
limited...
Big Red Blog: Skelton back under center
QB John Skelton is back under center and pride is the only thing still on the line with the Cardinals all but eliminated from the postseason.
Skelton back as Cardinals' starting QB
The Arizona Cardinals' revolving door at quarterback swung again Tuesday, with coach Ken Whisenhunt announcing that John Skelton will return as the starter for Sunday's road game against the Seattle Seahawks. Ryan Lindley replaced Skelton at quarterback during the Nov. 18 game at Atlanta, and the Cardinals lost three consecutive games with him under center. He completed...
Cardinals go back to John Skelton
Head coach Ken Wisenhunt and the Arizona Cardinals have decided to go back to John Skelton as their starting quarterback for this week’s game against the Seahawks.
#Cards starting QB John Skelton this week vs Seattle.
— Mike Jurecki (@mikejurecki) December 5, 2012
With this game being in Seattle, the Cardinals will need a prayer if they’re going to have a chance to win. ...
Cardinals go back to Skelton at quarterback
TEMPE, Ariz. If timing is everything, then Ken Whisenhunts machinery could use some fine-tuning. When it comes to quarterbacks, the Cardinals coachs internal clock seems a bit off.
In the latest turn in the Cardinals 3-year-old quarterback saga, Whisenhunt announced Wednesday that John Skelton will resume his role as the clubs starting quarterback when the club faces Seattle on...
Cardinals To Start QB John Skelton Vs Seahawks
Cardinals' head coach Ken Whisenhunt on Wednesday named John Skelton his starting quarterback Sunday at the Seattle Seahawks, the Arizona Republic reports.
Skelton was pulled from the game against Atlanta on Nov. 18 and watched as rookie Ryan Lindley started the next two games at St. Louis and at the New York Jets. Source: The Redzone Attached Thumbnails
John Skelton Will Start For Arizona
Cardinals QB John Skelton will replace Rian Lindley at quarterback for Arizona's game with Seattle in Week 14, according to Mike Jurecki.Fantasy Spin:The Lindley experiment didn't last very long. Skelton has completed 54.7 percent of his passes this season for 1,058 yards, 2 TDs and 5 INTs.
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