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Arizona Cardinal of the Week: Week 9

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:16 -0500

by Matt York - AP 1 day ago: Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart (28) is brought down by Arizona Cardinals linebacker Karlos Dansby as Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, on ground, and Adrian Wilson pursue during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) View full size photo uploaded November 2, 2009 As tough as it is to write this story, an ...

Arizona Cardinals Cut Keilen Dykes to Make Room For Ben Patrick

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:08:19 -0500

More photos » by Matt Slocum - AP (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Browse more photos » In an semi-puzzling move the Arizona Cardinals have reportedly released defensive end Keilen Dykes in an effort to make room for tight end Ben Patrick who is returning from a four game suspension. The puzzling nature of the move is because the team requested, and received, a roster exception for Patrick meaning that he could retu...

A Pantsless Ben Patrick + Drunk ASU Coeds = Fun

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:30:57 -0500

Being suspended from the first four games of your NFL season — especially when your team has just been to the Super Bowl — would be very hard on some players. Cardinals’ tight end Ben Patrick seems to be taking it pretty well, however. Not only is Patrick taking some mandatory time off from football for [...]

Arizona Cardinals Pre-Training Camp Roster Projections: Tight End

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:16:50 -0500

More photos » by Matt Slocum - AP Cardinals’ fan were hopeful that Ben Patrick’s spectacular catch in the Super Bowl would help him cement him as the future starter but a four game suspension has derailed those plans for now. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Despite Suspension, Cards Like What They See from TE Patrick

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:43:44 -0500

ProFootballWeekly reports that the Cards are excited about TE Ben Patrick and what he could bring to the team in 2009: Our Cardinals sources believe third-year pro Ben Patrick was shaping up as the leading contender for the team’s starting TE job before getting

Cardinals’ Patrick: “I’ve Had This Cloud Hanging Over My Head”

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:15:03 -0500

For Arizona Cardinals tight end Ben Patrick, a looming four-game suspension for violating the NFL policy on banned substances wasn’t an unexpected development. He has known for the majority of the offseason that the suspension, first reported by Adam Caplan of Scout.com, was going to be handed down eventually by the league office. Patrick was suspended for [...]

Pick Me Up Sits Patrick Down

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:03:57 -0500

Arizona Cardinals tight end Ben Patrick will be suspended four games to start the 2009 NFL Season as he tested positive for a drug that helped keep him awake on a trip between Flagstaff and Phoenix last October. Ok, I have little sympathy for him. He should know better not to take ANYTHING, and I mean ANYTHING, before knowing its contents first. Unfortunately that is the life of a professional athlete. The only responsible thing to do was to check the ingrediants of the drug and check it a...

Cardinals TE Patrick hit with four-game drug suspension

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:54:20 -0500

Arizona Cardinals tight end Ben Patrick has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.

Cardinals TE Patrick suspended four games

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:50:38 -0500

Arizona Cardinals tight end Ben Patrick has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. Patrick tested positive for the drug Adderall, an amphetamine, his agent Kevin Omell said on Monday. The agent says Patrick took the drug to stay awake while driving from Flagstaff to Phoenix during the team's bye week in mid-October. According to Omell, Patrick got the pill from a friend who had used the drug to stay up late studying.

Cardinals tight end Patrick suspended 4 games

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:34:26 -0500

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Cardinals tight end Ben Patrick has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.Patrick tested positive for the drug Adderall, an amphetamine, his agent Kevin Omell said on Monday.The agent says Omell took the drug to stay awake while driving from Flagstaff to Phoenix during the team's bye week in mid-October.According to Omell, Patrick got the pill from a friend who had used the drug to stay up late studying. Email <...

Cardinals’ Patrick Suspended

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:23:46 -0500

Arizona Cardinals tight end Ben Patrick has been punished by the NFL under its policy governing banned substances, according to Adam Caplan of Scout.com. Per the report, Patrick has been given a four-game suspension for using Aderol, a drug commonly used to stay awake. “Ben made an innocent mistake in taking the banned substance in question one time,” said [...]

Cardinals Sign UFA's TE Anthony Becht, C Dominic Raiola

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:48:10 -0500

Veteran Anthony Becht was one of three players signed to one-year contracts, and he will join Stephen Spach, Ben Patrick and Leonard Pope in fighting...

Cardinal’s TE Ben Patrick

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:45:44 -0500

I'll be interviewing Arizona Cardinals tight end Ben Patrick tonight. Patrick was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad last September, after being cut from the roster less than a week earlier. He was promoted to the active roster on October 29. Patrick finished the 2007 season playing in 8 games with 3 games started [...]