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Leinart took over for Kurt Warner in the second quarter and completed 15-of-21 passes for 144 yards and a touchdown to lead the Arizona Cardinals over the Chicago Bears 23-16 in Friday's preseason game. He completed 12 consecutive passes at one point. |
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Leinart, who reported late and passed for 45 yards against New England last week in his preseason debut, hit Larry Fitzgerald for a 27-yard pass that helped set up Rackers' field goal. Leinart's 4-yard touchdown pass to Bryant Johnson made it 17-6 early in the third. |
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Matt Leinart signed a six-year, $50.8 million contract with the Cardinals. The quarterback is expected to be in training camp on Tuesday and may see game action in Saturday's preseason contest with the New England Patriots. He is the last first-round draft pick to sign a contract. |
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Leinart is the future for the Cardinals, but he is expected to compete for the backup spot to starter Kurt Warner. The 2004 Heisman Trophy winner for USC finished his college career with 10,683 yards passing wth a 64.8 completion percentage and 99 touchdown passes with 23 interceptions over three seasons as a starter. |
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Warner was 5-for-6 for 59 yards on Saturday in the Pittsburgh Steelers' preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals on Friday. Warner was 5-of-6 for 59 yards and a touchdown. |
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The Arizona Republic reported that Boldin missed the Cardinals' practice on Tuesday with a hamstring injury. The wide receiver may not play for the Cardinals in their preseason opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday. |
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Boldin caught 102 passes for 1,402 yards and seven touchdowns for the Cardinals last season. |
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Leinart did not report to training camp Sunday as contract negotiations cooled between the Cardinals and their first-round draft pick. Even as he vowed to stay out of the negotiations, coach Dennis Green blamed Leinart's camp for the failure to reach agreement. |
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Green, who called Leinart "a gift" when the club selected him last April, said he wanted his top draft choice here to compete with John Navarre for the back-up quarterback job. |
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Johnson agreed to terms with the Cardinals on Wednesday. Arizona's fifth round pick in the draft, Johnson, an outside linebacker, led Louisville with 72 tackles last season. He also had two sacks, two interceptions and a fumble recovery. Johnson finished his career with six blocked kicks and tied for the national lead with four as a freshman in 2002. |
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Watkins agreed to terms with the Cardinals on Wednesday. The wide receiver, Arizona's seventh-round pick in the draft, was a two-year starter at BYU, finishing his career with 94 receptions for 1,605 yards and 13 touchdowns. |
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Arizona matched a $17.6 million, five-year offer sheet to Wells on Tuesday, keeping the guard on the roster. Buffalo had tried to sign Wells, but the Cardinals chose to match the offer, which included a $3 million signing bonus. |
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The 25-year-old started nine games last season before a broken ankle on Nov. 13 ended his season. |
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James signed a four-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals worth $30.5 million, $11.5 of which is guaranteed, in a surprising move Saturday. James will earn $14.75 million in 2006. The former University of Miami star had spent all of his seven seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, who had selected him with the fourth overall pick in the 1999 draft. |
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James rushed for 1,506 yards and 13 touchdowns on 360 carries and caught 44 passes for 337 yards and a score with the Colts during the regular season last year. James had rushed for at least 1,250 yards in each of the last three seasons. He has 9,226 yards and 64 touchdowns on 2,188 career rushes for a 4.2-yards-per-carry average. The signing means the stints of J.J. Arrington and Marcel Shipp are probably over in Arizona. |
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Warner agreed to an incentive-laced three-year contract Wednesday that reportedly could be worth $15-22 million. The Cardinals' quarterback had been prepared to sign with another team if Arizona didn't re-sign him. Warner hasn't played a full season since 2001. |
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Warner will be 35 when next season kicks off. He was 2-8 last season as a starter, but missed the last two games of the year with a knee injury. |
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Tate re-signed with the Cardinals on Monday. Terms were not disclosed. The veteran cornerback played in 13 games for Arizona last season, starting five. Tate had 27 tackles, two interceptions and a forced fumble. He's also played for Minnesota and Baltimore in his nine-year career. |
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