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Today is the beginning of the 2025 NFL draft, and that will bring back memories for Arizona Cardinals about many of the team's great players selections and also major disappointments. One of the most hopeful drafts was in 2006 when quarterback Matt Leinart fell all the way to the 10th pick of the draft and the Cardinals were able to select him.
Leinart is in Green Bay, Wisconsin for the draft and it brought back memories for him.
He posted a video on TikTok for Cardinals fans. Have a watch:
This is what he says:
"All right, so this message is to all the Arizona Cardinals fans. We're here in Green Bay, Wisconsin for the draft and, honestly, it just brings back a lot of great memories. In 2006, I was drafted 10th overall to Arizona. It really truly changed my life forever, and I just wanted to tell you fans, the Bidwills ad everybody in that organization that I'm sorry. I'm truly sorry that it didn't work out. It's a shame."
Leinart is one of the greatest draft disappointments they have had. Everyone believed that, after his extremely successful college career at USC, that the Cardinals had their franchise quarterback.
He had a solid rookie season. Then in 2007, new head coach Ken Whisenhunt started to lean on Kurt Warner more, with Leinart starting but Warner playing in two-minute and hurry-up offenses. Leinart broke his collarbone late in the season and then, in 2008, Warner won a quarterback competition. Warner led the Cardinals to the Super Bowl and two playoff appearances and then retired in 2010.
Leinart was supposed to be the guy in 2010 but ended up being cut when Derek Anderson was named the starter, which led to three years of bad quarterback play before the Carson Palmer trade in 2013.
He played in the NFL until 2012 and now has a successful career as a college football analyst for FOX Sports.
Matt, it's okay. We are sorry, too. We all wanted it to work out.
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: NFL draft: Former Arizona Cardinals QB Matt Leinart apologizes
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Leinart is in Green Bay, Wisconsin for the draft and it brought back memories for him.
He posted a video on TikTok for Cardinals fans. Have a watch:
This is what he says:
"All right, so this message is to all the Arizona Cardinals fans. We're here in Green Bay, Wisconsin for the draft and, honestly, it just brings back a lot of great memories. In 2006, I was drafted 10th overall to Arizona. It really truly changed my life forever, and I just wanted to tell you fans, the Bidwills ad everybody in that organization that I'm sorry. I'm truly sorry that it didn't work out. It's a shame."
Leinart is one of the greatest draft disappointments they have had. Everyone believed that, after his extremely successful college career at USC, that the Cardinals had their franchise quarterback.
He had a solid rookie season. Then in 2007, new head coach Ken Whisenhunt started to lean on Kurt Warner more, with Leinart starting but Warner playing in two-minute and hurry-up offenses. Leinart broke his collarbone late in the season and then, in 2008, Warner won a quarterback competition. Warner led the Cardinals to the Super Bowl and two playoff appearances and then retired in 2010.
Leinart was supposed to be the guy in 2010 but ended up being cut when Derek Anderson was named the starter, which led to three years of bad quarterback play before the Carson Palmer trade in 2013.
He played in the NFL until 2012 and now has a successful career as a college football analyst for FOX Sports.
Matt, it's okay. We are sorry, too. We all wanted it to work out.
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: NFL draft: Former Arizona Cardinals QB Matt Leinart apologizes
Continue reading...
