- Kurt Warner
Kurtis Eugene Warner (born June 22 1971, Burlington, Iowa) is a professional American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals. He is best known for his stint with the St. Louis Rams from 1998 to 2003, where he won two NFL MVP awards in 1999 and 2001, as well as the Super Bowl MVP award in Super Bowl XXXIV. Behind Steve Young and Peyton Manning, Warner is ranked third all-time in career passing rating (93.8).
- Matt Leinart
Matthew Stephen Leinart (born May 11, 1983 in Santa Ana, California) is an American football quarterback (QB) for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Southern California Trojans, leading them to an AP national championship in 2003, a BCS national championship in 2004, and an appearance in the 2005 BCS national championship game. Leinart earlier played QB at Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana.
- Anquan Boldin
Anquan Kenmile Boldin (born October 3, 1980 in Pahokee, Florida) is an American football player for the NFL Arizona Cardinals. In 2003, Boldin was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the 2003 NFL Draft out of Florida State University. He was drafted in the 2nd round because of his relatively slow combine speed: a 4.71 40 yard dash. He is the cousin of CFL All-Star defensive back Korey Banks
- Larry Fitzgerald
Larry Darnell Fitzgerald, Jr. (born August 31, 1983 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American football wide receiver currently playing for the Arizona Cardinals. His younger brother, Marcus, currently plays wide receiver for Marshall University.
- Edgerrin James
Edgerrin Tyree James, nicknamed “The Edge” or just “Edge”, is an American football player who currently plays running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL.
- Ken Whisenhunt
Kenneth "Ken" Moore Whisenhunt (born February 28, 1962 in Augusta, Georgia) is the American football head coach of the Arizona Cardinals NFL football team.
- Karlos Dansby
Karlos Montez Dansby (born November 3, 1981 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American football linebacker currently playing for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. He was drafted in the second round as the thirty-third overall pick of the 2004 NFL Draft out of Auburn University.
- Dennis Green
Dennis "Denny" Green (b. February 17, 1949 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is a former American football head coach. During his professional career, Green coached the Arizona Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings. Green's best season in Minnesota was in 1998, when the Vikings finished 15-1. However, they lost in the NFC Championship Game both that year and 2000. Despite compiling a record of 97-62 in the regular season, Green was unable to reach the Super Bowl.
- Jake Plummer
Jason "Jake" Steven Plummer (born on December 19, 1974) is a retired American football quarterback who played for ten years, six with the Arizona Cardinals and four with the Denver Broncos. He formally announced his decision to retire following his trade to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2007. To date, however, he has not filed his retirement papers with the National Football League offices, meaning that his retirement is not yet official.
- Adrian Wilson
Adrian Wilson (born on October 12, 1979 in High Point, North Carolina) is a Strong Safety for the National Football League's Arizona Cardinals. He was selected by the Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 2001 NFL draft.
- Antrel Rolle
Antrel Rocelious Rolle (born December 16, 1982 in Homestead, Florida) is an American football cornerback, drafted eighth overall in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals out of the University of Miami.
- Emmitt Smith
Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15 1969 in Pensacola, Florida) is a former American football player, who played for the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals. Smith is a three time Super Bowl champion and the NFL's all time rushing leader, a record formerly held by his childhood hero Walter Payton. Smith surpassed Payton on October 27, 2002 against the Seattle Seahawks at Texas Stadium. He is the only running back to ever have won a Super Bowl championship, …
- Darnell Dockett
Darnell Maurice Dockett (born May 27, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American football defensive tackle who currently plays for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. Arizona picked him in the 3rd round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
- Bryant Johnson
Bryant Johnson (born March 7, 1981 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. He was the 17th pick of the first round in the 2003 NFL Draft by the Cardinals.
- Levi Brown
Levi James Brown III (born March 16, 1984 in Jacksonville, North Carolina) is an American football left tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL.
- Neil Rackers
Neil W. Rackers (born August 16, 1976 in Florissant, Missouri) is a placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals. He was selected with the third pick of the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals out of the University of Illinois. He has had over 20 touchbacks in a season twice in his career. His streak of consecutive field goals without a miss ended at 31 on November 27, 2005 when he missed a 43-yard field goal against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- Luis Sharpe
Luis Ernesto Sharpe (born June 16, 1960 in Havana, Cuba) is a former professional American football tackle who played 13 seasons in the National Football League for the St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals from 1982 through 1994. A 3-time Pro Bowl selection, Sharpe was selected by the Cardinals in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1982 NFL Draft. He also played for the Memphis Showboats of the USFL in 1985. His 23 yr.
- Marcel Shipp
Marcel C. Shipp (born August 8, 1978 in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American football running back currently playing for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. He played his college ball at UMass.
- Russ Grimm
Russ Grimm (born May 2, 1959 in Scottdale, Pennsylvania) was an American football Pro Bowl guard for the Washington Redskins of the NFL. He was also an All-American center at the University of Pittsburgh Grimm played 11 seasons for the Redskins and was a first team selection to the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team. He is currently the assistant head coach and offensive line coach for the Arizona Cardinals. Grimm will be featured in the upcoming video game All-Pro Football 2K8.
- Leonard Pope
Leonard Pope (born September 9, 1983 in Americus, Georgia) is a current American football tight end for the Arizona Cardinals. He was drafted in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Georgia. Pope won two state championships during his time at Americus High School.
- Bertrand Berry
Bertrand Demond Berry (born August 15, 1975 in Houston, Texas) is an American football defensive end who currently plays for the Arizona Cardinals.
- Leonard Davis
Leonard Barnett Davis (born September 5 1978 in Wortham, Texas) is a National Football League offensive guard for the Dallas Cowboys. He was selected 2nd overall in the 2001 NFL Draft from the University of Texas. He stands at 6'6" and weighs 365 lbs. Davis was drafted to be a franchise left tackle for the Cardinals offensive line, but played guard his first three years in the NFL. In 2004, he was moved from guard to left tackle, where he played in 15 games.
- Rod Graves
Rod Graves is the current Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager for the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL. He started as a regional scout for the Chicago Bears in 1984. He joined the Arizona Cardinals in 1997 as the Assistant to the President and was promoted to his current position in 2003.
- Josh McCown
Joshua Treadwell McCown (born July 4, 1979 in Jacksonville, Texas) is an American football player in the National Football League at the quarterback position for the Oakland Raiders. The Arizona Cardinals selected McCown with the 16th pick of the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of Sam Houston State University. He is the older brother of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Luke McCown and younger brother of former Texas A&M quarterback Randy McCown.
- J. J. Arrington
Johnathan Jerone "J. J." Arrington (born January 23, 1983 in Nashville, North Carolina) is a National Football League running back for the Arizona Cardinals. He was selected in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft as the 44th overall pick. He played as the running back for University of California.
- Calvin Pace
Calvin Pace (born October 28,1980 in Detroit, MI) is a National Football League defensive end/outside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals.
- Eric Green
Eric Green (born March 16, 1982 in Pahokee, Florida) is currently a cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals in the National Football League. Green graduated from Virginia Tech and then was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL Draft in the 3rd Round.
- Thomas Jones
Thomas Quinn Jones (born August 19, 1978 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia) is an American football running back for the New York Jets. He is an alumnus of the University of Virginia, where he set numerous rushing records. The Arizona Cardinals drafted Jones as the seventh pick of the 2000 NFL Draft. After three years in Arizona, Jones spent a year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before signing a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bears as a free agent in 2004.
- Alan Branch
Alan Keith Branch (born December 29, 1984) is an American football defensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals. He attended the University of Michigan.
- Gabe Watson
Gabriel Watson (born September 24, 1983) is an American football defensive tackle who currently plays for the National Football League's Arizona Cardinals. He was drafted in the fourth round, pick 107 of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Michigan, where he earned All-Big Ten Conference first team honors in his final two seasons. He is expected to serve as the backup nose tackle to the newly acquired Kendrick Clancy in his rookie season.
- Guard
In American and Canadian football, a guard (G) is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team. The guard's job is to protect the quarterback from the oncoming defensive line and linebackers during pass plays, as well as creating openings (holes) for the running backs to head through. Guards perform speed blocking and "pulling"--sprinting out in front of a running back in order to block for him.
- Elton Brown
Elton Brown (born May 22,1982, Virginia) is a National Football League offensive guard for the Arizona Cardinals.
- Steve Breaston
Steven William Breaston (born August 20, 1983 in North Braddock, Pennsylvania) is an American football wide receiver, kick returner, and punt returner who plays for the Arizona Cardinals. He was drafted by Arizona in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
- Torry Holt
Torry Jabar Holt (born June 5, 1976 in Gibsonville, North Carolina) nicknamed "Big Game" is an NFL wide receiver who currently plays for the St. Louis Rams. He is the older brother of Arizona Cardinals safety Terrence Holt.
- Dave McGinnis
Dave McGinnis is a former head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. A graduate of TCU, McGinnis has coached 19 seasons in the NFL. From 1986-1995, McGinnis was the linebackers coach for the Chicago Bears, and spent 1996-2000 as defensive coordinator of Arizona before being hired to replace Vince Tobin. From 2000-2003, McGinnis compiled a 17-40 record with the team. However, he had a record of 14-12 in games decided eight or less points.
- Damien Anderson
Damien Anderson (born July 17,1979 in Wilmington, Illinois) is a National Football League running back for the Arizona Cardinals. Anderson was a standout at Northwestern University, finishing second in the nation in total rushing yards in 2000 behind LaDainian Tomlinson while also finishing 5th for Heisman Trophy. He made an amazing recovery from injuries sustained in a car accident on Jan. 3, 2004.
- Aeneas Williams
Aeneas Demetrius Williams (born January 29, 1968 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former American football cornerback and free safety, who last played with the St. Louis Rams. Williams, whose father worked for Union Carbide, attended Fortier High School, where he played football on a team with three future NFL players. Although he was admitted to Dartmouth College, Williams chose to attend Southern University, the same school his brother Achilles attended.
- Chike Okeafor
Chikezie Russell Okeafor (born March 27 1976 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a National Football League defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals. Okeafor played for West Lafayette High School, wining a state championship in 1994 under legendary coach Ernie Beck.
- Gerald Hayes
Gerald Hayes is a linebacker currently playing for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. In 2005, he had to sit out his third season after he injured his knee in training camp. Other than that, he has played his entire career with Arizona. Hayes played his high school football at Passaic County Technical Institute. He attended college at the University of Pittsburgh.
- Larry Centers
Larry Eugene Centers, Sr. (born June 1, 1968) is a former American football fullback who played for the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals (1990-1998), Washington Redskins (1999-2000), Buffalo Bills (2001-2002), and the New England Patriots (2003). Centers was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1995, 1996, and 2001. Centers was born to Don and Margie Centers on June 1, 1968 in Tatum, Texas.