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Cardinals Hire Kliff Kingsbury As Head Coach

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The Arizona Cardinals have landed their guy in Kliff Kingsbury.

Reports surfaced Tuesday afternoon the former Texas Tech head coach and most recently, USC offensive coordinator, left New York after meeting with the Jets and arrived in the Valley to meet with the Cardinals. It didn’t take long for the two sides to come to an agreement.

The 39-year-old Kingsbury is widely regarded as one of the top, young offensive minds in football having worked with rising young quarterbacks-particlarly Patrick Mahomes who’s had a breakout season in Kansas City with the Chiefs. He has also mentored Johnny Manziel, Case Keenum, Baker Mayfield and others.

Many believe Kingsbury, a former standout quarterback at Texas Tech, will be the perfect fit to coach and develop Josh Rosen who took over as the starter in Week Four after veteran Sam Bradford was released.

Arizona President Michael Bidwill and General Manager Steve Keim promised to move quickly after parting ways with Steve Wilks early next week. 

The Cardinals finished 2018 3-13, including just one home win and a four-game losing streak to end the season.

 

A Valley native, Eric has had a passion for the Arizona sports scene since an early age. He has covered some of the biggest events including Super Bowls, national championships and the NBA and MLB playoffs in his near 20 years in local media.

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