Cardinals notebook: Antonio Hamilton continues to gain his peers’ respect

GLENDALE — It’s no secret the Arizona Cardinals entered coaching camp with various questions relating to their cornerbacks room.

Can Byron Murphy Jr. be that constant CB1 risk that he was firstly of the season? Is Marco Wilson that every-down starter the staff wants him to be in 12 months 2? And who’s going to step up and take over that third CB position behind them?

It’s nonetheless comparatively early on in camp, however one identify that’s been talked about increasingly with each follow is Antonio Hamilton.

“I’ve been impressed with Hamilton,” head coach Kliff Kingsbury mentioned Monday. “He’s stepped in and second 12 months within the system, tremendous aggressive, very athletic. Contributed rather a lot on particular groups final 12 months, and once we wanted him, stepped up in that position. However he’s actually performed properly in camp.”

Hamilton cracked the staff’s roster final season throughout a time the place Arizona wanted our bodies within the secondary and on particular groups. Successful the practice-squad battle over Rasual Douglas, Hamilton performed 17 video games with the Cardinals in 2021 (two begins), ending with 38 tackles, 4 passes defensed and a fumble restoration.

The cornerback might see his quantity known as way more on protection this time round, nonetheless, as Arizona continues to guage expertise. He confirmed off his upped play Monday with a pick-6 off of Colt McCoy early on in 11-on-11 work.

“I believe one man for certain that deserves some respect and may get much more respect is Antonio Hamilton,” Wilson instructed Arizona Sports activities’ Wolf & Luke on Monday. “He’s the most effective man I’ve seen on particular groups and he can flip round and lock down anyone, any receiver down on the sector, if he must.

“He can play inside, he can play exterior, he can security. I believe that’s any person that’s going to realize a whole lot of respect this 12 months.”

Kyler, the lefty?

Quarterback Kyler Murray did very minimal particular person work on Monday and opted to throw together with his left arm as a substitute of his proper.

The sign caller had been coping with a wrist situation earlier than testing optimistic for COVID-19.

Kingsbury is hopeful Murray “can reduce it unfastened” later this week.

Extensive receiver Hollywood Brown additionally acquired some particular person work in as he ramps again up from a hamstring situation.

Kingsbury mentioned the hope is for the large receiver to be full-go by Wednesday.

Rookie tight finish Trey McBride, who had been resting with a sore again, additionally noticed a full workload on Monday.

Kliff’s Pink & White standouts

In his first likelihood to speak about Saturday’s Pink & White follow, Kingsbury listed off 5 standouts from the day.

– QB Hint McSorley: “I actually preferred how Hint carried out. I assumed each alternative he will get he seems like he is aware of the system, performs with confidence, steps up, makes performs.”

– QB Jarrett Guarantano: “For not getting a bunch of reps, I assumed he made some good selections and dealt with the operation properly.”

– RB Keaontay Ingram: “I assumed Keaontay Ingram did a pleasant job when he had his alternatives to both run it, catch it. He’s an enormous, bodily again that’s performed in some comparable methods in order that was good to see.”

– DL J.J. Watt: “I assumed J.J. seemed nice. He made some massive performs down there on the purpose line.”

– DL Zach Allen: “Zach Allen’s come a great distance and (he and Watt) appear to be very disruptive on the market.”

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