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Distractions plaguing Arizona Cardinals training camp
Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury seems to be on throughout coaching camp on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Glendale. (Tyler Drake/Arizona Sports activities)
(Tyler Drake/Arizona Sports activities)
GLENDALE — The main target this time of yr ought to be on coaching camp and the storylines from the soccer subject that include it.
As an alternative, the Arizona Cardinals have waded within the waters of off-the-field distractions for a superb a part of camp, particularly this previous week.
Throughout a time when clichés a couple of participant’s progress or straight-up Xs and Os ought to be the speaking factors, head coach Kliff Kingsbury has been caught fielding off-the-field points.
“It’s early in camp. I’m hoping we are able to get again to actually specializing in soccer and making an attempt to develop into the most effective workforce that we will be, and it’s by no means one thing you need to arise right here and reply every single day it looks as if however that’s the way it’s performed out,” Kingsbury stated Friday. “Shifting ahead, we acquired to be higher as a corporation dealing with our enterprise. There’s no query.”
It began with the invention and eventual elimination final Friday of the notorious research clause in quarterback Kyler Murray’s contract extension. Then got here the sign caller’s optimistic COVID-19 check this previous Monday.
Two days later, offseason acquisition Hollywood Brown was arrested for extreme dashing earlier than Thursday’s unearthing of working backs coach James Saxon’s home violence fees stemming from Might. The invention led to the Cardinals inserting Saxon on administrative depart on Friday.
And in a world the place it looks as if one thing new is coming down the pipeline each day, Arizona is counting on its leaders to maintain the deal with the duty at hand.
“You by no means need to have distractions if you’re making an attempt to construct a workforce and construct camaraderie and be the most effective variations of yourselves,” Kingsbury stated. “However we’ve positively had that.
“Fortunately, we’ve got some nice leaders and guys that may compartmentalize issues and proceed to work to get higher. However you’d like the main target to be on soccer transferring ahead and hopefully that’s the case.”
