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8/31 Arizona Cardinals news: Roster cuts made, more on deck

Catch up on what you may have missed.

By Jess Root

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The Arizona Cardinals made some roster cuts. They have a few more to make. People react. You know, normal stuff.

Cardinals:

The Twitter Talk Surrounding #AZvsDEN
The tweets about the last preseason game.

Jonathan Cooper To IR Among Cardinals' Moves
Rookie's season ends as DT Carter, G Rachal, WR Thomas, S Amaya among cuts

Cardinals Blogs | A few cuts left to go, and no more Coop
The other day, Bruce Arians was saying he was hoping Jonathan Cooper could come back this season. He didn’t want his first-round draft pick to be a rookie again next season. Turns out, that won’t be the case. The guard was put on the season-ending version of injured reserve Friday. Each team gets just one spot for the IR-to-return list each season, and Arians said the Cards felt it was smarter to hold it open than save it for the possibility of Cooper.

azcentral.com video: Kent Somers on Cardinals roster moves
azcentral sports' Kent Somers discusses the 14 moves the Cardinals made on Friday.

Arizona Cardinals cut to 61 players; more moves to come | Insiders
The Cardinals likely will trim to 53 by noon on Saturday, three hours ahead of the NFL deadline. Possible waiver claims and trades will impact who comes and goes, but let’s take a look at the roster as it stands.

Arians' offense creates chance for Housler to thrive
New offense and solid QB play could spell breakout year for fleet-footed tight end Rob Housler.

Cards' Cooper Out For Season - ESPN Video - ESPN
ESPN Video: Brian Dawkins discusses how much of a setback guard Jonathan Cooper's season-ending injury will be for the Arizona Cardinals.

NFL:

Chargers roster cuts: OT Max Starks leads list of 11 players released - SBNation.com
The Chargers need to cut 11 more players to get to the roster limit.

NFL preseason 2013: Is Tim Tebow finished & more lessons from Week 4 - SBNation.com
Is Tim Tebow finished yet? Oakland is in trouble, and get to know future Jets fill-in quarterback Matt Simms.

NFL roster cuts 2013: Final 53-man rosters due Saturday - SBNation.com
The preseason is over, and now NFL coaches get down to the tough part: making cuts. NFL rosters have to be at 53 players, from 75, by the 6:00 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Kevin Kolb injury: Bills QB placed on injured reserve, per report - SBNation.com
The concussion Kevin Kolb suffered last week will end his season.

The Super Bowl coach you almost had - SBNation.com
There are only so many Super Bowl winning coaches to go around. But if you rewrite history just a little, every team can have a championship coach on the sideline.

ENHANCE: The 'NFL Rush Zone' cartoon - SBNation.com
This week in ENHANCE, we take a look at the Nickelodeon NFL cartoon. The one that exists and is currently on television.

Shame on you, America: Fourth NFL preseason game dominates TV ratings in most markets - SBNation.com
Seattle, New Orleans and Pittsburgh showed particularly gaudy numbers.

Seneca Wallace isn't retiring, according to agent - SBNation.com
Contrary to what Jim Harbaugh said earlier this week, Wallace might not be retiring after all.

Redskins' Rob Jackson tackles two Bucs at the same time - SBNation.com
AT THE SAME DAMN TIME!

Falcons release LB Brian Banks - SBNation.com
Falcons linebacker Brian Banks, who spent five years in prison on a wrongful accusation, was cut Friday.

Saturday NFL Draft watch notes: Several QB matchups to follow in Week 1 - SBNation.com
The first Saturday of the college football season is packed with quarterbacks to follow, and a Buffalo pass rusher who could steal the weekend.

2013 NFL roster cuts: Chicago Bears offensive lineman J'Marcus Webb - Windy City Gridiron
Many Bears fans get their wish today as J'Marcus Webb is cut by an organization that gave him nearly one billion chances.

Jadeveon Clowney watch: South Carolina DE had North Carolina on notice in 2013 debut - SBNation.com
Clowney made a huge impact against North Carolina, despite his lack of statistical production.

Terrelle Pryor misses opportunity to lock down starting job in Oakland - Silver And Black Pride
The starting quarterback job was Terrelle Pryor's for the taking and he failed to step up and take it.

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