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Bird Droppings: Arizona Cardinals have the rookie QB contract, take you inside the 2018 NFL Draft, get jersey numbers and more

News and notes from around the web on the Arizona Cardinals.

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Happy Thursday one and all. Hope your work week is going well and you are cruising into the weekend.

There is plenty of news on the Arizona Cardinals so, let’s get it started.

Josh Rosen Pick Brings Financial Flexibility
Low-cost quarterback contract does wonders for salary cap

Cardinals Blogs
The fifth-year option and Josh Rosen

NFL evaluator on Cardinals draft pick Josh Rosen: 'Nobody likes him'
Josh Rosen's talent wasn't a top-three reason why the quarterback fell to the Cardinals in the 2018 NFL Draft. His injury history, less-than-impressive record at UCLA and personality were to blame.

Cardinals' Christian Kirk talks Snoop Dogg, liver shakes and Kevin Sumlin
Days after the Arizona Cardinals selected him in the 2018 NFL Draft, Texas A&M product Christian Kirk discussed Snoop Dogg, liver shakes and Kevin Sumlin.

'Cardinals Flight Plan' takes you inside Arizona's draft-day trade for Rosen
The latest episode of "Cardinals Flight Plan" is filled with goodies straight from the Arizona Cardinals' draft room during the NFL Draft.

Drafting Josh Rosen made perfect sense with Cardinals' draft history - Arizona Cardinals Blog- ESPN
Cardinals have taken chances on players with character concerns in the past. Now they're taking their biggest risk.

Cardinals CB Chris Campbell ‘a little bit of a late bloomer’ | Cards Wire
Arizona likes his size, speed, athleticism and versatility.

Cardinals’ draft-day trade with Raiders was a steal | Cards Wire
Based on trade value charts, the Cardinals actually underpaid for the 10th overall pick.

Cardinals’ draft picks have their jersey numbers | Cards Wire
Only Rosen is wearing the same number as he did in college.

Cardinals’ Super Bowl odds longer after NFL draft | Cards Wire
Only six teams in the league have longer odds than Arizona.

Cardinals reportedly wanted Josh Allen, had deal in place to draft him | Cards Wire
They had a deal in place with the Denver Broncos that fell apart after Bradley Chubb became available for Denver to draft.

Arizona Cardinals draft peppered with offensive players
The Arizona Cardinals' hiring of a defensive-oriented head coach had very little influence on their 2018 draft selections

Arizona Cardinals Draft Pick: OT Korey Cunningham
Korey Cunningham is an currently an offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals and was drafted with the 254th pick of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Arizona Cardinals hoping to benefit from others' ineptitude
The three organizations who passed on the Arizona Cardinals' Josh Rosen have an unimpressive track record with quarterbacks