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Arizona Cardinals fire Kliff Kingsbury

Kingsbury is the third-winningest coach in Cardinals’ history since the team moved to Arizona.

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The Arizona Cardinals have parted ways with Kliff Kingsbury, per Adam Schefter.

Kliff is the third-winningest coach in Arizona Cardinals history (since the move to Arizona), behind Bruce Arians (49 wins) and Ken Whisenhunt (45) with 28 wins. Yes, this franchise’s third-winningest coach in Arizona had only 28 wins in four seasons.

Kingsbury is sixth in the franchise’s history for most wins in his career, while coaching only 66 games. Kingsbury is also one of only seven coaches in Arizona Cardinals’ franchise history to make the playoffs.

So, his seven wins a season average and making the playoffs makes him one of the most successful coaches in franchise history. Which tells you more about the franchise than it does about Kliff.

Kliff will have plenty of opportunities and Michael Bidwill will be begging him to take one so he doesn’t have to pay out the entirety of his contract, but maybe Kliff takes some time off.

Anyway, good luck to Kliff in whatever he does next.