The Cardinals have signed 27-year old linebacker Stewart Bradley.  Bradley played in 12 games for the Eagles last year and he had 60 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 6 passes defensed, 1 sack and 1 interception.  Bradley has now played in 44 games in his first four years in the NFL and he has 186 tackles, 15 tackles for a loss, 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, 3 interceptions and he defensed 13 passes.  This is a very solid addition to the Cardinals’ defense as Bradley plays from sideline to sideline when he’s healthy.

The Cardinals have signed 27-year old WR Chansi Stuckey.  Stuckey played in 16 games (5 starts) for the Browns last year and he caught 40 passes for 346 yards (8.7 avg).  He also carried the ball 3 times for 9 yards (3.0 ypc) with a TD for the Browns last year.  Stuckey has now played in 46 games (10 starts) in his first three years in the NFL and he has caught 102 passes for 1,023 yards (10.0 avg) with 5 TD grabs.  He has also carried the ball 6 times for 16 yards (2.7 ypc) with 1 TD run in his NFL career.  Stuckey is a decent #4 or #5 WR so he could help the Cardinals this year.

The Cardinals have re-signed 27-year old center Lyle Sendlein to a multi-year deal.  Sendlein played in 16 games (all starts) for the Cardinals last year.  He has played in 62 games (50 starts) in his first four years with the Cardinals.  It was smart for the Cardinals to bring back Sendlein as he’s a pretty good center.

The Cardinals have signed 31-year old DE/DT Nick Eason to a 2-year deal.  Eason played in all 16 games for the Steelers last year and he had 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 1 pass defensed.  Eason has now played in 85 games in his first 7 years in the NFL and he has 108 tackles, 5 tackles for a loss, 5 sacks, 1 forced fumble and he defensed 4 passes.  Eason is familiar with the style of defense that the Cardinals run, so he should be a good fit for them

The Arizona Cardinals have acquired 26-year old QB Kevin Kolb from the Eagles for 25-year old cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a 2nd round pick in 2012.  Kevin Kolb will be the starting QB from Day #1 for the Cardinals as his upside is impressive.  Kolb played in 7 games (5 starts) for the Eagles last year and he completed 115 of 189 passes (60.8%) for 1,197 yards with 7 TD passes and 7 INTs (76.1 QB Rating).  Kolb also carried the ball 15 times for 65 yards (4.3 ypc) last year.  Kolb has now played in 19 games (7 starts) in his first four years in the NFL and he has completed 194 of 319 passes (60.8%) for 2,082 yards with 11 TD passes and 14 INTs (73.2 QB Rating).  Kolb also has carried the ball 36 times for 64 yards (1.8 ypc) with 1 TD run in his career.  Kolb is 3-4 (42.9%) as a starting QB in the NFL.  The Cardinals have given Kolb a 5-year, $63 million dollar deal…..so they must think he’s the real deal and they better hope so because he didn’t come cheap.

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie played in 16 games for the Cardinals last year and he had 44 tackles, 17 passes defensed and 3 interceptions (2 returned for TDs).  He played in 48 games in his three years with the Cardinals and he had 136 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 3 forced fumbles, 61 passes defensed and 13 interceptions (4 returned for TDs).  He will be hard to replace.

The Cardinals gave up quite a bit for Kolb, so they need him to be a really good QB for quite a while.  It will be very interesting to see how this deal works out.

The Cardinals have signed 29-year old guard Daryn Colledge to an undisclosed contract.  Colledge played in 16 games (all starts) for the Packers last year.  He has played in 80 games (76 starts) in his first five years in the NFL.  Colledge is not only a very dependable player but he’s a really good one.  This was a great signing for the Cardinals as Colledge will help keep the QBs clean.

The Cardinals have signed 28-year old TE Jeff King.  King played in all 16 games for the Panthers last year and he caught 19 passes for 121 yards (6.4 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  King has now played in 76 games in his first five years in the NFL and he has caught 112 passes for 923 yards (8.2 avg) with 9 TD grabs.  Jeff King is a better blocker in the running game than he is as a pass catcher.  I have a feeling that the Cardinals are going to run more in 2011, so King might really help the offense.

The Cardinals have cut 28-year old QB Derek Anderson.  Anderson played in 12 games (9 starts) for the Cardinals last year and he completed 169 of 327 passes (51.7%) for 2,065 yards with 7 TD passes and 10 INTs (65.9 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 5 times for 25 yards (5.0 ypc) last year for the Cardinals.  The Cardinals were only 2-7 (22.2%) in games started at QB by Anderson last season.  Anderson has now played in 51 games (43 starts) in his first five years in the NFL and he has completed 756 for 1,436 passes (52.6%) for 9,148 yards with 53 TD passes and 55 INTs (68.8 QB Rating).  Anderson also carried the ball 76 times for 205 yards (2.7 ypc) with 5 TD runs in his NFL career.  Anderson is now 18-25 (41.9%) as a starting NFL QB and he has made it to 1 Pro Bowl.  That Pro Bowl seems to have been a mirage as he was awful for the Cardinals last year.  Some team will sign Anderson to be a backup but the Cardinals will be much better off without him.

The Arizona Cardinals have released 30-year old inside linebacker Gerald Hayes.  Hayes played in 6 games for the Cardinals last year and he had 33 tackles, 1 fumble recovery, 2 tackles for a loss and 1 pass defensed.  He played in 94 games in his seven years with the Cardinals and he had 428 tackles, 26 tackles for a loss, 5.5 sacks, 7 forced fumbles, 6 fumble recoveries, he defensed 14 passes and he also had 4 interceptions (one returned for a TD).  The Cardinals should be able to replace Hayes in free agency.

Running back O.J. Anderson never played with the Arizona Cardinals but he’s all over the franchise record books.  Anderson played 8 years with the Cardinals when they were in St. Louis.  He burst onto the scene in 1979 with the Cardinals.  Anderson played in 16 games as a rookie in 1979 and he carried the ball 331 times for 1,605 yards (4.8 ypc) with 8 TD runs.  He also caught 41 passes for 308 yards (7.5 avg) with 2 TD grabs for the Cardinals in 1979.  Anderson played in 99 games (97 starts) in his 8 years with the Cardinals and he carried the ball 1,858 times for 7,999 yards (4.3 ypc) with 46 TD runs.  He also caught 299 passes for 2,495 yards (8.3 avg) with 5 TD grabs for the Cardinals.  Anderson rushed for at least 1,174 yards in a season five times with the Cardinals and he made it to 2 Pro Bowls.  He is the Cardinals’ all-time leading rusher (7,999 yards) and he also leads the way with 46 TD runs.