2026 Arizona Cardinals season

2026 Arizona Cardinals season
OwnerMichael Bidwill
General managerMonti Ossenfort
Head coachMike LaFleur
Home stadiumState Farm Stadium
Results
Record0–0
Uniform

The 2026 season will be the Arizona Cardinals' 107th in the National Football League (NFL), their 39th in Arizona, their 21st playing their homes games at State Farm Stadium, their fourth under general manager Monti Ossenfort and their first under head coach Mike LaFleur. They will attempt to improve on their 3–14 record from 2025, make the playoffs after a four-year absence, and end their 10-year NFC West title drought. This season will begin with the team's third head coach in five seasons.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Following the end of the 2025 season, the Cardinals fired head coach Jonathan Gannon.[1]

Draft

2026 Arizona Cardinals draft selections
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 3
2 34
3 65
4 TBD
5 TBD
6 TBD
7 TBD

Notes

  • Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

Staff

Front office
  • Owner/chairman/president – Michael Bidwill
  • General manager – Monti Ossenfort
  • Assistant general manager – Dave Sears
  • Vice president of player personnel – Rob Kisiel
  • Vice president of football operations & facilities – Matt Caracciolo
  • Director of football administration – Matt Harriss
  • Director of pro personnel – Glen Fox
  • Director of college scouting – Ryan Gold
Head coach
Offensive coaches
 
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Michael Ghobrial
  • Assistant special teams – Sam Sewell
Strength and conditioning
  • Director, football performance – Shea Thompson
  • Head strength and conditioning – Evan Marcus
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Jason Benguche
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Everrett Gathron
  • Sports science coordinator/assistant strength and conditioning – Kyle Sammons
  • Senior reconditioning coordinator – Buddy Morris

Coaching staff
Front office
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Current roster

Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)


Reserve

Impending free agents (FA)

Restricted free agents (RFA)

Exclusive-rights free agents (ERFA)

Preseason

The Cardinals' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2026 opponents

Listed below are the Cardinals' opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[2]

Category Home Away
Division opponents
(NFC West)
Los Angeles Rams
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Conference opponents
(NFC East)
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Commanders
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Conference opponents
(based on 2025 division placement)
Detroit Lions New Orleans Saints
Interconference opponents
(AFC West)
Denver Broncos
Las Vegas Raiders
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers
Interconference opponent
(based on 2025 division placement)
New York Jets N/a

References

  1. ^ Weinfuss, Josh (January 5, 2026). "Sources: Cards fire Gannon after 15-36 record". ESPN. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  2. ^ "2026 NFL season: Team-by-team opponents for every game". NFL.com. Retrieved January 5, 2026.