Regardless of how Ossenfort reached this post, it will be on him to attempt to revive the Cardinals. Ossenfort beat out Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham for the position, but a report also indicated Cunningham turned down the job. With the Cardinals being unable to sustain success under Graves or Keim, the objective became an outside hire. Coming into this offseason, Bob Ferguson (hired in 1996) represented the franchise’s last outside addition for the GM role. The Cardinals promoted Keim from within in 2013 and elevated his predecessor, Rod Graves, from in-house in 2003. The organization is still on the hook for Keim money through 2027, with the longtime exec out of football, but it altered its blueprint by making an outside hire to replace him. Draft misses plagued Keim in Arizona, but despite those and the extreme DUI arrest in 2018, the GM lasted 10 years and secured an extension following the Cards’ 2021 playoff berth. Bidwill still gave Keim the opportunity to hire a third head coach (Kingsbury).

The team could not follow up that Carson Palmer-led effort, and the QB’s retirement preceded a 3-13 campaign. Keim’s tenure produced high points, one of them including the only 13-win season in Cardinals history (2015).

Former exec Terry McDonough files complaint against owner Michael Bidwill.

Interim GM Adrian Wilson left to become Panthers’ VP of player personnel.

Added Colts’ Klayton Adams as offensive line coach, Browns’ Israel Woolfork as QBs coach.

Named Lions director of college scouting Dave Sears as assistant GM.Parted ways with DC Vance Joseph defensive line coach Matt Burke became Texans’ DC.

Hired Eagles LBs coach Nick Rallis as defensive coordinator, Browns QBs coach Drew Petzing as OC.

Cardinals, Eagles exchanged draft picks due to tampering penalty for improper pursuit of Gannon.

Named Eagles DC Jonathan Gannon head coach, hired Titans exec Monti Ossenfort as GM.

Fired Kliff Kingsbury as HC, Steve Keim as GM.

As a result, this franchise appears to be transitioning into a clear rebuild. While the Titans joined the Cards in ditching a GM they had extended earlier in 2022, Arizona pulled the plug on its head coach as well. Murray struggled through his worst season, one that ended with an ACL tear, and the Cardinals bailed on the Kliff Kingsbury and Steve Keim extensions less than a year after authorizing them. The Kyler Murray homework clause showed signs the team’s recommitment to its previous nucleus may not work out, but it was difficult to predict just how far the Cardinals would fall.

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