1996 Arizona Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Vince Tobin (7-9)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
1996 Arizona Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Vince Tobin (7-9)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
1996 Arizona Cardinals Results
The Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Cardinals scored 300 points, but the defense conceded 397. Boomer Esiason passed for 2,293 yards, and Kent Graham spent time under center, too. Larry Centers paced the receiving corps, snagging 99 passes, while Rob Moore accumulated 1,016 receiving yards, while Frank Sanders contributed to the receiving game also.
LeShon Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 634 yards for Arizona.
Aeneas Williams intercepted 6 opponent throws. Simeon Rice topped the defensive unit with 12.5 quarterback sacks.
Vince Tobin coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Brent Alexander | FS | July 10, 1971 | 5'11" | 189 | Tennessee St. | Gallatin, TN USA | 16 | 15 |
| 82 | Stevie Anderson | WR | May 12, 1970 | 6'5" | 215 | Grambling St. | Monroe, LA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 63 | Michael Bankston | LDE | March 12, 1970 | 6'5" | 285 | Sam Houston St. | East Bernard, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Tommy Bennett | DB | February 19, 1973 | 6'2" | 219 | UCLA | Las Vegas, NV USA | 16 | 1 |
| 23 | Ronnie Bradford | RCB | October 1, 1970 | 5'10" | 188 | Colorado | Minot, ND USA | 15 | 11 |
| 21 | Lance Brown | DB | February 2, 1972 | 6'2" | 200 | Indiana | Jacksonville, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Lomas Brown | LT | March 30, 1963 | 6'4" | 282 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Kevin Butler | K | July 24, 1962 | 6'0" | 215 | Georgia | Savannah, GA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 80 | Pat Carter | TE | August 1, 1966 | 6'4" | 256 | Florida St. | Sarasota, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Larry Centers | FB | June 1, 1968 | 6'0" | 225 | S.F. Austin | Tatum, TX USA | 16 | 14 |
| 36 | Ryan Christopherson | RB | July 26, 1972 | 5'11" | 237 | Wyoming | Sioux Falls, SD USA | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | Matt Darby | SS | November 19, 1968 | 6'2" | 200 | UCLA | Virginia Beach, VA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 5 | Greg Davis | K | October 29, 1965 | 6'0" | 202 | The Citadel | Atlanta, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 62 | Mike Devlin | C | November 16, 1969 | 6'2" | 305 | Iowa | Blacksburg, VA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 64 | James Dexter | T | March 3, 1973 | 6'7" | 319 | South Carolina | Fort Ord, CA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 84 | Marcus Dowdell | PR | May 22, 1970 | 5'10" | 179 | Tennessee St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 76 | Jerry Drake | DT-DE | July 9, 1969 | 6'5" | 310 | Hastings | Kingston, NY USA | 11 | 0 |
| 65 | Ernest Dye | T | July 15, 1971 | 6'6" | 330 | South Carolina | Greenwood, SC USA | 8 | 1 |
| 83 | Anthony Edwards | WR | May 26, 1966 | 5'10" | 195 | New Mex. Highlands | Casa Grande, AZ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 92 | Eric England | DE | March 25, 1971 | 6'2" | 283 | Texas A&M | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | Boomer Esiason | QB | April 17, 1961 | 6'5" | 224 | Maryland | West Islip, NY USA | 10 | 8 |
| 10 | Jeff Feagles | P | March 7, 1966 | 6'1" | 215 | Miami (FL) | Anaheim, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Aaron Graham | C | May 22, 1973 | 6'4" | 301 | Nebraska | Las Vegas, NM USA | 16 | 7 |
| 11 | Kent Graham | QB | November 1, 1968 | 6'5" | 231 | Notre Dame | Wheaton, IL USA | 10 | 8 |
| 89 | Jarius Hayes | TE | March 27, 1973 | 6'3" | 266 | North Alabama | Sheffield, AL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | Eric Hill | MLB | November 14, 1966 | 6'2" | 258 | LSU | Blytheville, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Terry Hoage | DB | April 11, 1962 | 6'2" | 201 | Georgia | Ames, IA USA | 5 | 3 |
| 56 | Terry Irving | LB | July 3, 1971 | 6'2" | 230 | McNeese St. | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | D.J. Johnson | DB | July 14, 1966 | 6'0" | 187 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 8 | 0 |
| 32 | LeShon Johnson | RB | January 15, 1971 | 6'0" | 205 | Northern Illinois | Tulsa, OK USA | 15 | 8 |
| 86 | Kevin Jordan | WR | December 14, 1972 | 6'1" | 188 | UCLA | Washington, DC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Matt Joyce | G-T | March 30, 1972 | 6'7" | 300 | Richmond | La Crosse, WI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Seth Joyner | LLB | November 18, 1964 | 6'2" | 241 | Texas-El Paso | Spring Valley, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Trey Junkin | TE-LB | January 23, 1961 | 6'2" | 240 | Louisiana Tech | Conway, AR USA | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | Kwamie Lassiter | DB | December 3, 1969 | 6'0" | 207 | Kansas | Newport News, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Wesley Leasy | LB | September 7, 1971 | 6'2" | 234 | Mississippi St. | Vicksburg, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 67 | Duval Love | LG | June 24, 1963 | 6'3" | 275 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 97 | Chris Maumalanga | DT | December 15, 1971 | 6'2" | 300 | Kansas | Redwood City, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Oscar McBride | TE | July 23, 1972 | 6'5" | 266 | Notre Dame | Gainesville, FL USA | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | J.J. McCleskey | DB | April 10, 1970 | 5'8" | 180 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 55 | Devon McDonald | LB | November 8, 1969 | 6'2" | 240 | Notre Dame | Kingston, Jamaica | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Leeland McElroy | KR | June 25, 1974 | 5'9" | 212 | Texas A&M | Beaumont, TX USA | 16 | 6 |
| 57 | Ronald McKinnon | LB | September 20, 1973 | 6'0" | 246 | North Alabama | Fort Rucker, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Johnny McWilliams | TE | December 14, 1972 | 6'4" | 271 | USC | Ontario, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 95 | Jamir Miller | RLB | November 19, 1973 | 6'5" | 252 | UCLA | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Rob Moore | WR | September 27, 1968 | 6'3" | 203 | Syracuse | New York, NY USA | 16 | 15 |
| 96 | Brad Ottis | DE | August 2, 1972 | 6'5" | 281 | Wayne State (NE) | Wahoo, NE USA | 11 | 1 |
| 27 | Tito Paul | DB | December 7, 1972 | 6'0" | 195 | Ohio St. | Kissimmee, FL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 60 | Anthony Redmon | RG | April 9, 1971 | 6'5" | 308 | Auburn | Brewton, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Simeon Rice | RDE | February 24, 1974 | 6'5" | 268 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 81 | Frank Sanders | WR | February 17, 1973 | 6'2" | 215 | Auburn | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Rob Selby | LG | October 11, 1967 | 6'4" | 290 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 13 | 5 |
| 33 | Ben Smith | DB | May 14, 1967 | 5'11" | 185 | Georgia | Warner Robins, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Cedric Smith | FB | May 27, 1968 | 5'11" | 238 | Florida | Enterprise, AL USA | 15 | 2 |
| 78 | Joe Staysniak | G | December 8, 1966 | 6'4" | 292 | Ohio St. | Elyria, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 98 | Eric Swann | LDT | August 16, 1970 | 6'5" | 307 | Wake Technical CC | Swann Station, NC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 31 | Ryan Terry | RB | September 20, 1971 | 5'11" | 203 | Iowa | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | Aeneas Williams | LCB | January 29, 1968 | 5'11" | 200 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 94 | Bernard Wilson | RDT | August 17, 1970 | 6'3" | 303 | Tennessee St. | Nashville, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Joe Wolf | RT | December 28, 1966 | 6'6" | 293 | Boston Col. | Allentown, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
