Cardinals Sign Bryant McFadden
March 9, 2009 by David Kindervater
Filed under Arizona Cardinals
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If you CAN beat them, join them? That’s what Bryant McFadden is doing. The former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back signed a two-year deal worth $10 million yesterday with the Arizona Cardinals –the same team he helped beat last month in Super Bowl XLIII. I’m sure Bryant would’ve been just as happy to stay in Pittsburgh with the Super Bowl champs and the NFL’s best defense, but it really is all about the money and he was happy to cash in on his four years of quality play with the Steelers and reunite with his former defensive coordinator, Cards head coach Ken Whisenhunt:
“It seems to be a good situation. There are some guys I have been around in previous years. And it’s an up-and-coming organization, which you’d love to be a part of — a successful organization and (one) that is making strides and you want to be a part of.”
The Cards now boast a pretty formidable secondary with the addition of Bryant to defensive backs Rod Hood and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie plus safeties Adrian Wilson and Antrel Rolle. Nobody has suggested that the Cardinals need to upgrade their offense. Despite their post-season surge, it’s the defense that needs to catch up and this is a step in the right direction.
Source: AZCardinals.com, Photo: Newscom
