After the first practice
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Arizona Cardinals update:
Notes and observations after the first practice:
-- A nice crowd braved threatening skies to watch the team's first training camp workout Friday afternoon. The weather was perfect -- no rain and temperatures in the upper 60s.
-- Best sign of the day: Actually there were a lot of these. "Extend 9-0." Darnell Dockett noticed.
-- Defensive lineman Alan Branch weighed 326 pounds at his physical. That's the lightest he's been since the team drafted him in 2007. At that weight, Branch has a chance to make an impact, coaches believe.
-- Reggie Wells opened camp as ...
What condition their condition is in
Kent Somers' Cardinals Blog | Arizona Republic
Arizona Cardinals update:
-- Every Cardinal passed the conditioning test Saturday morning, including guard Deuce Lutui, the biggest question mark.
Lutui finished near the back of the pack, but was well within the prescribed time. A few veterans were behind him, but the vets know how to work the conditioning run. Many of them go just fast enough to make the time.
Then you have guys like outside linebacker Clark Haggans and defensive end Calais Campbell. Haggans got a jog in before the test."Only guy I know who gets on the treadmill before the test," said defensive coordinator Bil...