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Watching #Cardinals–#Titans highlights… What a nice game for veteran CB Antoine Cason. 2 picks with 1 pick-6, the other in OT. Huge.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 16, 2013
Welcome back, Antoine Cason! Two interceptions today with the @AZCardinals. #BearDown
— Arizona Football (@ArizonaFBall) December 16, 2013
Despite not starting the entire season, Nick Foles has the 2nd most touchdowns on passes thrown 15 yards or more downfield this season (12).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 15, 2013
Nick Foles was #Eagles leading rusher, with 41 yards. McCoy had 38 yards. Who would've thought that?
— Martin Frank (@Mfranknfl) December 16, 2013
LM: #Bears rule LB Lance Briggs out of Sunday's game in Cleveland, but optimistic he will play next week in Philadelphia.
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) December 13, 2013
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Former Arizona Wildcats cornerback Antoine Cason, a Jim Thorpe award winner, has career lows in tackles (10) and passes deflected (two) in his first season with the Arizona Cardinals.
Yesterday’s performance at Tennessee, however, guaranteed him at least two interceptions in a season since his NFL career started in 2008.
His pick-six interception put the Cardinals ahead 34-17 in the fourth quarter. His second interception of Titans quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick set up Jay Feely’s game-winning field goal in overtime as the Cardinals survived with a 37-34 win. Cason also had a fumble recovery.
Antoine Cason holds the UA record with four returns for a touchdown in 2007
“It feels really good,” Cason, who signed with the Cardinals as a free agent this year following five seasons with San Diego, told The Arizona Republic. “I know I have a lot of work to do. I will get better for next week. That’s what’s really going through my mind, as crazy as it sounds.”
ANTOINE CASON CAREER STATS
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Cason’s two-interception performance is another of many standout individual performances by former Arizona Wildcats in the NFL this year, most notably quarterback sensation Nick Foles of the Philadelphia Eagles. Nick Folk has also kicked multiple game-winning field goals and is an incredible 30-of-31 with his attempts for the New York Jets.
Rob Gronkowski’s play after returning from forearm and back injuries was stellar, but a knee injury shelved him again. Lance Briggs has missed most of Chicago’s season with a shoulder injury but remains the team’s fourth-leading tackler with 64. He is expected to return Sunday against Philadelphia, setting up a potential situation of him trying to stop Foles.
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Former Arizona placekicker Nick Folk, left, interviews New York Jets teammate Ryan Quigley in a holiday video piece (click on video to watch)
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Cadinals safety Tyrann Mathieu played cornerback in passing situations, but was lost for the season last week with a knee injury. In nickel packages, starting cornerback Jerraud Powers moves to nickel cornerback and Cason enters the game, defending a receiver to the outside.
Foles nears Arizona-NFL career mark. Foles is only 73 passing yards from becoming the leading passer among former Arizona quarterbacks to play in the NFL. He has 4,097 yards in two years. Fred Enke Jr. had 4,169 in seven NFL seasons from 1948-54.
For Foles to break that mark in only two seasons is another indication of Arizona’s lack of NFL quarterbacks in its history. The number stands only at four who have attempted a pass. Matt Scott, a rookie, is currently on Jacksonville’s practice squad and has not played in an NFL game.
Eddie Wilson (1962-65 in the NFL) and Bill Demory (1973-74) are the only other Arizona quarterbacks to attempt a pass in the NFL.
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Nick Folk = team MVP.
— JetNation.com (@JetNation) December 15, 2013
Nick Folk hits season-long 54-yd FG as Jets tie the score at 3-3. Folk now 29-for-30 and has hit 11 50-yarders as a Jet.
— Randy Lange (@rlangejets) December 15, 2013
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CAREER NFL STATS OF FORMER ARIZONA QUARTERBACKS
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This site will periodically run statistic updates on former Wildcats who are active in the NFL throughout the season. The stats below are through Sunday’s games.
FIELD GOAL STATISTICS
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PASSING STATISTICS
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RUSHING STATISTICS
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RECEIVING STATISTICS
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DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
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INTERCEPTION STATISTICS
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* – Placed on inactive list each week since his signing Nov. 18.
An overall list of UA players active in the NFL:
Lance Briggs, LB, Chicago Bears
Eben Britton, G, Chicago Bears
Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona Cardinals
Juron Criner, WR, Oakland Raiders
Nick Foles, QB, Philadelphia Eagles
Nick Folk, PK, New York Jets
Robert Golden, S, Pittsburgh Steelers
Rob Gronkowski, TE, New England Patriots
Spencer Larsen, LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Earl Mitchell, NT, Houston Texans
Brooks Reed, LB, Houston Texans
Trevin Wade, CB, New Orleans Saints
List of former UA players on practice squads:
Dan Buckner, WR, Arizona Cardinals
Fendi Onobun, TE, Chicago Bears
Matt Scott, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars
WILDABOUTAZCATS.net publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He also writes articles for Bleacher Report, Lindy’s College Sports and TucsonCitizen.com.
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