The Cardinals had a spirited Wednesday night practice at Lumberjack Stadium on the campus of Northern Arizona University. The night concluded with a raucous goal-line session. Darren Urban of azcardinals.com had the details.

Patrick Peterson has always admired Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders. But entering his second pro season, Peterson is ready to make his own mark – as the best cornerback in the NFL.

Dynamic running back Ryan Williams has been the talk of training camp as he battles back from a season-ending knee injury in 2011. Williams will play at some point in the preseason. Whether he does in the Hall of Fame Game on Sunday depends on how he progresses this week, he told reporters on Wednesday. Arizonasports.com’s Adam Green had the story.

Cards general manager Rod Graves would like to extend the contracts of talented inside linebacker Daryl Washington and running back LaRod Stephens-Howling, Scott Bordow of the Arizona Republic reported.

Here’s another account from Urban of how the consummate pro, Jeremy Bridges, is helping groom his replacement at right tackle, rookie Bobby Massie.

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