The Arizona Cardinals fired head coach Kliff Kingsbury after the team missed the playoffs. Kingsbury and the Cardinals parted ways after they lost to the San Francisco 49ers, the team announced Monday. Arizona finished the season 4-13.
Soon afterward, it was announced Arizona general manager Steve Keim also stepped down from his post to focus on his health, the team said.
Kingsbury could end up on another NFL coaching staff as soon as next season. Per Bruce Feldman, he’s heard chatter that McVay could hire Kingsbury if McVay decides to coach for another season.
“Something to keep an eye on with the Cards firing Kliff Kingsbury: Heard some talk this weekend in coaching circles that IF Sean McVay stays with the Rams, Kliff may come back to LA (he was on staff at USC for a quick minute before the Cards hired him) joining the Rams staff,” said Bruce Feldman.
Kingsbury took over as head coach of the Cardinals prior to the start of the 2019 season.
The Murray-Kingsbury era started with a 5-10-1 record in 2019 and then moved to 8-8 during the 2020 season when they traded for standout WR DeAndre Hopkins to bolster the offense. In 2021, Arizona finished 11-6 after winning the first seven games of the season. However, the team would fade fast by losing three of its last four games.
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They would limp into the playoffs and get eliminated by the Los Angeles Rams.
For this season, the team got hit hard by injuries and Hopkins being suspended over PEDs. Kyler Murray missed some time with injuries as well.
Kingsbury finished his tenure with Arizona with a 28-37-1 record.
