Arizona Cardinals announce assistant coach hirings, retentions

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The Arizona Cardinals have officially announced their coaching staff. After days of reports, we have the full list.

Nine new assistants were added. Nine assistants from Jonathan Gannon's staff were retained.

9 new assistant coaches​

These are the new assistants on staff and their new positions:

• Brent Ekkens: offensive quality control
• Zac Etheridge: Cornerbacks
• Brent Jackson: Defensive quality control
• Pete Kwiatkowski: Defensive line
• Matt Merritt: Running backs
• Jake Moreland: Tight ends
• Matt Schaub: Quarterbacks
• Tony Sorrentino: Wide receivers
• Rod Wilson: Inside linebackers

9 assistants retained​

Several assistant coaches return in 2026. Some have different titles.

• Kenny Bell: Director of football strategy
• Chris Cook: Assistant offensive line
• Matt Feeney: Outside linebackers
• Justin Frye: Offensive line
• Cristian Garcia: Defensive backs (previously linebackers)
• Alec Osborne: Assistant defensive line (previously defensive quality control)
• Jay Razzano: Assistant to the head coach (previously coaching assisstant)
• Connor Senger: Pass game specialist
• Sam Sewell: Assistant special teams

One area that is unknown is strength and conditioning. A whole new staff was brought in under Gannon. The Cardinals did not announce new strength and training coaches, nor did they announce that any of them are being retained.

That might be a later announcement. We will keep an eye on it.

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