The Arizona Cardinals announced Tuesday that rather than build a new training facility at the team’s current Tempe site, as was planned, the team will be moving locations, with a new facility planned in Paradise Ridge in north Phoenix, west of Scottsdale Road and north of the Loop 101.
The team hopes to open this new facility and team headquarters in 2028. Plans for the location include three natural-grass outdoor practice fields, a full-sized turf indoor field, an expanded and modern locker room and state-of-the-art facilities for various player and team needs, such as dining areas, meeting rooms and strength-training areas.
These facility developments are huge news for the organization, and likely a shot-in-the-arm for the Cardinals in terms of attracting and retaining talent, both on the field and at the facility.
Per the 2025 NFLPA report card, the Cardinals players gave the team’s food and dining area a D-, which was 30th in the NFL, locker room an F-, dead last in the league, training room a D-, which was also last, and weight room an F, which was somehow 31st.
These new plans can be interpreted as an extensive attempt by Cardinals ownership to rectify these issues, and a new, cutting-edge facility can be a differentiator for players when deciding their future.
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