2002 Arizona Cardinals season

NFL season
team = Arizona Cardinals
year = 2002
record = 5-11
division_place = 4th NFC West
coach = Dave McGinnis
stadium = Sun Devil Stadium
playoffs = Did Not Qualify
previous = 2001
next = 2003The 2002 Arizona Cardinals season was the team's 83rd year with the National Football League and the 15th season in Arizona.

Offseason

NFL draft

Pat Tillman

In May 2002, eight months after the September 11, 2001, attacks and after completing the fifteen remaining games of the 2001 season which followed the attacks (at a salary of $512,000 per year), [ cite news |url=http://asp.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/salaries/playerdetail.aspx?player=2307 |title=Pat Tillman |work=Salaries Database |publisher=USA Today |accessdate=2006-11-23] Pat Tillman turned down a contract offer of $3.6 million over three years from the Cardinals to enlist in the U.S. Army. cite news |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4815441 |title=Ex-NFL star Tillman makes ‘ultimate sacrifice’,Safety, who gave up big salary to join Army, killed in Afghanistan |publisher=MSNBC |date=April 26, 2004 |accessdate=2006-11-23]

Regular season

Division standings

eason schedule

Roster

Awards and records

Milestones

References

* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2002.htm?redir Cardinals on Pro Football Reference]
* [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/2002-arz Cardinals on jt-sw.com]