With 12 days till the Cardinals open the season against the Saints, we look at the players who have worn No. 12.
We are counting down to the start of the 2025 regular season for the Arizona Cardinals, and that is less than two weeks away. They will open the season on the road against the New Orleans Saints on Sept. 7. That is 12 days away.
As we count down the remaining days of the offseason, let’s look at who has worn that number uniform over the years for the Cardinals.
Who has worn No. 12?
Cardinals players to wear No. 12
Punter Blake Gillikin, entering his third season as the Cardinals‘ punter, wears No. 12.
P Blake Gillikin (2023-?)QB Colt McCoy (2021-2022)WR Pharoh Cooper (2018-2019)WR John Brown (2014-2017)WR Andre Roberts (2010-2013)K MIke Nugent (2009)QB Tim Rattay (2007)QB Josh McCown (2002-2005)P Chad Stanley (2001)QB Scott Brunner (1985)K Steve Little (1978-1980)P Duane Carell (1977)QB Gary Keithley (1973)QB Charley Johnson (1961-1969)QB John Roach (1956-1960)QB Steve Romanik (1953-1954)OL Bill Murphy (1940)OL Frank Zelencik (1939)WR Pete Tyler (1937-1938)RB Pug Vaughn (1936)RB Paul Pardonner (1934-1935)WR Dave Nisbet (1933)WR Chuck Braidwood (1932)WR Chick Kassel (1930-1931)OL Joe Davidson (1928)WR Evar Swanson (1925)OL/FB Nick McInerney (1923-1924)OL John Leonard (1922)
No. 12 has not been largely an impact number. Roberts and Brown were nice receivers in the last 15 years. McCoy was a nice backup quarterback.
But the one player who stands out is Johnson, who started at quarterback for the Cardinals in the 60s.
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