FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -Finally, Matt Leinart gets to step out of Kurt Warner’s long shadow with a chance to show he indeed can thrive as an NFL quarterback.
The former Heisman Trophy winner emerged from the Arizona Cardinals’ first training camp workout on Saturday smiling and expressing confidence that he is “fully prepared” for the job.
Cheered on by a big, enthusiastic crowd at the team’s practice fields at Northern Arizona University, Leinart seemed in perfect timing with lead receivers Larry Fitzgerald and Steve Breaston, the result he said of extensive summer practice.
The left-handed quarterback enters his fifth NFL season knowing some already have written him off as a bust. He says he understands the pressure is there, but he doesn’t feel it.
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