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Kyle Odegard

Sports Editor

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Kyle Odegard has been a professional journalist for two decades, with three years of experience in the sports betting industry. He was a beat writer for the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals from 2013-2021 and previously covered MLB, NFL, NBA, college football and more for the East Valley Tribune newspaper in Tempe, Arizona. Kyle has broken multiple national stories about the Arizona Cardinals and his work has been referenced by numerous publications, including Sports Illustrated, the Daily Mail, the New York Post, Yahoo!, FOX News, MSN, the Arizona Republic and Pro Football Talk.

Articles by Kyle Odegard (24)

Bucs Assistant Tom Moore Details Tom Brady’s Post-Divorce Struggles In New Book

Longtime NFL assistant Tom Moore has a book coming out on Sept. 3, which recounts a 46-year NFL coaching career that continues to this day. The 85-year-old offensive assistant for the Buccaneers is best known for coaching Peyton Manning, but he also spent three years with Tom Brady in Tampa Bay from 2020-2022. In The […]

Kyle Odegard  •  21 Aug 2024
Sources: Arizona Cardinals Using Confidentiality Agreements to Curb Negative Press

It’s been a football-centric training camp for the Arizona Cardinals, which has been a departure from the off-field chaos of the past few years. The team is hoping the attention remains on the field — and is using its financial means to increase those chances. A large number of outgoing employees have been offered money […]

Kyle Odegard  •  21 Aug 2024
The Descent and Revival of Tyrann Mathieu

Tyrann Mathieu had overcome the marijuana addiction, the self-sabotage in times of trouble, the first torn ACL. The star safety was at the pinnacle of his powers on December 20, 2015 — a big-play maestro with unparalleled instincts who was threatening to become NFL Defensive Player of the Year at the ripe age of 23. […]

Kyle Odegard  •  14 Aug 2024
Ex-Bills Star Stevie Johnson: Josh Allen Can Play ‘Loose’ Without Pressure to Feed Stefon Diggs

The Bills lost Stefon Diggs this offseason, sapping star power from their wide receiver room. But it might not be a bad thing, as former Buffalo pass-catcher Stevie Johnson believes eliminating the pressure to get Diggs the ball could help quarterback Josh Allen. “It’s perfect for Josh,” Johnson told SportsCasting.com. “There is nobody you need […]

Kyle Odegard  •  13 Aug 2024
CeeDee Lamb Next Team Odds Revealed

CeeDee Lamb is unhappy with the lack of a contract extension with the Cowboys. While the two sides are still likely to hammer something out before the season, which teams would be the favorites to nab him in a potential trade? SportsBetting.ag has unveiled the odds for Lamb’s next team should he be traded before […]

Kyle Odegard  •  11 Aug 2024
Odegard: Cardinals Should Pursue A Trade For CeeDee Lamb

It only took a three-letter Tweet from CeeDee Lamb on Thursday to set the NFL world ablaze. The star receiver wants a huge payday after a 1,749-yard campaign in 2023, and found it laugh out loud funny when Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told reporters that there isn’t urgency to get a deal done. lol. https://t.co/AJQqCTtTe8 […]

Kyle Odegard  •  09 Aug 2024
NFC South Twist: Saints Win Division, Falcons Finish Third In Analytics Projection

The Falcons are odds-on betting favorites to win the NFC South following the offseason addition of quarterback Kirk Cousins. But one prominent analytics site believes the Saints will be the ones atop the pack at the end of the year. FTN’s Football Almanac has unveiled its 2024 projections and New Orleans is the pick to […]

Kyle Odegard  •  07 Aug 2024
Analytics Guru: Arizona Cardinals Projected To Be Worse On Offense Than Last Year

Kyler Murray is fully healthy and turning heads at training camp. Marvin Harrison, Jr. was born to be an NFL star and could be an impact player as a rookie. The offensive line looks stronger, the wide receiver corps deeper, the offensive system crisper. And yet, the projection system run by longtime analytics guru Aaron […]

Kyle Odegard  •  06 Aug 2024
Skyrocketing Salaries: Who Will Be The First $100 Million Quarterback?

Sportscasting.com has gathered and analyzed the data to project the first $100 million-per-year quarterback. Key Highlights: A quarterback is projected to sign a contract with an average annual salary of $100 million per year by 2031 Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud is the favorite to be the first $100 million quarterback in the NFL Stroud […]

Kyle Odegard  •  05 Aug 2024
A.Q. Shipley Finds Happiness In Retirement

A.Q. Shipley has made Arizona his permanent home after a 12-year NFL playing career, but that’s not where he answered a reporter’s phone call from on Monday morning. The former center for the Steelers, Eagles, Colts, Ravens, Cardinals and Buccaneers was in Coronado, California, where he spends about a month each summer with his family […]

Kyle Odegard  •  30 Jul 2024