An independent fan petition · Arizona

94 years.
One family.
Time to sell.

The Bidwill family has owned the Cardinals since 1932. Below is the documented record of that ownership, on the field and off it. If you've seen enough, add your name and tell Michael Bidwill why.

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19–49

Record from 2022 to 2025, the worst four-year stretch since the move to Arizona1

3–14

2025 season, a franchise record for losses1

32nd

of 32 teams in the 2025 NFLPA player survey8

3

head coaches in five years11

Figures as reported through October 2026. Every claim on this page links to its source.

The record

How we got here

  1. 1932
    History

    The Bidwills buy in

    Charles Bidwill Sr. buys the Chicago Cardinals for $50,000. The family has owned the team ever since.2

  2. 1947
    History

    A title, then 51 years of nothing

    The Cardinals win the NFL championship. It stands as the team's last playoff win until January 1999.3

  3. 1960–88
    History

    Two cities left behind

    The team moves from Chicago to St. Louis in 1960, then Bill Bidwill, sole owner since 1972, moves it to Phoenix in 1988.34

  4. 1972–2006
    On the field

    Four playoff trips in 34 years

    Under Bill Bidwill the team reached the postseason four times in that span and was known for years for one of the league's lowest payrolls.45

  5. 2018
    Sworn testimony

    Burner phones during a suspension

    After GM Steve Keim was suspended following an extreme DUI arrest, former head coach Steve Wilks testified he was handed a burner phone to talk with Keim on Bidwill's orders. The team said another executive set it up and that Bidwill had the phones collected when he found out.67

  6. 2024
    Arbitrator's ruling

    Defamed a former executive "with malice"

    An arbitrator appointed by Commissioner Roger Goodell ruled that the Cardinals and Bidwill defamed former VP Terry McDonough in a statement to the media, and ordered about $3 million in damages. The same ruling dismissed McDonough's wrongful-firing and retaliation claims.910

  7. 2024
    Players' grade

    Ownership: F

    Players graded Bidwill's ownership an F, 30th in the league, in the NFL Players Association's team report card.8

  8. 2025
    Lawsuit, pending

    Sued by his own assistant

    Bidwill's former personal assistant sued him in Maricopa County, alleging verbal abuse, discrimination and pressure to put false information on federal travel forms. The Cardinals strongly deny the allegations.12

  9. 2025
    Players' grade

    Dead last in the league

    The Cardinals ranked 32nd of 32 teams overall in the NFLPA report card. Ownership drew a D-minus, again 30th.8

  10. 2025
    On the field

    3–14 and nine straight losses

    A 2–0 start collapses into the worst record in franchise history by losses, and a fourth straight season without the playoffs.1

  11. 2026
    On the field

    Start over, again

    Jonathan Gannon is fired after going 15–36. Mike LaFleur becomes the sixth straight Cardinals head coach hired without prior full-time head coaching experience. The team opens 2026 at 1–3.111314

In fairness

Michael Bidwill's tenure includes the Super Bowl XLIII run, a franchise-record 13 wins in 2015, and State Farm Stadium, which has hosted three Super Bowls. Five of the franchise's seven playoff wins came on his watch.15 Those moments are exactly why fans know this team can be better than what the last four years have delivered.

The petition

Add your name

To Michael Bidwill:

We are Cardinals fans. We have stayed loyal through decades of losing, relocations and broken promises. The record above is why we believe the team needs new ownership committed to winning, investing in players and treating people with respect.

We respectfully ask you to sell the Arizona Cardinals.

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Sources
  1. 2025 Arizona Cardinals season (Wikipedia)
  2. NFL.com: Vagabond Cardinals get rare moment of triumph
  3. Pro Football Hall of Fame: Cardinals team history
  4. Bleacher Report: Cardinals owner Bill Bidwill dies at 88
  5. Bill Bidwill (Wikipedia)
  6. The Comeback / ESPN: Wilks testifies about burner phone
  7. AP via Fox Sports: Ex-Cardinals executive accuses owner of cheating
  8. Arizona Sports: Cardinals in the 2024 and 2025 NFLPA report cards
  9. CBS Sports: Cardinals ordered to pay former executive $3 million
  10. AP: Arbitrator orders Cardinals to pay former executive nearly $3 million
  11. Sports Illustrated: Cardinals fire Jonathan Gannon
  12. AP via Fox Sports: Former employee sues Michael Bidwill
  13. Récord: Cardinals hire Mike LaFleur (Spanish)
  14. Stats Crew: 2026 Cardinals results (as of Oct. 6, 2026)
  15. Sports Illustrated: Michael Bidwill enters Arizona Sports Hall of Fame