Because they play in Glendale, AZ and want to represent the state.
The team got the nickname Cardinals in the 1900 season. Prior to that, the Cardinals were known as the Perfectos and, before that, the Brown Stockings.
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Arizona Cardinals was created in 1898.
In 1988, they moved to phoenix. In March 1994, they changed there name from Phoenix cardinals to Arizona cardinals.
they were the St. Louis Cardinals before moving to Arizona and they were the Chicago Cardinals before that.
It depends which cardinals. Football Cardinals are in Arizona and Baseball Cardinals are in Missouri.
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In the Spring of 1988, the St. Louis Cardinals, moved to Arizona. The Cardinals are the longest standing NFL franchise. Ref: http://www.azcardinals.com/history/index.php
The Arizona Cardinals are the oldest NFL Franchise. The Cardinals were founded back in 1898, but back then they were referred to as different names since then :Morgan Athletic Club, the Normals, Racine Cardinals, Chicago Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals, Phoenix Cardinals, and now the Arizona Cardinals.
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What font is the Arizona cardinals logo? Their Marketing department says it is Gotham.