Cardinals president Michael Bidwill just made an appearance on the Cardinals radio network's pregame show, and was asked about the release of Michael Floyd. Bidwill said there had been a way for Floyd to remain on the team, but the Cards felt Floyd didn't react well to the incident and the decision was made to move on.

"A lot went into (the decision to cut Floyd)," Bidwill said. "We got the news from sources early, and then the media, an hour-and-a-half before Michael called us. I was disappointed with how he handled it. I thought, even the two days we took before we made the final decision we were just going to release him, the story changed, there was no remorse. We asked him to be proactive in terms of his approach to this. He was unapologetic. There were a number of things (and) I was just not satisfied how he handled it.

"We just determined, you know what? He's just not going to play for us again. Release him, it's better to move on. I hope he gets healthy. I like him personally. He's a great kid. I was really disappointed with how he handled this and you know, how he was handling his approach to the game, his approach to conditioning and approach to things, and I think it was affecting him, some of his issues were affecting him on the field."

Bidwill reiterated the Cardinals asked Floyd to "proactively address" the situation in multiple conversations with Floyd and his agent and "they just did not want to do that."

Bidwill said that could have led to Floyd remaining on the roster. "They certainly could've played it a lot differently," Bidwill said. "We wanted to give him the opportunity to address his issues."