Tempe, AZ – The Arizona Cardinals Football Club today announced that the team has hired DARREN URBAN as website manager for www.azcardinals.com.

Urban has been a sportswriter for the East Valley Tribune since 1994 and has spent the last eight seasons covering the Cardinals and National Football League for the paper. His debut on azcardinals.com will coincide with the opening of training camp on Friday, July 27.

"Darren is very well-known and respected among those who follow our team," said Cardinals Vice-President/Sales and Marketing Ron Minegar. "He is a tremendous addition to azcardinals.com and will certainly help to establish the site as the top source of Cardinals news and information."

A graduate of Arizona State University, Urban has also worked as a reporter for the Scottsdale Progress and the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff.