Last week, Bruce Arians said the Cardinals were talking to the Chargers about spending time in San Diego during training camp so the teams could practice against each other. Monday, Chargers coach Mike McCoy confirmed it would happen even if details haven't quite been worked out.
"I can't tell you it's going to be this day, it's going to be that day," McCoy told the San Diego Union-Tribune. "But we're going to practice against Arizona."
The details are still being worked out, McCoy said, but the Cardinals play the Chargers on a Friday night (August 19) in San Diego. University of Phoenix Stadium is also unavailable to the Cardinals earlier in the week -- Monday, Aug. 15 -- because Guns N' Roses is scheduled to play a concert that night. McCoy was one of the Cardinals' options for coach before Arians was hired; the man who was let go by the Cardinals to create that vacancy -- Ken Whisenhunt -- is back with the Chargers as offensive coordinator after his stint as Titans' head coach.
Another thing to watch, regardless of whether the teams practice against each other one, two or three times. The last few times teams in the NFL have practiced against each other in training camp, it's resulted in some scuffles. And as we all know, Arians doesn't tolerate scuffles in camp. He won't tolerate it against another team either.