The Cardinals are still looking for their long snapper, although their former long snapper is still around -- at least right now.

Mike Leach, who retired in the offseason, was at the Cardinals' preseason opener Friday night and helped this week at practice the Cardinals' pair of undrafted rookies who are trying to claim his vacant job -- Kam Canaday and Daniel Dillon. Leach was around the team some during OTAs this offseason as well, and even though he and his family have moved back east in retirement, it says something about Leach that he wants to help the Cardinals in their quest to replace him.

"Having him there ... coaches will tell (players) something but when you have a guy who's done it for 16 years, they listen a little better," coach Bruce Arians said.

Canaday and Dillon -- roomates and now close friends -- will get the balance of the preseason to earn the job over the other. There was nothing remarkable about either's work in the Raiders game, which for a long snapper is a good thing. If you don't notice them, they are doing the job.

"It's a heck of a battle," Arians said. "(I will) feel very comfortable with one of them."