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Arizona Cardinals LB Cody Simons has something to prove in 2026

· Yahoo Sports

The Arizona Cardinals are in the final phase of their offseason program with OTAs. It is still voluntary, but it is the first offense vs. defense action. There is actual competition now, as they can go 7-on-7 or 11-on-11.

Some players enter this year with something extra to prove because of how the roster looks right now.

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One such player is linebacker Cody Simon.

LB Cody Simon has something to prove

Simon is only in his second season, so he isn't in a make-or-break situation. However, his role is uncertain entering 2026.

Drafted in the fifth round last year, he was thrust into a starting role after Mack Wilson suffered a season-ending rib injury. Simon started the final nine games and finished the season with 76 total tackles, two tackles for loss, half a sack, a quarterback hit, two pass breakups and a forced fumble.

However, while he started, the Cardinals lost every game and the defense was terrible, allowing over 30 points six times.

Wilson returns, but the Cardinals signed Jack Gibbens in free agency. Simon no longer will be the "Mike," as that is Wilson's role. He now has to fend off Gibbens for the other starting job.

If Gibbens earns the other starting job, Simon will be pushed into a special teams-first role, which he did early in his college career at Ohio State before eventually becoming the Buckeyes' defensive leader.

So he will have a role in 2026, but he must prove he can start and not be part of an awful defense.

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28 Boy Scouts rescued from fast-moving floodwaters during river trip in West Virginia

· Fox News

A Boy Scout river trip turned into a rescue mission Saturday after fast-moving floodwaters trapped 28 scouts in West Virginia.

The scouts were traveling along the Cacapon River in Hampshire County on Saturday afternoon when fast-moving water intensified unexpectedly, forcing the troop to head toward the bank.

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But the boys — from Fairfax, Virginia — soon found themselves trapped on the wrong side of the river.

Micah Campbell, who was with the scouts, told Fox News Digital the troop had planned a routine river trip before conditions quickly worsened following the storm.

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"We were doing a river trip and the current and the strength of the river turned out to be a little stronger than we thought," Campbell said.

Campbell said the scouts initially moved toward land for safety before realizing they were stranded.

"When some of the boys went into the river, we decided to call it off and go on shore," he said. "And now we were on the wrong side of the river, so we needed some help getting across."

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Jeffrey West, whose father owns a cabin near where the scouts became stranded, said rescue crews were called to the scene.

Watercraft eventually arrived and transported the boys safely across the river.

Altogether, the scouts were stranded for roughly 45 minutes.

"It’s been a day," West said with a laugh, adding that he had originally planned a "quiet weekend at the cabin."

West said the boys later gathered at the cabin, where they were given pizza and hot cocoa while waiting for transportation home.

He added that arrangements were being made to shuttle the scouts out of the area.

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China lowers death toll in coal mine disaster to 82

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