Trey McBride has spent his entire NFL career in Arizona, so he’s had a front-row seat to what Cardinals home games feel like inside State Farm Stadium. And on a recent appearance on the “Bussin' With The Boys” podcast, the tight end didn’t sugarcoat what he sees around him.
“It’s like, living in Arizona, everyone - no one’s from Arizona,” McBride explained, per Dan Morrison of Heavy. “Everyone comes and has moved in from another state.
So, they’re all fans of their own teams. So, now you have the Arizona that sits there, and there’s no Arizona fans in Arizona.”
McBride’s point lands in a place where the Cardinals haven’t exactly made loyalty easy. Arizona has reached the playoffs just once since the start of the 2016 season, and the franchise has not won a postseason game since January 2016. Some also believe the Cardinals could finish the upcoming season with the fewest wins in the league.
“So, it’s a tough deal,” McBride added. “Hopefully, we start winning some games, and we can bring some of those fans back.”
McBride also had plenty to say about another NFC West crowd he knows well: Seattle’s. The Cardinals see the Seahawks at least once every year, and Lumen Field has clearly left an impression.
“That’s a tough place to play,” McBride said about Seattle. “Their defense is a bunch of s- talkers.
They have a really good team, too. I feel like every time we go to Seattle, it’s such a hostile environment.
Lumen Field is such a cool place to play, and they’ve gotten the best of us the last couple of times. So, it’d be nice to get back on the winning side for sure.”
The Cardinals will host the Seahawks in Week 2 on Sept. 20, then head back to Seattle for a Week 9 matchup on Nov. 8.
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