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MMQB: The man who rebuilt the Arizona Cardinals

Days away from the NFC Championship Game, owner Michael Bidwill reflects on the master plan that set everything into motion ... and shares his favorite story about Bruce Arians’ penchant for the F-word

Bidwill and Arians.

The Cardinals have been in the Bidwill family since 1932, when Charles Bidwill bought the then Chicago-based franchise for $50,000. The team won one NFL Championship, in 1947, but there have been a lot of lean years in franchise history.

But that started to change in 2007, when Michael Bidwill—the grandson of Charles, and the son of Bill Bidwill—assumed the team’s day-to-day operations.