HIGHLIGHTS: Cardinals Continue OTA's
The Arizona Cardinals completed one of two OTA sessions today.
www.si.comHere’s the latest I can share about the Dignity Health Arizona Cardinals Training Center and associated plan updates.
Direct answers
- There have been recent developments toward a new Arizona Cardinals training complex in north Phoenix, with plans to open in 2028. This is a shift from the current Dignity Health Training Center in Tempe, which has served the team since 1990. The new site is described as a large, multi-use complex with multiple outdoor grass fields, an indoor turf field, expanded locker rooms, and upgraded training, weight, and medical facilities. The team disclosed these plans in 2025 and 2026 coverage indicates they broke ground in early 2026 with a targeted 2028 opening. [Source highlights: Cardinals’ updated plans announced in 2025; 2026 groundbreaking coverage.]
Context and what’s changing
- Location shift: From Tempe to a new site in north Phoenix (Paradise Ridge area near Scottsdale Road/Loop 101 corridor), signaling a long-term investment beyond upgrading the Tempe facility. This move aligns with broader facility expansion for both football operations and associated corporate functions. [Arizona Cardinals news and Bisnow reporting.]
- Scale of new facility: Reports describe a campus roughly twice the size of the Tempe site, including substantial acreage and hundreds of thousands of square feet of space, plus multiple outdoor grass fields and a large indoor fieldhouse. [Bisnow and Metrow coverage.]
- Timeline: Initial announcements in 2025, groundbreaking in 2026, with a planned 2028 opening. This marks a multi-year project involving build-out of both training and corporate components. [NYT coverage and team communications.]
What this means for the team and community
- A modernized home: The new complex is pitched as a state-of-the-art environment intended to support player development, sports medicine, conditioning, and overall operations, potentially improving facilities compared with the old Tempe site. [Multiple coverage pieces on design and purpose.]
- Community engagement: The partnership includes programs tied to high schools and concussion education, reflecting a broader community-outreach component associated with the Dignity Health partnership in the Tempe era and continuing in the new plan. [Dignity Health/Cardinals partnership notes.]
Quick timeline recap
- 1990s–1989: Cardinals trained at Tempe facility (Dignity Health Training Center Tempe) and began upgrading there. [Historical references in coverage.]
- 2025: Updated plans publicly announced for a new north Phoenix facility, with a 2028 opening target. [News coverage.]
- 2026: Groundbreaking ceremonies signal formal construction kickoff at the new site. [New facility coverage.]
- 2028: Targeted opening date for the new training center and corporate headquarters. [Project outlook reports.]
Citations
- Cardinals reveal updated plans for new team headquarters and practice facility, including a 2028 opening and the north Phoenix location [AZ Cardinals official coverage; 2025].
- Reports noting the groundbreaking in 2026 and the shift from Tempe to the new north Phoenix site [NYTimes, Bisnow, Metropolis coverage; 2026].
- Context on the Dignity Health partnership and Tempe facility history and upgrades [Dignity Health foundation and Cardinals communications; 2025–2026].
If you’d like, I can pull the specific passages from these articles or summarize the key features of the new facility design (e.g., field layout, indoor/outdoor spaces, training rooms) with direct quotes. I can also map a simple timeline or create a quick comparison table of the Tempe site versus the new Phoenix campus.