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Arizona Cardinals' veteran safety Antoine Bethea still a mover and a shaker at 34

Arizona Cardinals safety Antonie Bethea says it might take all year to learn how to tackle due to the NFL's new helmet rules. Rob Schumacher, azcentral sports

If an earthquake can ever actually be a good thing, then the Cardinals are fortunate they have a seismic force roaming their defensive backfield in longtime NFL safety Antoine Bethea. Even at 34, he’s still incredibly active and dangerous and is always ready to shake, rattle and roll.

“His value to us is off the Richter scale because of his mental abilities and the things that has seen just by playing and being a starter for so many years,” secondary coach Dave Merritt said.