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Cardinals cornerbacks held up fine in season’s first test

The retirement of Malcolm Butler may not have the catastrophic effect on the Arizona Cardinals that many believed it would.

Just over a couple of weeks ago, many NFL observers were predicting doom for the Arizona Cardinals secondary.

The surprising retirement of number-one cover guy Malcolm Butler put a damper on some of the optimism that was surrounding the Cards. After all, the 31-year old free agent was brought in to help offset the loss of eight-time Pro Bowler Patrick Peterson. How could Arizona’s cornerback group expect to excel without the presence of the talented and experienced Butler?