Nathan Hodel walked off the Cardinals’ practice field Tuesday and immediately was surrounded by reporters.

Receiver Anquan Boldin and defensive tackle Darnell Dockett, two star players who want new contracts, were missing from the start of the Cardinals’ voluntary organized team activities on Tuesday.

INDIANAPOLIS — The 2012 Super Bowl isn't coming to Arizona.

Ever since the Cardinals landed in Phoenix in 1988, Valley residents have clamored for the Super Bowl to make a regular stop here.

When the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee makes its presentation Tuesday to the NFL owners in Atlanta in its bid for the 2012 game, it believes it will be playing with a trump card.

If a defensive line wears down, the opposition's points are sure to go up. That's why Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt says he feels encouraged about the depth on his defensive line, a group that grew less productive as the 2007 season wore on.

Working on technique is among the least glamorous aspects of life in the NFL.

Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie gave a glimpse of what he can do early in minicamp. The Round 1 draft pick positioned himself well on a long pass to Steve Breaston, but Breaston came up with the catch, anyway.