Phoenix's own Arizona Cardinals might finally put to rest their very lengthy search for a quarterback to carry the team with their latest discovery, one Matt Barkley. Hailing from USC and sporting an impressive performance record, enthusiasm over his possible induction to the team has run rampant, though much of this enthusiasm is based on speculation and leaked preliminary reports.

This week in the Arizona Cardinals' desperate, years-long search for a functional quarterback: Matt Barkley.

According to one of the NFL.com writers at the scouting combine this week, the Cardinals found Barkley "extremely impressive," and there's a "rumor" that the Cardinals are "very interested" in the USC quarterback.

NFL.com also noted that the local Cardinals reporters, Darren Urban and Kent Somers, both said they would be a bit surprised if the Cardinals grabbed Barkley with the seventh pick.

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