The Arizona Cardinals and new coach Steve Wilks are working hard to assemble a coaching staff. Some of the assistants who worked under recently retired coach Bruce Arians will remain. It appears more than originally believed will stay on.

According to AZCentral Sports’ Kent Somers, QB coach Byron Leftwich and tight ends coach Steve Heiden are expected to remain on staff and work under Wilks, in addition to the two who were already reported.

Kevin Garver, assistant receivers coach last season and someone who has a close relationship to Larry Fitzgerald, was blocked by the Cardinals from interviewing with the Seattle Seahawks. It seems like he will stay.

It was already anticipated that inside linebackers coach Larry Foote will remain.

Leftwich was named QB coach by Arians last year after Freddie Kitchens was moved to coach running backs, a move necessitated by Stump Mitchell leaving the staff to work for Todd Bowles on his New York Jets staff. It was his first year in that position.

Heiden joined the Cardinals in 2013 and has coached Arizona’s tight ends since then.

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