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Arizona Cardinals severely lambasted by entire NFL world for allegedly creating AI generated…

The Arizona Cardinals faced backlash after releasing their 2026 NFL schedule video on May 14, 2024, with many viewers criticizing its confusing style and suspecting AI generation.

Incident date
May 2024
Target
Arizona Cardinals
Updated May 16, 2026 · 1 min read

The Arizona Cardinals' social media team released their 2026 NFL schedule video on May 14, and it was met with widespread criticism. Many viewers felt the video was confusing and poorly executed, with some suspecting it was generated using AI.

What happened

The video depicted a Microsoft Teams meeting featuring team mascots, including a real lion representing the Detroit Lions instead of their official mascot. The mascots were shown doing various actions, but the overall presentation was described as fuzzy and confusing. A meeting chat mocked teams without mascots. The perceived low quality and bizarre elements led many viewers to believe the video was AI-generated, sparking negative reactions and criticism of the team's social media efforts and even the team owner.

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