For reals this time. Or at least Denny Green publicly said so.

Matt Leinart was conducting a postgame radio interview Sunday on the Cardinals’ flagship station when he was asked if he knew anything about the team’s quarterback situation heading into next week’s game. Suddenly, coach Dennis Green grabbed the microphone, “Matt Leinart is our quarterback,” Green told the listening audience. “Period.”

Ready or not the Matt Leinart era has begun. The Arizona Cardinals host the Kansas City Chiefs next week.

Cardinals blown out in Atlanta; Leinart to start [East Valley Tribune]