With a new general manager and coaching staff, the Arizona Cardinals have a lot of work to do with the roster coming off a 4-13 season.
Virtually every position group has some level of need to be addressed.
Over the next few days in this offseason series, we will take a look at each position group, what the offseason outlook is, what questions they have what level of need is there — critical, urgent or secondary.
Next up is running back.
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Who is on the roster?
The team only has two running backs under contract.
- James Conner, signed through 2024
- Keaontay Ingram, signed through 2025
- Corey Clement, unrestricted free agent
- Darrell Williams, unrestricted free agent
Questions and issues
Conner’s contract means he is going to be back. All by $500,000 of his salary in 2023 is fully guaranteed.
The questions moving forward are what sort of running game will the offense feature?
Ingram’s situation is interesting because neither the coaching staff nor the front office that drafted him last year is around anymore.
Offseason need: Between secondary and urgent
The Cardinals do need players at the position and could use another proven back to pair with Conner. But the fact is that Conner is the starter for now and they have a promising young player in Ingram.
It isn’t quite secondary, but it doesn’t quite meet the level of urgent.
It is an important need but it isn’t urgent.
