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10 Arizona Cardinals who will have to fight for a job in August

By Scott Allen

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Oct 11, 2015; Detroit, MI, USA; Arizona Cardinals running back Stepfan Taylor (30) carries the ball against the Detroit Lions during the fourth quarter at Ford Field. The Cardinals won 42-17. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 11, 2015; Detroit, MI, USA; Arizona Cardinals running back Stepfan Taylor (30) carries the ball against the Detroit Lions during the fourth quarter at Ford Field. The Cardinals won 42-17. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /

Stepfan Taylor, RB

Taylor almost completely disappeared in 2015.  He spent most of 2015 on the bench or in a mop-up role.  He only carried the ball 17 times for 58 yards and had one reception for four yards in 2015.  That was a decrease over both 2014 and his rookie season of 2013.

Basically Taylor was the last option at running back.  A lot of that had to do with the emergence of David Johnson and Chris Johnson.  Taylor will end up being caught in a numbers game and quite honestly, the other guys are just overall better options.

Some thought Taylor wouldn’t make the team out of training camp in 2015.  He did make the final 53-man roster but that was before the Cardinals knew what they had in Chris Johnson.  Injuries to others like Andre Ellington and David Johnson’s early struggles kept Taylor around but his time may be up in Arizona.

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