Arizona Cardinals: 20 players on bubble for 2018

GLENDALE, AZ - OCTOBER 15: Quarterback Carson Palmer #3 of the Arizona Cardinals throws a pass during the first half of the NFL game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the University of Phoenix Stadium on October 15, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - OCTOBER 15: Quarterback Carson Palmer #3 of the Arizona Cardinals throws a pass during the first half of the NFL game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the University of Phoenix Stadium on October 15, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – NOVEMBER 26: Running back Adrian Peterson #23 of the Arizona Cardinals rushes the football against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half of the NFL game at the University of Phoenix Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Jaguars 27-24. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – NOVEMBER 26: Running back Adrian Peterson #23 of the Arizona Cardinals rushes the football against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half of the NFL game at the University of Phoenix Stadium on November 26, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Jaguars 27-24. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

The Arizona Cardinals could be stuck trying to decide if 2018 will be a re-do of their 2017 season plans or not

What 2017 could have been for the Arizona Cardinals.  We’ll always ask what if?  What if they hadn’t had all of those injuries?

There are a number of players whose status for 2018 not only with the Cardinals but also as a player in the NFL is still up in the air.  The plan was for the Cardinals to make a run for the Super Bowl in 2017 but injury after injury quickly deflated those hope.

So, with no one making any firm decisions yet on 2018 and knowing the team is just finishing out the season at this point, what will the Cardinals do?  The only known is receiver Larry Fitzgerald has a contract extension to return but that doesn’t guarantee his status.

At some point the Cardinals need to address their future offense at quarterback, on the offensive line, and at receiver.  The Cardinals seem to be set at running back and through all the injuries may have found a future star at tight end in Ricky Seals-Jones.

So a look at who is on the bubble as to whether they come back or not in 2018.  In some cases it will be a players decision, in most it comes down to a team decision.