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Arizona Cardinals: Predicting the 53-man roster at mid-preseason

By Scott Allen

NEW ORLEANS, LA - AUGUST 17: Head coach Steve Wilks of the Arizona Cardinals against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on August 17, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - AUGUST 17: Head coach Steve Wilks of the Arizona Cardinals against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on August 17, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – AUGUST 11: Defensive back A.J. Howard #42 of the Arizona Cardinals return a fumble against the Los Angeles Chargers during the preseason NFL game at University of Phoenix Stadium on August 11, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – AUGUST 11: Defensive back A.J. Howard #42 of the Arizona Cardinals return a fumble against the Los Angeles Chargers during the preseason NFL game at University of Phoenix Stadium on August 11, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

Safety (5)

Antoine Bethea, Budda Baker, Rudy Ford, Tre Boston, A.J. Howard

This could be the group that ends up being the most fun to watch this season.  All of these guys have the ability to make big plays.

Howard has been fun to watch over the first couple of preseason games. The only one not on this list of five guys that could sneak in is Zeke Turner.

This position has some depth to it.  Maybe they only end up keeping four safeties in lieu of another position.  However it is hard to argue against any of these guys.

Five seems like a good number here though.  Cardinals safeties have experienced a number of injuries over the past couple of seasons.  It would be smart to go with at least five deep here.

One guy not mentioned making it here is Harlan Miller.  The Cardinals are giving him yet another chance to make it here in Arizona.  He just joined the team last week with the release of Lou Young III.

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