The Arizona Cardinals plan on having a completely healthy running back room in Week 13. After having at least one injured running back for each of the last five games, they should have David Johnson, Chase Edmonds and Kenyan Drake all healthy and ready to suit up when they take the field at home against the Los Angeles Rams.
Edmonds suffered a hamstring against the New Orleans Saints and missed three games. He is set to return this weekend, according to head coach Kliff Kingsbury.
He was back at practice on Monday.
“He looked good today,” Kingsbury told reporters Monday. “He feels good. He has worked really hard to be back.”
He expects Edmonds to play. “Hopefully we can get him back going.”
Edmonds saw his role increase week by week earlier in the season and then rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns against the New York Giants when David Johnson’s ankle bothered him.
He has four rushing touchdowns this season, all at least 20 yards in length.
The next question for the team is how they will utilize all three backs or whether they will be able to use all three. “It’s a good problem to have, to have three very talented running backs,” said Kingsbury.
Edmonds isn’t worried. If the Cardinals can get the number of snaps up to where they would like, he believes there is playing time for all three.
If not, he believes it will work.
“It’ll be fine, man,” he said, according to the team site’s Kyle Odegard.
“We’re all talented. We’re all selfless. It’s not going to be a problem at all.”
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