Cardinals need to fill void in injury-depleted running back room - ESPN

TEMPE, Ariz. — For the second time in 10 days, the Arizona Cardinals need to retool their running back rotation after another injury to their primary ball carrier.

With Trey Benson going on short-term IR with a knee injury on Wednesday, the Cardinals are now down to their third-string running back. James Conner, who started the first three games, was lost for the season with a foot injury after Arizona's Week 3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

As the Cardinals' roster stands now, the running back rotation will consist of Emari Demercado, Michael Carter and Bam Knight.

«It's tough to lose any of them,» quarterback Kyler Murray said. «You never want to see any of your boys, teammates go out. But he'll be back. We'll be back. I'm confident in that next man up. I have full faith in the running back room.

»Those guys have to step up and I know that they will."

How that rotation unfolds is still yet to be seen.

Coach Jonathan Gannon said even though Arizona knows it has to fill the RB1 role, he'll see how the week goes before deciding who gets that title. But, he said, he feels good about all three options.

However, Gannon said there won't be many changes to the offense.

«Not a ton to me,» Gannon said. «We will make some tweaks no matter who's back there moving forward, but to your guys' eye it probably won't look a ton different.

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