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GLENDALE Austin Seibert Jersey , Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals have one of the best wide receivers to play the game but, beyond Larry Fitzgerald, the position is a major question mark for the team under first-year coach Steve Wilks.The names of those competing for playing time and/or just a spot on the 53-man roster are hardly that familiar: Brice Butler, J.J. Nelson, Chad Williams, Greg Little, Christian Kirk and Trent Sherfield, among others.Underrated is a good word to describe the group, the coach said.I think thats exactly the point, just because (of) the perception that theres not any big-time there that we dont have good players, Wilks said after the Cardinals sweated through an outdoor practice Friday.The receivers on the roster, he said, are better than outsiders might think.Fitzgerald had another banner season a year ago Trysten Hill Jersey , finishing second in the league and tying a franchise record with 109 receptions for 1,156 yards as he climbed to No. 3 on the NFL lists for career receptions and yards receiving. At 34, he was the oldest player in league history to catch at least 100 passes in a season.But nobody else caught more than 33 for the 2017 Cardinals and no other wide receiver more than 31. Add the departure of the Browns Jaron and John (no relation) via free agency and there wasnt a lot left at the position when Wilks and new offensive coordinator Mike McCoy took over.Nelson and Williams are holdovers, Butler signed as a free agent, Little hasnt played in an NFL game since 2015 and Kirk was Arizonas second-round draft pick out of Texas A&M. Sherfield is an undrafted rookie from Vanderbilt who has shown promise early in camp.Like his coach, Butler believes the group is far better than people realize.Theres not a lot of household names, you can say that, he said, but weve got big talent in the room.Butler caught 15 passes for a career-best 317 yards and three touchdowns for the Dallas Cowboys last season and sees the current situation as a big opportunity.Ive just got to do what Ive got to do, man, he said. Its training camp. Its about doing the grind day in and day out.Nelson might be the biggest big-play threat in the group. Exceedingly fast, his 509 yards receiving (on 29 catches) were second on the team a year ago.He can take the top off, as you guys have seen the last couple of days Connor McGovern Jersey , Wilks said.But Nelsons career has been plagued by inconsistency.Williams has been working with the first team often as he enters his second year following a difficult rookie season.The former third-round pick out of Grambling State also has big-time speed but played in only six games as a rookie, catching three passes for 31 yards.I feel like Im way more advanced than I was last year, way smarter, Williams said. Its an opportunity for me to really get it going.The dynamic Kirk figures prominently in the Cardinals plans, both as a receiver and kick returner.The one thing that I love about him is his motor, Wilks said. Of course hes a good player. Hes smart and all that stuff. Thats the reason why we drafted him, but a lot of times you really dont know what you get until they actually get here and they start going through their routine. This guy goes full speed on every play, every play.Little, who stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 220 pounds, has done some great things in a comeback attempt that Wilks said might be the players last chance after bouncing from team to team following a standout rookie season in 2011,when he caught 61 passes for 709 yards for Cincinnati.Once you separate Larry, everything else is wide open, Wilks said. Everybodys fighting for that position. Those guys are really competing hard. Its going to be interesting to see how things shape out once preseason hits. The Cardinals still held some degree of contractual control over Bruce Arians when it became clear he was ready to coach again Foster Moreau Jersey , at least enough to chisel a flip of draft picks out of the Buccaneers.But they apparently didnt consider just bringing him back to fulfill that option year they had on the deal from the day he retired.Via Bob McManaman of the , Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill suggested their search for Kliff Kingsbury was too far along to include Arians, who had previously said the Browns job was the only one hed come out of retirement for.Its great that he did, but we were already well down the process before we realized Bruce was potentially serious about [coaching again], Bidwill said. There was a lot of talk about Cleveland, but when the Tampa thing started looking real, we were already well down the process here.I wish him all the luck in the world.Yeah, its either that, or they just didnt want him back. And since they hit three spaces in New Coach Bingo young, good-looking, and offense the idea of bringing back the 66-year-old Arians probably didnt seem as attractive.Theyll find out if they were right next fall, when they play Arians and his Buccaneers.

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