GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – In one season, Andre Ellington has gone from sixth-round draft pick to dynamic featured back for the Arizona Cardinals.
Team after team passed on Ellington until Arizona made him the 187th player chosen in that draft. He wasn’t even the first running back the Cardinals chose. Stanford’s Stepfan Taylor went to Arizona in the fifth round.
Ellington, elusive and exceedingly quick, turned out to be a hidden gem.
After amassing a combined 1,023 yards rushing and receiving as a rookie, Ellington’s role for the Cardinals has expanded and big things are expected of him.
As long as the 5-foot-9, 199-pound former Clemson standout can withstand the added punishment a higher profile will bring,
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