Home Again, Chase Edmonds Looks To Keep Cooking At MetLife Stadium

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Chase Edmonds must be a fan of home cooking, because each time the Cardinals' third-year running back goes to MetLife Stadium, he eats.


Edmonds put up phenomenal numbers during his four years at Fordham University in the Bronx, and his NFL return to the Tri-state area has been just as impressive.


He began the push with a breakout performance against the Giants last season, rushing the ball 27 times for 126 yards and three touchdowns. In Week 5 against the Jets, who share the stadium, he had three carries for 36 yards and a touchdown along with five catches for 56 yards.


All told, Edmonds has 37 touches for 242 scrimmage yards and four touchdowns in the two games at the stadium.


The Cardinals are back at MetLife for a critical contest against the Giants on Sunday, and Edmonds admits it's always a special trip.


"On a personal level, I do get a little more jacked up, a little more energized just because it does feel good to be back in New York, after having four important years there of my college career," Edmonds said. "Knowing I have such good family around the area, it always gives me a little more juice when I get up in the morning."


Edmonds, though, doesn't believe there is any correlation between location and his performance. He was needed against the Giants last season because David Johnson left the game early due to an injury.


"That's just kind of the way the games worked out," Edmonds said. "I look forward to try to build on it, obviously, but I don't really try to go in there and make it a thing that it's not."


Edmonds is putting together an impressive season. He has carried the ball 76 times for 362 yards, as his 4.9 yards-per-carry average is No. 13 in the NFL. Edmonds is third on the team with 42 catches and fourth with 326 receiving yards.


"This guy, wherever he plays, he's definitely a dynamic player," Giants coach Joe Judge said of Edmonds.


The Cardinals could really use a boost from Edmonds or fellow running back Kenyan Drake. Teams are making it hard for quarterback Kyler Murray to keep the ball on zone reads, and in the past few weeks the running backs have not done enough to force a change to that strategy.


"We're struggling getting efficient runs, and efficient runs consistently," Edmonds said. "We've got to find ways to run against a solid front. That's what teams have been doing to us. It's no secret anymore."

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