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Where that leaves the Cardinals – and Drake – is somewhat cloudy.
"He's certainly a guy we would like to have back but again not sure what the market is going to do," Keim said.
The market could include players like Tennessee's Derrick Henry and the Chargers' Melvin Gordon. It also might include recent running back outcomes – the struggles of Todd Gurley and David Johnson after big contract extensions, the good performances of a guy like Raheem Mostert of the 49ers, who had bounced around to seven teams – that cloud the issue.
Kingsbury praised the work of Edmonds and Johnson before each suffered their injuries – forcing the Drake acquisition – and said the Cardinals would be OK even if Drake did not return.
"Chase and David are both tremendous backs with unique skillsets which we will definitely be able to maximize," Kingsbury said.
Johnson is a "guy we still value," Keim said, and reiterated Drake was playing too well once he arrived to take him off the field. Given Johnson's contract situation, having him remain in Arizona might be the best option even if Drake stays.
"He's a guy who's shown he can do it," Keim said. "I think because of the success that Kenyan had, because of the success Chase had, I think that's something that will be a chip on his shoulder. He's going to want to come back and play well and again because of his skillset, he's such a big talented athlete, we certainly think he can jump back in and do some good things for us."
The Cardinals hope that Drake can also do more good things for them – assuming he can become his own money man.
"He seized the opportunity to have the majority of the carries and be the guy, and he took it and ran with it," Kingsbury said. "We'd love to have him back. We'll see where that goes."
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