Due to injuries in their backfield, the Arizona Cardinals are using third and fourth-string players. RB James Conner suffered a season-ending injury in Week 3 vs. the 49ers.
Additionally, backup Trey Benson suffered a knee injury in Week 4 and has been placed on the IR. In the fourth quarter of Week 5 vs. Tennessee, Emari Demercado accidentally dropped the ball before he crossed the goal line. This voided a touchdown that would have put the Cardinals up by three scores. Head coach Jonathan Gannon was irate on the sideline and got in the face of Demercado. On Tuesday morning, NFL insiders reported that Gannon publicly apologized to Emari Demercado for his sideline outburst.
