Andre Ellington as wide receiver – it’s something that was suggested almost as soon as he arrived in Arizona as a sixth-round running back.
“If he really wanted to dedicate himself in the offseason … he could be a team’s No. 2 receiver, without a doubt,” quarterback Carson Palmer said after a game against the Titans in Ellington’s rookie season of 2013.
That chance has arrived. It may not be to be the team’s No. 2 receiver, with guys like John Brown and J.J. Nelson around, but after starting his career in the backfield, the Cardinals have moved Ellington to wideout.