Evan Boehm was drafted as the center of the future. A year later, he’s the right guard of the present.
Coach Bruce Arians liked the way the second-year lineman performed at guard near the end of his rookie year, enough to deem him the starter heading into offseason work. Right guard is the biggest question mark on the offensive line with the other four spots manned by returning starters.
“I think Evan Boehm, those last three ballgames, showed he can play that position,” Arians said from the owners meetings at the Arizona Biltmore on Wednesday morning.
The Cardinals went through five different right guards in 2016 because starter Evan Mathis was lost for the season in Week 4.