Bruce Arians likes the idea of having rookie running back David Johnson in his role, which means veteran Chris Johnson not only will start in Chicago Sunday, he should get the majority of the carries.
In fact, with Andre Ellington officially out against the Bears because of a knee injury, Arians acknowledged he would have likely given Kerwynn Williams – currently on the practice squad – the start and not David Johnson if the Cardinals had not signed Chris Johnson.
“If we didn’t have Chris we’d probably turn to Kerwynn because he’s done it before,” Arians said, “and keep David in his role.