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The Arizona Cardinals report to training camp on July 22 and begin the process of preparing for the regular season, forming the roster and determining starting jobs and roles on the team.
Leading up to the start of camp, we will take a look at every player on the offseason roster, their background, their contract, their play in 2025, questions they face and their roster outlook.
Here is running back Trey Benson.
Benson enters his third NFL season and his third with the Cardinals. He was drafted in the third round in 2024.
Last season, he was expected to be a key part of the run game. He was the team's third-down back and the guy to spell James Conner, and when Conner went down for the season in Week 3, Benson was primed to take over.
However, he injured his knee the very next week and didn't play again. He tore his meniscus, had surgery, returned to practice and then had a setback after he says he pushed too hard to get back on the field.
He rushed for 160 yards on 29 attempts last season.
Benson enters Year 3 of his four-year rookie contract. He is due to make more than $1.3 million in salary, and his cap hit will be less than $1.66 million.
Benson is a big question mark for the roster. He is definitely on the bubble. He could get cut or traded.
If Conner is traded, he could be the No. 3 back, but the problem for him is that he has played zero career snaps on special teams. He just doesn't really have a set role behind Jeremiyah Love and Tyler Allgeier, and definitely not behind Conner, too.
Can he show enough to be traded? Can he stay healthy? If he is going to make the team, can he learn to be an impact special teams player?
These are all things to watch in the preseason.
The running back room will be one of the most intriguing battles of camp and the preseason.
Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Arizona Cardinals training camp roster preview: RB Trey Benson
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Leading up to the start of camp, we will take a look at every player on the offseason roster, their background, their contract, their play in 2025, questions they face and their roster outlook.
Here is running back Trey Benson.
Trey Benson background, 2025 season
Benson enters his third NFL season and his third with the Cardinals. He was drafted in the third round in 2024.
Last season, he was expected to be a key part of the run game. He was the team's third-down back and the guy to spell James Conner, and when Conner went down for the season in Week 3, Benson was primed to take over.
However, he injured his knee the very next week and didn't play again. He tore his meniscus, had surgery, returned to practice and then had a setback after he says he pushed too hard to get back on the field.
He rushed for 160 yards on 29 attempts last season.
Trey Benson contract details, cap hit
Benson enters Year 3 of his four-year rookie contract. He is due to make more than $1.3 million in salary, and his cap hit will be less than $1.66 million.
Questions he faces, 2026 roster outlook
Benson is a big question mark for the roster. He is definitely on the bubble. He could get cut or traded.
If Conner is traded, he could be the No. 3 back, but the problem for him is that he has played zero career snaps on special teams. He just doesn't really have a set role behind Jeremiyah Love and Tyler Allgeier, and definitely not behind Conner, too.
Can he show enough to be traded? Can he stay healthy? If he is going to make the team, can he learn to be an impact special teams player?
These are all things to watch in the preseason.
The running back room will be one of the most intriguing battles of camp and the preseason.
Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Arizona Cardinals training camp roster preview: RB Trey Benson
Continue reading...
