Alfonso Smith News: Smith was in the backfield for 27 of the Cardinals' 71 offensive snaps during Sunday's loss in St. Louis, FOX Sports 910 AM reports.
Smith was in the backfield for 27 of the Cardinals' 71 offensive snaps during Sunday's loss in St. Louis, FOX Sports 910 AM reports.
Among those reps, Smith contributed 26 yards on 10 carries for an admittedly wretched average per carry. However, Arizona kept two backs, rookies Andre Ellington and Stepfan Taylor, active outside of clear No. 1 option Rashard Mendenhall, with Ellington garnering eight snaps in Week 1. While his output was not overly impressive, it remains to be seen if Smith or one of the remaining three RB options will garner the reserve reps on a week-to-week basis.