There has been much discussion about the Arizona Cardinals wide receiver corps and that they need to add size.
One thing Jess and I have talked about quite a bit is that Bruce Arians is not a fan of receivers that don’t have speed... At least in the draft.
In the offseason workouts though, he is much more open to the idea of seeing what a player can do and bringing them into the fold to work into the mix and giving them a longer look.
It is about value.
One player earned that opportunity in the 6-3 208lbs Larry Clark, a camp tryout player who signed a contract with the Arizona Cardinals after his impressive work during the rookie mini-camp.
.@AZCardinals sign one tryout player: WR Larry Clark, whom Bruce Arians praised Friday:https://t.co/x3nReQCKzH pic.twitter.com/c8HvvhZUyg
— Darren Urban (@Cardschatter) May 15, 2017
Clark was one of the players that Arians praised after Friday’s workout, even if he didn’t know the young wide receivers last name quite yet:
BA impressed by tryout WR Larry Clark. Didn't know his last name but "I learned his first name already, and that's a really good thing."
— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) May 12, 2017
Clark's work at Colorado State-Pueblo was limited to five games, but he put up 22 catches for 248 yards and four touchdowns in that time.
We will see if any other undrafted tryout players, not players who were signed as undrafted free agents, get an extended look, but congratulations to Larry Clark.