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Arizona Cardinals minicamp preview: Carson Palmer's health is key

Published Jun. 9, 2015 1:00 p.m. ET

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1: How close is Carson Palmer to being fully recovered from his torn anterior cruciate ligament?

Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians says Palmer is almost completely recovered from the knee injury that torpedoed his 2014 campaign and Arizona's Super Bowl hopes. But while the Cardinals are expected to increase his workload at minicamp, don't expect Arizona to unleash Palmer at full-go until training camp.

2: How will the outside linebacker corps shake out?

There is no clear heir apparent to John Abraham, who may be forced to retire because of multiple concussions. LaMarr Woodley, who has struggled with injuries and conditioning issues since his heyday in Pittsburgh, was signed to a one-year contract earlier in the offseason after flopping in Oakland. Arizona also used second- and fifth-round picks respectively on Markus Golden and Shaq Riddick, both of whom were 4-3 defensive ends in college who are being converted into OLBs.

3: Who will claim the starting spot at center?

This is a position the Cardinals haven't had to worry about the past seven seasons with Lyle Sendlein handling the job. Arians recently described the competition between Ted Larsen and free-agent signing A.Q. Shipley (Indianapolis) as "back and forth." Larsen played center before settling in at guard for the Cardinals. Shipley is undersized but has experience playing under Arians from their time with the Colts in 2012.

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