Cardinals' Andre Ellington becomes a full-time receiver, at least for now

Over the past four years, Cardinals coach Bruce Arians often said Andre Ellington had the route-running and catching abilities to make the switch from running back to wide receiver.
This offseason, Ellington’s fifth in the NFL, the Cardinals are going to find out if that’s true.
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Ellington has shifted to receiver, and he’s been busy this spring trying to learn each receiving position. It’s too early to see just how difficult the transition will be.
“It’s the terminology, that’s the hardest part,” Ellington said, “and weaving through traffic, so to speak, without the ball. At running back, you’re doing that with the ball. At receiver you’re doing that trying to get open.”
Ellington, a sixth-round pick out of Clemson in 2013, spent time at every tier of the running backs depth chart in his first four seasons. He was a third-down and specialty back in 2013, the starter in 2014, back to a backup in 2015 and then barely used a year ago.