Friday 5: Arizona Cardinals training camp battles

Jul 29, 2016, 1:26 PM | Updated: 5:31 pm

The time has arrived. The Arizona Cardinals have reported and are officially practicing for the 2016 season.

For the Friday 5, each week B-Train and I will take a closer look at five topics from around the National Football League.

With training camp opening up to finish off this week, we looked at the competition in camp. We give you our top five position battles to watch this August as the road to the Super Bowl begins for the Cardinals.

Cardinals safety Tyrann Mathieu watches as his teammates go through the conditioning test at Cardinals training camp July 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) Players go through the conditioning test at Cardinals training camp July 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) Guard Evan Mathis runs through the conditioning test at Cardinals training camp July 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) Strength and conditioning coach Buddy Morris runs the conditioning test at Cardinals training camp July 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) Linemen Jared Veldheer and A.Q. Shipley go through the conditioning test at Cardinals training camp July 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) QB Drew Stanton and DL Frostee Rucker watch as linebackers Chandler Jones and Markus Golden get set for the run test. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) Lineman D.J. Humphries takes a break during the conditioning test at Cardinals training camp July 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) D.J. Humphries and Earl Watford are among the linemen who are waiting during the conditioning test at Cardinals training camp July 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) University of Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez chats with Freddie Kitchens during the conditioning test at Cardinals training camp July 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) Cardinals coach Bruce Arians and GM Steve Keim watch the conditioning test at Cardinals training camp July 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) Lineman Mike Iupati is among the players who are going through the conditioning test at Cardinals training camp July 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) Cardinals go through the conditioning test at Cardinals training camp July 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) Members of the offensive line take part in the conditioning test at Cardinals training camp July 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) Linemen D.J. Humphries and Jared Veldheer wait during the conditioning test at Cardinals training camp July 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) Kerwynn Williams, Stepfan Taylor, Chris Johnson and John Brown go through the conditioning test at Cardinals training camp July 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) Safety Tyrann Mathieu and coach Larry Foote watch the conditioning test at Cardinals training camp July 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports) The Cardinals convene following their conditioning test July 28, 2016. (Photo by Adam Green/Arizona Sports)

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