Cardinals' Arians hints at limited playing time for Nkemdiche

Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Robert Nkemdiche may find playing time difficult to come by in his rookie year.

Nkemdiche did not impress head coach Bruce Arians with his performance in a Week 1 loss to the New England Patriots, and was held out of Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers due to an ankle injury.

"He did not play very well in the one job he had in New England," Arians said of Nkemdiche to Alex Marvez of Sporting News. "The guy who did play this week had 24 plusses and one minus, so it'll be hard to get him out of there."

Nkemdiche earned rave reviews during organized team activities but it appears the first-round pick needs to put in significant work to appeal himself to Arians once again.